G1065 Looking to the stars from old Algiers and other long stories short
Author: Jan Risher
Publisher: Sans Souci Books
Publishing Date: 2018
ISBN: 978-1946160331
Summary:
Jan Risher took the long way to get from Mississippi to Louisiana with stops in between in Slovakia, Mexico, China, Burkina Faso, and more than forty other countries. Since moving to Lafayette in 2001, she has been a Sunday columnist for The Daily Advertiser and has written a column every single week since March 2002.
Looking to the Stars from Old Algiers and Other Long Stories Short is the collection of these columns written over fifteen years. Arranged in chronological order, the collection creates a narrative of one woman's aim to build her family, build up her community, and weave the stories and lessons learned from the past into the present.
From her family's move to Louisiana, adoption of a daughter from China, covering Hurricane Katrina, travels near and far, author Jan Risher attempts, sometimes failing and sometimes succeeding, to do her small part to make the world a better place.
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Meet the Author:
Jan Risher is an award-winning journalist and investigative reporter. She was managing editor of The Times of Acadiana. Before and after her time as a full-time journalist, she was an English teacher. She has taught English near and far, in its most basic and most lyrical forms. She continues her career as a freelance writer and now owns Shift Key, a content marketing and public relations firm. She, her husband and their two daughters have made their home on the banks of the Vermilion River.
Connect with Jan: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest ~ Instagram
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Personal Opinion:
Although prior to 2018, I haven't heard of Jan Risher nor of her column, the years she chose to include, 2002-2018, were my growing years from the time I first started dating to the time I began college and eventually to the time I became a mother. I loved reading her columns, seeing the focus on how her family dynamics changed, and I loved getting glimpses of her daughters as they grew up. I also enjoyed the messages she passed through columns and am hoping that one day she might include her other columns so I can read more of her. For a wonderful read watching the author and her family members growing up, I would highly recommend this book.
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5 out of 5
(0: Stay away unless a masochist 1: Good for insomnia 2: Horrible but readable; 3: Readable and quickly forgettable, 4: Good, enjoyable 5: Buy it, keep it and never let it go.)
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