I like larger-than-life characters. I love stories that companion senior citizens. I admire strong, independent, capable, competent, stubborn, determined, kind-hearted Hannah Schoen Durand. Just like her grandmother, she does what needs to be done--even if it means risking her own life, even if it means breaking the law. In this Canadian's mind, Hannah is a true Texan.
2022
166 pages
I received my copy of this novel from the author
Told from multi-points-of-view--friends, family, law enforcement, members of the Mexican cartel--Hannah and Ariela is the story of how seventy-three-year-old Hannah saved twenty-something Mexican Ariela Morales's life and in the process learned how to live again. It is the story of two courageous women.
About the Author...
'A fourth-generation Texan, Johnnie Bernhard's family home is located 100 miles from the Texas-Mexico border. it is with reverence for the cultural diversity of this land she wrote Hannah and Ariela, her fourth novel.'
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October on this Blog...
and...
Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
It's literary awards season and we're celebrating on this blog. I'm devoting the entire month to reviewing books and here's the last review...
Sunday, October 31
The Dollhouse: a ghost story by Charis Cotter
Is anyone in the mood for a scary story?
Frog Legs
A woman and her dog traveled to a foreign land. Over mountains, through desserts, they walked. When they finally arrived the woman
blacked out from exhaustion.
She woke up on sandy soil, surrounded by hundreds of dancing feet. She struggled to stand but was still too groggy.
Slicing through the music, she heard her dog bark. She tried to call out to him but the only sound she could make was a croak. She coughed to clear her throat and tried again but... Croak.
She looked down at her body and-- and--. Green scales. She screamed out in alarm. The music stopped. The crowd parted. Her dog came running at her--barking, snarling. She tried to run but she tripped over her frog legs and...
"How many bites until she's dead--until her own dog kills her? How many, ladies and gentlemen?" A disembodied voice announced over a loudspeaker. "Place your bets now."
