Tag: dorothy rice
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Reviewed by Dorothy Rowena Rice Humble Pie: Sober Menopause, Sugar Dependancy, and the Sweetness of Restoration (Bloomsbury; Jan. 2026) is a memoir that’s by turns laugh-out-loud humorous, emotionally charged, and extremely relatable throughout a large spectrum of points and ages. A trifecta of themes present the story’s backbone. Because the title states, Bowman (the writer…
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Reviewed by Dorothy Rice This third memoir from Jeannie Vanasco mines advanced, puzzling and all-too-common emotional terrain — a member of the family or cherished one who repeatedly resorts to “punitive silence” fairly than categorical uncomfortable emotions. It’s a very merciless and lonely type of punishment. The sufferer, the individual on the receiving finish, is…
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Reviewed by Dorothy Rice The Boat Not Taken: A North Korean Daughter and Her Mom’s Story (Betty; Might 2025) by Joanna Choi Kalbus is among the first titles from WTAW Press’ (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) new imprint, Betty, established by director and editor-in-chief Peg Alford Pursell particularly for books by ladies, with the purpose of showcasing…