Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

It has been nearly 13 years since Frank McCourt publishes Angela’s Ashes. The sad, sweet memoir of his childhood in Ireland, marked by poverty, hunger, and the Catholic Church. His father, Malachy worked very little, and drank most of what he earned. McCourt spent his life listening to his father spin tales and fables, which made life endurable for the children. McCourt writes with a wry wit that makes his miserable childhood easier to read. While the reader feels heartbroken for the family, it is hard not to find the family endearing in their way. ⠀

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If this book has not found its way into your hands in the last 13 years, I can not recommend highly enough that you pick it up now. It has certainly become a modern classic of prose.⠀

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