Book Review: All That We Carried

As the eldest of four females in our family, I know how fulfilling and enriching sisterhood is and how blessed I am to have these women in my life. However, I also am aware of how painful relationships with sisters can be at times. When words are wielded like weapons, they can tear the heart and scar the soul. The people with whom you are closest and share some of your earliest memories can hurt you the most.

Book Review: We Hope for Better Things

On 11 June 1805, a great fire swept through Detroit, Michigan, burning the city to the ground.  After the fire, a local priest, Father Gabriel Richard, penned: “Speramus meliora; resurgent cineribus,” which translates to “We hope for better things; it shall arise from the ashes.” This saying became Detroit’s motto.

I believe that it is this motto that inspired the title of Erin Bartel‘s debut novel, We Hope for Better Things.