by Rea Keech | Oct 1, 2019 | All Book Reviews, Rea's Reviews
Life in the Orchard Review by Rea Keech Ghaffari cleverly interweaves stories of an extended Iranian family in Naishapur in 1979 as Iran edges towards the Islamic revolution. Gradually, the characters realize a change is coming, but life goes on: their traditions,...
by Rea Keech | Apr 20, 2019 | All Book Reviews, Popular Novels, Rea's Reviews
And the Beats Go On Review by Rea Keech It’s sad, but I picked up the hardback version of this book from a stack of them in the Dollar Store. No need to write a review. There are plenty. I read it for the endless inventive “beats” in the dialogue:...
by Rea Keech | Nov 14, 2018 | All Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Rea's Reviews
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the SameReview by Rea KeechDevine begins Persian Mosaic with a description of leaving Iran in 1973 after living there for two years. When he arrives in Tucson, he receives as letter from his Iranian friend Sarkis asking when...
by Rea Keech | Sep 13, 2018 | All Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Tom's Reviews
An Unbroken Spirit Review by Tom Keech An extraordinary memoir from an Iranian journalist in exile about leaving her country, challenging tradition and sparking an online movement against compulsory hijab. A photo on Masih’s Facebook page: a woman...
by Rea Keech | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Rea Keech Book 2 of the Shady Park Chronicles. (Book 1 is First World Problems.) A school shooting and groundswell of demand to arm teachers challenges a young reporter for the Shady Park Ledger to find out and report what really happened. Everyone is sure the...
