Having not read the previous novels in the ‘Bookwoman’ series, I was hesitant to dive in the third book. I can attest that this novel can be read, and very much enjoyed as a stand-alone…

My Review:  “It’s never too late to be who you might have been,” as George Eliot is supposed to have said. She’s certainly someone who would have known, whether she actually said it or not. In the summer of 1969, Eleanor Bell Strickland may not remember the phrase - because she’s been having more than a few problems with her memories of her own life these days - but she’s hoping it’s true all the same. And that it’s not too late for her to try, not so much in spite of being 69 herself, but because she’s just learned the reason why her memory has felt like Swiss cheese for longer than she’d care to admit.

Lately, I have been drawn to novels that feature ‘older’ protagonists. The reason of course is that I can relate, because I too, am old. On the surface, “The Last Letters Of Sally…

Lately, I have been drawn to novels that feature ‘older’ protagonists. The reason of course is that I can relate, because I too, am old. On the surface, “The Last Letters Of Sally…

This novel explores how, as adolescents, we view the world. Danielle Greer, a country girl from North Georgia is ‘discovered’ at a mall and enticed to the glamorous world of modelling i…

My Review: I don’t normally start by talking about what other reviewers have said, but it’s brilliant and possibly the best short summary I’m going to find OR come up with myself. Because the reviewer who said that this “definitely seems to be a Marmite book” was spot on. For those readers on my side of the pond who didn’t spend a childhood watching…

From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build—and …

Lately, I have been drawn to novels that feature ‘older’ protagonists. The reason of course is that I can relate, because I too, am old. On the surface, “The Last Letters Of Sally…

Lately, I have been drawn to novels that feature ‘older’ protagonists. The reason of course is that I can relate, because I too, am old. On the surface, “The Last Letters Of Sally…

This novel explores how, as adolescents, we view the world. Danielle Greer, a country girl from North Georgia is ‘discovered’ at a mall and enticed to the glamorous world of modelling i…

Book Review for “Lost in the Summer of '69” by Eliza Knight. Summary: "Summer, 1969. Eleanor Bell, a widow, has always given everything she had to her family, forgoing her own dreams of becoming a singer. When she receives a diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s on the eve of her sixty-ninth birthday, she decides to go on an epic musical bucket-list trip to fulfill her dreams: A summer tour of festivals. 

This novel explores how, as adolescents, we view the world. Danielle Greer, a country girl from North Georgia is ‘discovered’ at a mall and enticed to the glamorous world of modelling i…

This novel explores how, as adolescents, we view the world. Danielle Greer, a country girl from North Georgia is ‘discovered’ at a mall and enticed to the glamorous world of modelling i…

This novel explores how, as adolescents, we view the world. Danielle Greer, a country girl from North Georgia is ‘discovered’ at a mall and enticed to the glamorous world of modelling i…

This novel explores how, as adolescents, we view the world. Danielle Greer, a country girl from North Georgia is ‘discovered’ at a mall and enticed to the glamorous world of modelling i…

From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build—and the lies we live. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Biblio.com) (Better World Books-US) (Better World Books-UK) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (Amazon CA) (Amazon UK) (AbeBooks) (Booksamillion) (Audible.com) (Audiobooks.com) …

This novel explores how, as adolescents, we view the world. Danielle Greer, a country girl from North Georgia is 'discovered' at a mall and enticed to the glamorous world of modelling in New York. She is not at all prepared for the life she finds there, yet she tries so hard to fit in, that she loses more than a bit of herself in the process...