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‘Matrimony’ is Marvelous

March 10, 2013 by Allison Hiltz 6 Comments

Oh, Joshua Henkin! You write such wonderful books! This was my second book by him (the first being The World Without You) and I loved them both! This one, Matrimony, follows a couple for the 20+ years of their lives after they first met in college. When I read The World Without You, the one word that kept coming to mind was familiar, and the same applies t to this book. Henkin … [Read more...]

Wonderful Words for ‘The World Without You’

February 15, 2013 by Allison Hiltz 11 Comments

Poignant. Heartbreaking. Touching. There are a lot of words I could use to describe this book, but the one that seems the most applicable is familiar. This is not because I can identify or even begin to imagine what the family has been through, but because the characters were all so very approachable. Rarely does a book draw the reader into the folds of its story so seamlessly … [Read more...]

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