memoir Archives

More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

"My heart is open enough to hold it all.” Author: Molly Roden Winter Molly’s late-night disagreement with her husband opens a door to a new kind of marriage. In More: A Memoir of Open Marriage Molly ostensibly tells the story of encountering freedom in her marriage, but the actual truth of this supposedly ethically non-monogamous relationship seeps from between the chaotic lines of love sought and lost over the Internet and in shady meetups. What we really get is a story of less: a story of gaslighting and a woman trapped in a bad marriage that she desperately wants to both [...]

Frances Carden2025-10-17T13:01:08-07:00October 17th, 2025|Tags: book review, botm, marriage, memoir, Molly Roden Winter, open marriage, read, reading|

Woman In the Polar Night, A

"You must live through the long night, the storms, and the destruction of human pride." Author: Christiane Ritter I was excited when my book club chose A Woman in the Polar Night. Over the last few years, I’ve found a deep connection with memoirs and autobiographies, and I’ve always had a love affair with the forbidding, forgotten places on this planet. After watching John Carpenter’s The Thing as a child (I know, I know), I fell in love with the beautiful, dangerous vistas and the isolation of Antarctica, so I was excited to learn more about Christiane Ritter’s unprecedented adventure to [...]

Frances Carden2025-08-03T11:02:38-07:00August 3rd, 2025|Tags: Artic, book review, Christiane Ritter, memoir, read, reading, Spitsbergen|

Captive in Iran

"Whatever God has planned is what will happen." Authors: Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh are tricked into visiting the Iranian police station, responding to an incorrect notice about a car registration. What happens next is their sudden, vicious imprisonment for being Christians and a 259-day stint in the world’s most notorious prison, Evin. As Captive in Iran unravels, Maryam and Marziyeh share the story of their imprisonment, the deprivations and unexpected moments of connection and hope. They were both given a simple out: renounce Christ and stop sharing Christianity with strangers and they would be [...]

Frances Carden2025-07-14T18:15:11-07:00July 14th, 2025|Tags: book review, Christian, Christianity, evangelism, Iran, memoir, nonfiction, prayer, read, reading|