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Book Review

The Switch by Beth O’Leary

The Switch

Content warning: Death from cancer – this occurs before the start of the book, but since Carla was Eileen’s granddaughter and Leena’s sister, there is quite a bit of reference to it. We also have a secondary character who is dealing with domestic violence, and there is infidelity and dealing with the aftermath of that. I want to be Eileen when I grow up. There, that’s my review. What, is that not enough? Oh, fine … Continue reading The Switch by Beth O’Leary

Perfect Villainy and Perfection: Alan Rickman

For the second time this week, checking Twitter resulted in a gut-punch of sadness with the news that Alan Rickman passed away today at age 69.  I think the majority of reactions echoed mine: NO. Also, “Fuck Cancer.” In the rapid stream of sadness and detail today, I learned that Rickman started his film acting career at age 42 – go on with your bad self, sir.  Lesson acquired: it’s never too late to do the … Continue reading Perfect Villainy and Perfection: Alan Rickman