Here are the tastingspoons players. Daughter Sara on the right, and daughter-in-law Karen on the left. I started the blog in , as a way to share recipes with my family. Jackie , by Dawn Tripp. Oh goodness. What a book. I loved it from the first page. If the novel is a true portrayal of her life, I admire Jackie even more. She was an extremely shy person.
Jack cared about her, but not enough. She adored her children. She loved Jack sadly. The Kennedy family insisted Jack marry a suitable bride, and he did. But he was so busy being a politician, he forgot about his family.
And philandered, as we know. Tragic story, really. Please do read this book. I sure did. The Frozen River , by Ariel Lawhon. I do like mysteries. Love Louise Penny, for instance. This is one that keeps your nose in it to find out what happens next. Very unusual factors. Really interesting facts and interwoven, tangled stories evolve. The Sweetness of Forgetting , by Kristen Harmel. Cute story. Really good read. After Mary Ann Evans who became known later as George Eliot, because women authors had no clout was married to her beloved George Henry Lewes, and then he died, she was devastated.
She was a novelist, but feeling her age, her appearance not particularly pretty and her loneliness. John Walter Cross was an admirer and he asked her to marry him.
She did. It was as someone wrote, an imperfect union. For sure. They honeymooned in Venice this was He was 20 years younger. Very unusual story.
