Category Archives: book reviews

WWII Refugee Memoir: One Family, Many Voices

Posted on March 4, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

It’s never too late to write your family stories, and don’t be dismayed if it takes many years to finish. My mother’s memoir, Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, about her childhood in Japan during WWII, took about ten years, with the … Continue reading →

Posted in book reviews, book talk, history, publishing, WWII | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Poetry as Memoir

Posted on February 4, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

Since February is Black History Month, I chose from my stack of waiting books Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson to read on our trip to visit family four hours away. This is a NYT bestseller and multi-award-winning book of … Continue reading →

Posted in book reviews, book talk, memoir writing, multicultural, poems, storytelling | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

World Alzheimer’s Month: writing memoir to help others

Posted on October 1, 2017 by moonbridgebooks

During September, World Alzheimer’s Month, I read Barbra Cohn’s memoir/self-help book, Calmer Waters: The Caregiver’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Barbra cared for her husband who had early-onset Alzheimer’s and wrote the story of their journey as part of a … Continue reading →

Posted in book reviews, inspiration, overcoming, Spiritual | Tagged | Leave a comment