Persis Granger
Reviewer Persis ("Perky") Granger: Perky is
an avid reader and a writer of fiction and nonfiction, including
Adirondack Gold, A Summer of Strangers and Shared Stories from
Daughters of Alzheimer's: Writing a path to peace. She studied at the
College of Wooster (OH) and the University of Massachusetts
(Amherst), earning a BA at the latter. She later completed her Master
of Science in Teaching at SUNY Plattsburgh.
She presents
programs to adults and youth, and hosts writers’ retreats in New
York and Florida. Learn more at www.PersisGranger.com (also accessed
as www.FictionAmongFriends.com.)
Articles by this Author
Plowshares in the Palatinate, Reviewed by Persis Granger of Bookpleasures.com
- By Persis Granger
- Published July 18, 2010
- Historical Fiction
ISBN:978-1-4401-5217-7
Publisher:IUniverse
In Plowshares of the Palatinate, author Phyllis Harrison pulls us into the heart of the 17th century, with its political unrest, alliances forged with wedding rings, religious intolerance, and the greed and evil that masqueraded as championing the “true faith” in that era
Cold Winter Nights, A Lake George Mystery Reviewed By Persis Granger For Bookpleasures.com
- By Persis Granger
- Published January 24, 2010
- Crime & Mystery
Author: Anne White
Publisher: Hilliard and Harris
ISBN: 1-59133-298-2: 978-1-59133-298-5
The serene backdrop of the Adirondack Mountains’ pristine Lake George seems an unlikely place to find the ugly snarl of infidelity, deception and murder, but mystery writer Anne White offers just that in Cold Winter Nights, the fifth in her Lake George Mystery series
A Summer With Charlie (Volume 1) Reviewed By Persis Granger Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Persis Granger
- Published December 8, 2009
- GENERAL FICTION REVIEWS
Author: Richard Edward Noble
Publisher: Noble Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9798085-6-2
What do you have when you take a bunch of guys in their late teens and early twenties in the early 1960s, who pride themselves on just “hanging out” on whatever corner they aren’t chased off of in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the hometown of Richard Edward Noble?
Katie Caught a Cold Reviewed By Persis Granger
- By Persis Granger
- Published October 3, 2009
- Childrens & Young Adults
This reviewer was enduring the sniffles as she sat down to read and review Katie Caught a Cold. Between coughs and nose-blowings I thought, “How ironic!” and then, “How appropriate. Who better to evaluate the effectiveness of the book?” Wishing I had a mommy’s lap to snuggle on, I grabbed a tissue and snuggled up next to the fire to begin
Sadie’s Sore Throat Reviewed By Persis Granger Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Persis Granger
- Published July 25, 2009
- Childrens & Young Adults
Author: Dr.
Charlotte Cowan
ISBN:
0-9753516-4-8
Publisher: The Hippocratic Press
A youngster with a scratchy throat would be calmed by this story and encouraged to know that medication will help
Gassy the Cow Reviewed By Persis Granger Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Persis Granger
- Published June 20, 2009
- Childrens & Young Adults
Author:
Garth Dahl
Illustrated by Reka Hegedus
ISBN:
978-0-978-2839-2-6
Publisher: Modern World Publishing
Review: Not Remembered Never Forgotten
- By Persis Granger
- Published March 5, 2009
- General Non-Fiction
Author: Robert Hafetz
ISBN: 978-1419692581
Publisher: BookSurge
Whether the reader agrees or disagrees with him on this point, he will find Hafetz’s discussion about the adopted child’s grief at separation to be compelling and believable.
Review: Echoes in These Mountains: Historic Sites and Stories Disappearing in Johnsburg, an Adirondack Community
- By Persis Granger
- Published February 13, 2009
- General Non-Fiction , History , Travel & Adventure
Author: Glenn Pearsall
ISBN: 978-1-886166-20-2
Publisher: Pyramid Publishing 2008 for Johnsburg Historical Society
Review: The Moose with Loose Poops
- By Persis Granger
- Published February 11, 2009
- Childrens & Young Adults
Author: Dr. Charlotte Cowan
ISBN: 978-0-9753516-5-9
Publisher: The Hippocratic Press
This “read-to” book for children ages four to seven will both educate and comfort – and kids will be delighted to be encouraged to talk about “poop.”
Review: Manhattan: Seeds of the Big Apple
- By Persis Granger
- Published February 6, 2009
- Historical Fiction , GENERAL FICTION REVIEWS
Author: Gloria Waldron Hukle
ISBN: 1-4259-4260-1
Publisher:AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN
Review: The Violin Diary
- By Persis Granger
- Published January 12, 2009
- Romance
Author: Eric M. Norcross
Publisher: Norcross Media
ISBN: 978-0-557-02264-9
There is rare beauty in the simplicity of the story and the lesson it teaches. In “The Violin Diary” Eric Norcross has written a memorable and uplifting novel.
Review: A Hotel in Paris
- By Persis Granger
- Published December 31, 2008
- Crime & Mystery
Author: Margot Justes
ISBN: 978-1-59080-534-3
Publisher: Echelon Press
In A Hotel in Paris, Minola Grey has gone to Paris to immerse herself in art in an effort to refocus her life after a painful breakup with a man she had loved. She teaches art at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts, fulfills consignments for portraits, sketches scenes around the city, and soaks up inspiration from the breathtaking view of Notre Dame, picturesque Luxembourg Gardens, and the Rodin Museum. Just as she thinks she is regaining her equilibrium, her world is upended by the murder of Lord Yardleigh in the hotel suite near hers, and the subsequent arrival of Interpol Chief Inspector Peter Riley. Minola is irresistibly drawn to the mystery surrounding Yardleigh’s death, and equally captivated by Peter Riley.
Review: Keeping Hannah Waiting
- By Persis Granger
- Published December 9, 2008
- Judaica
Author: Dave Clarke
ISBN: 978-0615227474
Publisher: Hologram
Publishing
Author Dave Clarke spins a fascinating tale of a grieving daughter’s accidental discovery of a previously unknown and fabulously valuable Chagall painting, found among the huge collection of old books left by the young woman’s recently deceased mother.
Review: Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother
- By Persis Granger
- Published November 30, 2008
- GENERAL FICTION REVIEWS
Author: Richard Edward Noble
Noble Publishing
ISBN: 079-0-9798085-2-4
In Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother, Richard Edward Noble takes us into the life, the mind, the very soul, of a young boy in the hardscrabble mill town of Lawrence, Massachusetts in the mid-1900s.Review: The Farm Fires (The Firehouse Family Series)
- By Persis Granger
- Published November 28, 2008
- GENERAL FICTION REVIEWS
Author: Laurie Loveman
ISBN: 1-59109-432-1
Two divorced strangers meet over a maggot-infested body during the Great Depression. Can romance be far behind?Freddy Pratter, divorced and determined to stay single, becomes acquainted with Glynis Hampton, a recent divorcee, and their shared love of photography draws them together. Glynis, with her two children, has returned to her family farm in Dalebridge to put her life back together. She is reunited with her lifelong friend Laura Darvey, who is eager to have Glynis help teach riding lessons at her stable.