Misha Crews

Love stories about old houses and family secrets.

I recently finished reading Paulette Jiles’s moving novel News of the World. It is a quietly-told story which nevertheless speaks loudly about the value of kindness, decency, and laughter. As the world begins to bloom anew and we begin to gather again (whether in person or online), this quote rings especially true. I hope the …

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Every year I try to re-read A Christmas Carol (which is my very favorite book), and I am always struck by the following passage, after Scrooge has undergone his famous transformation: “Some people laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh, and little heeded them; for he was wise enough to …

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