Pomme De Terre is book two in the Abercrombie Trail series by Candace Simar about the 1862 Sioux Uprising in Minnesota. Simar writes this book from three points of view: Gust Gustofson, his wife Serena, and Drumbeater, nephew of Crooked Lightning who is Evan Jacobson’s life-and-death friend. Through these three narratives, the clash of cultures […]
Abercrombie Trail by Candace Simar
Go back in time to the Minnesota frontier of 1862 in Candace Simar’s Abercrombie Trail for the often neglected American history account of the Sioux Uprising. In this riveting historical fiction novel, relive the experiences of Norwegian immigrant Evan Jacobson who drives a stagecoach between two outposts, delivering dispatches and news to settlers as the […]
Revolutionary War and Memorial Day
There was “badness of weather” in March 1775 when sixteen-year-old Nicholas Gulick mustered in with the New Jersey Militia for the first time. He was a private, two months away from his seventeenth birthday. Every able-bodied man between the ages of 16 and 50 was expected to serve, and by October of that year, it […]
Longing for Spring
Growing up in Iowa, I remember more than one Easter where the frigid temperature forced me to wear my winter coat, covering my beautiful new Easter dress mother had fashioned at the sewing machine. I protested all the way to church, to no avail. Last week it snowed across the upper Midwest. The snow spared […]
What’s Old is New: “Little Orphant Annie”
How quickly life changes during the pandemic. Like many of you, I’m at home these days except for the occasional run to the grocery and pharmacy. With new-found time on my hands, I’ve avoided the closets that need cleaning and pulled a well-worn book from the bookshelves that belonged to my mother: Riley Child-Rhymes by […]
Dinner with the Author
Candle light, conversation, and Italian food highlighted Dinner with the Author on Thursday evening, February, 27 at The Green Door Book Store and Gift Shoppe in Overland Park. Hosted by owner Christin Young, guests enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Personal Chef Michele Coakley, owner of Exquisite Eats, and presented beautifully by Good Stuff China. […]
Update for Dinner with the Author
Join us for a lovely, literary evening with Jane Coletti Perry, author of Marcello’s Promise, for an Italian themed dinner. When: Thursday, February 27th, 7pm-9pmWhere: The Green Door Book Store & Gift Shoppe, 15500 Quivira Road, Overland ParkOn the Menu: Chicken with a Sun-Dried Tomato Parmesan Cream Sauce served with Pasta, Caesar Salad, Italian Bread, […]
A Great Night for Book Club
These are the Real Housewives of Waukee, Iowa. What a wonderful group! We met February 13th at my daughter’s home to discuss Marcello’s Promise. It was frigid outside but laughter, wine and sharing ideas warmed the evening for all of us. Some of the impressions: “I wouldn’t have lasted a minute in steerage–just the smell […]
Cinnamon’s Discussion Questions for Marcello’s Promise
Cinnamon is our “grandcat,” pictured here after Marcello’s Promise arrived in the mail. She was thrilled to get her copy but, like any cat, pretended otherwise and kept her emotions in check. After sniffing the book and nestling down on the mailing envelope, she promptly fell asleep. Three hours later she woke up–and this is […]
So Many Books, So Little Time
Find time after the holidays are tucked away for another year, before new demands come barging in, when curling up with a good book is the best use of your time. Whether it’s sunny outside your window or the wind is howling and swirling the snow, I hope you’ll find that “just right” book. Here […]
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