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Review: memoir
Amazing . Told with such reflective educational tone. 5+ What a stunning memoir, to view war through the eyes of a young child, forced to grow up so quickly with the such traumatizing experiences. The book is succinct and focuses on the survival of a family through the Yugoslav 1990s wars until they find refugee intervention in the USA. I recommend it to all ages. So much trauma can build character and humble a person, or destroy them, but she is such a strong person because

Vanessa Bettencourt
May 52 min read


Wicked Witch of the West The Enduring Legacy of a Feminist Icon
Stories have the power to reshape how we see women—and sometimes, how women see themselves. THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST: THE ENDURING LEGACY OF A FEMINIST ICON by Dr. Lona Bailey reclaims one of fiction’s most maligned women and reframes her as a lasting symbol of strength, rebellion, and autonomy. Bailey explores how the Wicked Witch has evolved across more than a century of literature, film, and feminist thought, transforming from an emblem of fear into a figure of power a

Vanessa Bettencourt
Nov 22, 20256 min read


An Artist's Life: 50 Years of Self-Portraits
Through 27 vivid self-portraits, An Artist’s Life reveals the personal and creative evolution of Carlton Davis—a story spanning five...

Vanessa Bettencourt
May 21, 20257 min read


Two Memoirs
Two powerful memoirs read from @simonbooks #simonbooksbuddy #simonbooksbuddyreads 💜 WHAT THE DEAD KNOW - Barbara Butcher was chief of...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Sep 15, 20241 min read
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