Sasee Magazine

South of Broad by Pat Conroy For Pat Conroy fans, the fourteen year wait is over! His new novel, South of Broad, is a beautiful yet heartbreaking, story of the bonds formed by faith, family and friendship. Conroy, a son of the south, once again weaves a masterful story set against the beautiful backdrop of [...]

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson People in Pakistan and Afghanistan drink three cups of tea to do business. The first time tea is shared you are a stranger, the second time you become a friend or honored guest, the third time you become family. Three Cups of Tea should be read for its [...]

Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, is a book that you will not want to end, yet, you will not be able to put it down. The inside jacket cover does not give you any information about the novel except that this is a story of two women with a special story, and once you’ve read [...]

Over the next few months, Lisa Hamilton, of The Chapter 9 Bookclub, will review a few of the books her club is reading. Established in 1994, this Myrtle Beach based club still has four charter members; Lisa, Lynn Venuto, Christi Sloan and Nancy Moore. Other longtime members are Penny Rosner, Sara Sabota, Michelle Capps, Sally [...]

Sometimes women just want to have fun! We want to kick up our heels and sing a country western song, or play matchmaker with our single friends. Like all the rest of us whimsical ladies, Lindsey Briggs and Emma Woodhouse are just looking for a little fun. The Road to Eden’s Ridge by M.L. Rose [...]

Women love the idea of a makeover. We can always find something wrong with either our bodies or our lives. Addy Lipton and Edna Pontellier decide that their lives need total makeovers and each woman disrupts the social order of an entire town to get one. Searching for Paradise in Parker, PA by Kris Radish [...]

Women have always survived hard times with courage and conviction. Two characters, from two significant periods in history, demonstrate a type of courage that only women can understand. Trudy Hulst and Ma Joad endure perilous journeys, police aggression and the loss of loved-ones in order to keep their families together. Trudy’s Promise by Marcia Preston [...]

Sex is scandalous. At least it was for two early American women. In the two novels I’m recommending this month, Roberta Jewett and Hester Prynne face red-hot rejection when they are deemed immoral. That Camden Summer by LaVyrle Spencer That Camden Summer, by LaVyrle Spencer, is a love story set in 1916. Roberta Jewett is [...]

The setting of a novel is just as important as the characters or the plot. In the novels I’m recommending this month, exquisite locations intensify the drama. Caretta Rutledge and Catherine Earnshaw discover that their emotions are tied to the rhythms of the landscapes that surround them. The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe The [...]

Luck has a way of affecting our attitudes. The thing is luck’s true nature is to change. The simple truth in those words brought peace to Anicius Boethius over a thousand years ago and to Harold Kushner in the 20th century. When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner When Bad Things [...]