by Joni M Fisher | Sep 2, 2013 | Book Reviews
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book humanizes a lesser-known part of American history in how orphans were shipped by train from New York City to the Midwest in hopes of providing them a better life. What happens often falls short of...
by Joni M Fisher | Jul 8, 2012 | Book Reviews
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jordan demonstrates that the good-old days after World War II were not good for blacks in the South, poor struggling farmers and for women. Her characters came alive off the page and stirred strong emotions of...