Month: March 2017

The dust jacket for this wee novel describes it as a cross between The Little Prince and The Alchemist. I cannot disagree – it is light and open-hearted like The Little Prince, and it ponders life’s big questions like The Alchemist – but it pales in comparison to both. Like author Francois Lelord, Hector is … Continue reading Hector and the Search for Happiness by François Lelord

When I think of Heather O’Neill I think of whimsical characters and spectacular similes, and stories that rip by like a stolen Model-T. But they’re heartbreaking and sad, too. Why do I pick them up like a long-lost teddy bear, hoping for happiness? They always touch on poverty, they always touch on abuse and illness, … Continue reading The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill