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Book Review: The Book Of Longings

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Heartspoken Book Review: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

Author: Sue Monk KiddPublished 20205 stars There were so many marvelous layers to this book! First, it is a fascinating and well-researched story based on the premise that for ten years before his ministry, Jesus had a wife named Ana and she was both a writer and a feminist of her time. Viewing the life […]

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Book Review: A Gentleman In Moscow

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Heartspoken Book Review

Book author: Amor TowlesPublished 2016 In 1922 at age 30, the protagonist, Russian Count Alexander Rostov, finds himself sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal to house arrest for the crime of being an unrepentant aristocrat. His reputation and popularity allow him to escape execution, but he must move from an elegant suite in a grand hotel […]

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Book Review: Everything Is Figureoutable

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Heartspoken Book Review: Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

Everything is Figureoutableby Marie ForleoPublished 2019 I didn’t think I was going to like this book, because I was sure it was going to be fluffy, re-hashed self-help material. But I kept hearing people I respected talk about how good it was, so I finally bought and read it for a business book club to […]

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Book Review: Dare To Lead

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Heartspoken Book Review: Dare To Lead by Brené Brown

In this book, Brené Brown takes her impressive body of research in shame, vulnerability, and resilience and applies her findings to leadership and organizational cultures. Dare To Lead:  Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts by Brené BrownPublished 2018 I’ve read every book Brené Brown has ever written, and the arc of her research and its […]

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Book Review: Meet Me At The Museum

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Book Review: Meet Me At The Museum by Anne Youngson

Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson is a tender treatment of the complexities of a decades-old marriage and the heart-stirrings that come when one feels heard and understood after years of emotional neglect. 5 out of 5 stars Author Anne Youngson is a grandmother, and this is her first published novel. What an […]

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Book Review: Serious Writers Never Quit

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Heartspoken Book Review: Serious Writers NEVER Quit

Serious Writers Never Quit: They Find The Wayby Bryan Hutchinson, PositiveWriter.com Books that promise writers a system or formula for improving their craft, minimizing writer’s block, or increasing their productivity are so tempting to those of us who aspire to be the best writers we can possibly be. I’ve read tons of them, and only […]

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Book Review: The Communicator’s Companion

By Elizabeth Cottrell

The Communicator's Companion: a Heartspoken book review

The Communicator’s Companion: Devotions for Speakers and Writers by Jean Wise Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell5 out of 5 stars Sometimes a book comes along that provides a much-needed source of inspiration in just the right way at just the right time. This marvelous collection of devotions was just such a book for me, and […]

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Book Review: Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts

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Founding Mothers is a great book to read as part of your Fourth of July celebration. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised A Nation  by Cokie Roberts Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell 4+ stars out of 5 Journalist Cokie Roberts, daughter of Louisiana politicians Hale and Lindy Boggs, combines her sense of a good story—previously untold—with her […]

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Elizabeth H. Cottrell

I am a freelance writer, ghostwriter, and blogger called to encourage readers to strengthen the bonds of faith, family, and friends and to cultivate the joy and impact of personal, handwritten notes and letters. More Info.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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