Cheryl Smith Bryan

The well-known friendship and bonds of loyalty between Jane Austen and her older sister Cassandra are celebrated and explored in this novel by Hornby ( All Together Now). Beyond her fierce devotion to Jane and the loss of her fiancé Tom Fowle, who had been her father’s curate, little is known of Cassandra’s life. We begin with Cassandra in her 60s, having dedicated herself to preserving her sister’s reputation, two decades after Jane’s death.

May 23, 2018 How is your intentionality? Try this exercise:  close your eyes and count to 20 slowly. Stay focused on the count and don’t allow your subconscious to do the counting. Sounds easy, right? Now, do it again and start over every time you are distracted by another thought. That is much more challenging for most of us. The Power of Adrenalin How long can you go without checking your phone?