My mother grew up in Detroit and her best friend from high school ended up at Mc Gill University. She couldn't wait to see my mom at Thanksgiving break to let her know that the Canadians won the war of 1812! My mom was flabbergasted at the news.
With the Catholic News sites discussing the Vatican's move to reform the LCWR, I pulled this slim volume written back in 1986 off the shelf to re-read. It's a quick and amusing read: a satirical view of the breakdown and renewal of reli...
I'd never read any Henry James before, though I did see the Nicole Kidman movie adaptation of Portrait of a Lady some years ago because... well, because it was a costume drama with Nicole Kidman in it.
This was one of those novels I ...
If you, like me, have been reared on tales of the second World War as the just and virtuous struggle of the "greatest generation", Evelyn Waugh's arch novels (based loosely on his own war experiences) are an important and darkly enjoyabl...
This was the first time in some years that I've re-read this Austen novel, one of the quieter and shorter ones, but one which has ranked among my favorites. It was striking me, on this pass, that it rather shows the effects of having be...
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My mother grew up in Detroit and her best friend from high school ended up at Mc Gill University. She couldn't wait to see my mom at Thanksgiving break to let her know that the Canadians won the war of 1812! My mom was flabbergasted at the news.
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