Tag: Trauma

• The Bookmark: January

  

  Henri Matisse, 1890, Still Life with Books and Candle, oil on canvas, Realism I’ve been making reading plans for 2026 based on what I learned last year. The biggest revelation was slow reading is enjoyable reading. I also rediscovered the classics are really good books. Bookclub: The Q The Q by Beth Brower, 2021, 477…

  Liz

  January 30, 2026

  Fiction, Life with a Reader, Non-fiction, Reading Challenge

  Adventure, Alaska, American authors, Autobiography, Classic, Crime, Fiction, Forgiveness, Frontier, Guilt, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Murder, Poll, Psychological Thriller, Relationships, Russian, Sanity, Trauma, Travel

• 12 Memoirs: Temporarily Live Someone Else’s Life

  

  A memoir is an account from the author’s life. Usually a memoir focuses on a particular time or experience the author went through; it tells about a part of their life. It does not cover their entire life like an autobiography would. There is often a thick thread of reflection and emotion throughout , as…

  Liz

  March 7, 2025

  Life with a Reader, Non-fiction

  Adventure, American authors, Anxiety, Change, Children, Christian, Creative Writing, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, France, Grief, Hoarders, Kids, Memoir, Nature, Relationships, Sanity, Trauma, Writing

• Where the Light Fell: A Memoir

  

  By Philip Yancey, published 2023, 300 pages Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, grew up in 1950’s Atlanta, Georgia. His father died when the the brothers were very young. Through this devastating turn of events, his mother was convinced her sons were destined for a special appointment by God, namely missionaries to Africa. Earning their…

  Liz

  March 8, 2024

  Non-fiction

  American authors, Family, Forgiveness, Hope, Memoir, Reviews, Trauma