I loved this sprawling saga about a Korean family living in Japan. If you are looking for an engrossing read, this is it. Living a simple life in a Korean seaside village in the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja falls for wealthy stranger, who unbeknownst to her is married. (This is not a big surprise ... [Continue Reading]
A Visit from the Goon Squadby Jennifer Egan
A word of advice before you read Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad--- it’s not a novel. It is a series of engaging, but only very loosely connected, short stories about a group of musicians. In the Random House Reader’s Guide, Egan offers the following ... [Continue Reading]
Educated by Tara Westover
Educated, a Memoir by Tara Westover Despite the title of the book, “educated” is not a word that describes the young Tara Westover. Of public schools, her father declares, “I may as well surrender my kids to the devil himself.” An extreme Mormon and a passionate, paranoid survivalist, Dad isn’t ... [Continue Reading]
540 Belle Meade Blvd For Sale
This neoclassical home, designed by architects Christian A. Asmus and Richard R. Clark, was built in 1929 for F.J. McCarthy and his wife Mary Byrd McCarthy. The original plans for the residence drawn on linen cloth reside in the Tennessee State Archives. Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Wilson Craig acquired ... [Continue Reading]
The Woman’s Hour by Elaine Weiss
The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss It’s not often that we get to brag about Tennessee’s progressive history, but in 1920 the state cast the deciding vote for the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution granting all women the right to ... [Continue Reading]
New Novels from Robinson, Kellerman, Francis
In the new Inspector Banks novel by Peter Robinson, Sleeping in the Ground, a wedding goes bloody wrong, literally. Although the perpetrator is caught, Banks thinks there’s more to it. And of course, there is! If you aren’t familiar with Inspector Banks and his colleagues in Yorkshire, get thee to a ... [Continue Reading]
Timing IS Everything!
How many times in response to a decision, competition, or conversation have you said, “Timing is everything?” A zillion, right? But good timing always seemed more serendipity than science. Not so says Daniel H. Pink, author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. Based on research in ... [Continue Reading]
I am a Fitbit Failure!
I am a Fitbit Failure! I’ve always suspected that I was a sedentary slug, but thanks to my newly purchased Fitbit, I know precisely how derelict I am! A late comer to the Fitbit craze, I constantly check the damn thing, and then dash out for a quick walk around the block to meet my 10,000 step ... [Continue Reading]
How Hard Can It Be?
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson One of my favorite novels of 2003 and maybe the entire decade was I Don’t Know How She Does It featuring working mom Kate Reddy who battles sexism and sleep deprivation while climbing the corporate ladder at a London hedge fund. Flash forward seven years, ... [Continue Reading]
Home Sales May 2018
HOME SALES May 2018 It has been a busy Spring in Nashville as home prices continue to rise. The average closing price year-to-date increased by almost 9% in Davidson County from this time last year. The supply of homes listed for under $500,000 remains limited. Single Family Home (SFH) Sales ... [Continue Reading]