Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
As the United States Democratic Party reels with the shock of New York selecting 33-year-old leftist Zohran Mamdani as its mayoralty candidate, Alina Adams’ new novel, Go On Pretending, is a timely exploration of why the young are often drawn to idealism that their older counterparts, like Cuomo, consider naïve and unrealistic.
We've been to Peru for two long stays now, and are tempted to do a third! (Also, a detailed description of hiking Peru's Colca Canyon.)
What happens when a scrawny Jewish intellectual political prisoner is offered an escape from the Stalinist Gulag in exchange for fighting against the Nazis. It's a wild ride!
From the brutality of the Warsaw Ghetto to Hollywood stardom, this story has quite the character arc!
Our time in Latin America is almost done. Here's part 1 of a recap of the three months. This part focuses on Chile.
As we watch the increasing demonization of immigrants in America, books like this one become ever-more important.
A startlingly uplifting book about bad life decisions and death. Perhaps most importantly, it's about the power of friendship.
There's plenty of great wine to sample in Chile's Colchagua Valley, and visiting the wineries by bike is a wonderful way to do it.
If you love intimate stories with complex characters struggling with difficult decisions, you'll enjoy this novel!
A wonderful mixture of humour and tragedy in this brilliant Australian coming-of-age tale. Highly recommended!