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The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd

Ripe with the vernacular of honey, and the underlying issues of racial and gender equality, this is one of the best books I’ve read in a while, and now ranks among my favorites. The imagery is stunning, the characters vivid and the language fluid. I couldn’t put this book down—the beauty in each sentence, and […]

Wide awake

Last night Bean woke up around 2 a.m. I scooped him from his co-sleeper and snuggled him up against me, proffering a boob and assuming we’d all be back to sleep in no time. But five minutes later discovered he was WIDE AWAKE and blowing raspberries on my breast. I thought perhaps putting him in […]