by Laura DeNooyer | Jul 26, 2022 | Book Reviews
There’s no doubting the power of stories, whether fact, fiction, or a blend. There’s also no doubting the power of words—to heal, soothe, save, bind, bond, or destroy. All of that surfaces in Heidi Chiavaroli’s The Orchard House, a novel rooted in the home and...
by Laura DeNooyer | Jun 14, 2022 | Book Reviews
Houses have a magical quality, especially if you grew up there. Or your parents or grandparents lived there. Always interested in genealogy, I’ve trekked around southeast Michigan looking up my parents’ and other ancestors’ homes in Stevensville, Sparta, Ionia,...