http://www.mamalit.com Books for Moms Reviewed by Moms Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:42:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reviewed by Heather Laird Ok ladies. I’ll admit it. I am a huge fan of TLC’s John and Kate Plus 8. The idea of navigating a word with twins, let alone sextuplets, hold great mystery and intrigue for me. Diapers. Feedings. Cleaning the toilet. Laundry. I am barely able to manage ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=109 Grace. Often used, rarely understood, ‘grace’ is the intimate stepping stone in Donna VanLiere’s new book about journeying through sadness and joy to a place of peace. “Finding Grace, a Memoir” is indeed a message of losing in order to find; a prodigal daughter story with modern characters. VanLiere, ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=107 The Ten Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer is imperative reading for any woman who has ever, with a heart so full it hurts, gazed lovingly at her sleeping child only to then glance at herself in the mirror and see a woman she no longer recognizes. It’s a story of ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=104 Review by Mary Bordner Tanck Soft Landing is a really great read! Hermanson takes a serious subject manner and shows an unusual knack for wit while still being sensitive to the subject matter. After Maxine rescues a child she believes is being molested, she faces fears that she may have made ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=103 Review by Melanie Cox McCluskey With the tagline “The No-Nonsense Guide to a Smaller You and a Healthier Planet,” author Kami Gray’s self-help spin combines nutritional guidance with an eco-friendly push. I’ve never read a diet book before, but Gray’s approach intrigued me. A TV costume and set designer from Portland, ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=102 Reviewed by Kristin Benson China Ghosts, a memoir written by journalist and father, Jeff Gammage, is about … well, China. (It is also about ghosts, primarily the kind that haunt one’s psyche.) In reading China Ghosts, we learn a little about Chinese history, culture and politics, and lot about his daughters, ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=101 In this work of fiction, set in the early 1970s in the south, Gibby's voice carries the reader through a fast tale of mystery, friendship, race relations, and overall, love.  Gibby is a 20-year-old who is NQR (not-quite-right) after a traumatic brain injury sustained in a car accident that killed both of her parents. Gibby is told ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=100 As soon as your children are able to crawl, you child-proof your home. You child-proof your car. You child-proof your yard. But child-proofing a marriage? Like the latches, gates and locks designed to keep tots out of harm’s way, every marriage needs its own rituals and techniques to keep offspring from ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=99 Reviewed by Erin Kirkland I’m ready to stop reading the newspaper altogether. Headlines scream fearful preludes to violence, treachery, and dishonesty that make it difficult to believe sensible people inhabit this big blue marble. Global events have terrified and disgusted us, and shaped how we perceive the leadership of our local, ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=98 Hey, mamas! I recently had a conversation with an old friend who lamented that her friends never really really really told her how difficult the transition from one child to two would be for her family. So often in life, we search and yearn for the a little extra ... http://www.mamalit.com/?p=97