Category Archives: book talk

Sad stories of heroin addiction

Posted on April 2, 2017 by moonbridgebooks

Another local teen bit the dust. One year out of high school. Her obituary stated cause of death as heroin overdose and was a long tribute to an obviously well-loved girl who dreamed of a future in science. A photo showed … Continue reading →

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WWII on the Home Front – a Woman’s Perspective

Posted on December 12, 2016 by moonbridgebooks

As Pearl Harbor Day was last week, it is fitting to write about a different kind of WWII memoir. Peter Green finished putting together his mother’s story of civilian life during WWII and published it in time for Veteran’s Day. … Continue reading →

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Lights Out – a memoir of life in Cuba before and during Fidel Castro

Posted on November 27, 2016 by moonbridgebooks

Fidel Castro is dead. I can’t say RIP. Coincidentally, I just finished reading Lights Out:  A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival by Dania Rosa Nasca. Dania spent her childhood in Cuba under Castro and despises him for what he … Continue reading →

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