Category Archives: Love & Marriage

Book Review: Once A Rebel

Posted on September 3, 2020 by nathanalbright

Once A Rebel (Rogues Redeemed), by Mary Jo Putney This book was greatly disappointing to me. There are at least two ways in which this particular novel was disappointing and it is an instructive thing for writers to ponder this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: On The Meaning Of Sex

Posted on July 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

On The Meaning Of Sex, by J. Budziszewski There are at least a few elements in this particular book that are worth discussing, for though the work as a whole is relatively short, it is marked by a few qualities … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Les Sonnets (Louise Labé)

Posted on April 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

Les Sonnets, by Louise Labé There is something sad and seemingly inevitable about this book and its context.  The author was a southern French woman who married but had a lover and then took another lover when the first was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Thriving In Love & Money

Posted on March 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Thriving In Love & Money:  5 Game-Changing Insights About Your Relationships, Your Money, And Yourself, by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhan [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Books.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Art & Love

Posted on March 9, 2020 by nathanalbright

Art & Love:  An Illustrated Anthology Of Love Poetry, selected by Kate Farrell This book is a lot better than I thought it would be.  Admittedly, this is not exactly a new collection of poetry, having been made in 1990 … Continue reading →

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No Haste To The Wedding

Posted on March 2, 2020 by nathanalbright

Most of the time in recent years that I have gone to a wedding there has been a great deal of haste involved with it.  There are a variety of reasons for this, which include not leaving enough time to … Continue reading →

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Love In The Time Of Coronavirus

Posted on February 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

It is love that has brought me to Tacoma this weekend.  To be sure, it is not my own love for anyone in particular, at least not of that kind, unless you consider phileo, or the desire to encourage and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Royal Affair

Posted on December 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

A Royal Affair:  George III And His Scandalous Siblings, by Stella Tillyard George III was about as successful a father to his own breed of scandalous children as he was a surrogate father to his siblings and a symbolic father … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Russian Girl

Posted on December 17, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Russian Girl, by Kingsley Amis This book finds Kingsley Amis deep in his late-career misogyny, filled with a dark and sometimes cruel wit about people who range from slightly sympathetic to deeply and hauntingly odd.  That is not to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Lost Tudor Princess

Posted on December 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Lost Tudor Princess:  The Life Of Lady Margaret Douglas It is easy enough to understand how it was that the life of Lady Margaret Douglas was forgotten, relatively speaking.  It is true that she was related to a great … Continue reading →

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