Donna Carrick's Blog – March 2009 Archive (4)

Today’s Book: One Careless Moment, by Dave Hugelschaffer --March 19, 2009

Let me say straight up – Dave Hugelschaffer knows how to tell a story! From the first fiery pages of this second instalment in the Porter Cassel series, ‘One Careless Moment’ crackles with excitement.

When a possible arson surges into a wildfire in Montana’s mountainous forest region, Investigator Porter… Continue

Added by Donna Carrick on March 24, 2009 at 7:31am — No Comments

Today’s Book: The Good Women of China – Hidden Voices, by Xinran --March 21, 2009

Despite its hauntingly beautiful cover, ‘The Good Women of China’ by Xinran Xue sat unread on my shelf for the past two years. Perhaps I was afraid that its content would not live up to the cover. Maybe I was afraid that it would. In any event, when I finally confronted Xinran’s collection of… Continue

Added by Donna Carrick on March 24, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Today's Book: Valley of the Lost, by Vicki Delaney

Likeable characters, an intricate plot and a backdrop comprised of BC’s stunning Trafalgar region come together in this latest novel by Canadian author Vicki Delaney. Sergeant John Winters has left the urban chaos of Vancouver with his supermodel wife Eliza in search of a more peaceful existence. But even the placid mountain town of Trafalgar is not immune to violence.

When the body of a troubled woman is found in the bushes… Continue

Added by Donna Carrick on March 24, 2009 at 7:29am — No Comments

Me, Myself and 'i-Pod' -- March 11, 2009

It really is remarkable what a vast array of devices we now have at our fingertips, in this enlightened year of 2009!

Why, I can remember not so very long ago (well, maybe a little long ago) growing up in Saskatchewan and getting 2 -- count 'em, 2 -- channels on the television set, and having to wrestle with an unruly set of rabbit ears to get those! And one of those 2 channels was CBC francais!! (Let's not… Continue

Added by Donna Carrick on March 13, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments