My Grandfather's Son by Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas was raised by his grandfather, hence the title. His story of his rise from poverty to the Supreme Court is fascinating and inspiring. I was surprised by how much I liked it.
Haworth
Since taking a semester-long class on the Brontës at BYU many, many years ago, I have been interested in visiting Haworth, home of the Brontës. Patrick Brontë , father of the three famous author sisters, was clergyman at the local Anglican church, and the Brontë children grew up and lived most of their adult lives there. The Brontës are a fascinating family -- all four of the children who lived to adulthood had poems and/or novels published. Charlotte is probably the most well-known of the sisters due to her novel Jane Eyre , but Emily is also pretty famous for Wuthering Heights . Branwell , the only son, had some poems published. Anne , the youngest, wrote what my BYU professor considered the first feminist novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall . Charlotte and Anne both wrote other novels and all of the sisters also wrote poetry. As children, the siblings created two imaginary worlds inspired and peopled by a set of toy soldiers given to Branwell by his father. The worlds had de...
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