Milk and Honey / Rupi Kaur / 202 pages / Anthology

Milk and Honey is a collection of poems that are structured in a simple manner,

usually

with one

or two

words per

line.

It dives into topics on falling in and/or out of love, what it means to be a woman, and how one can overcome some of the most cynical moments of her life.

I loved these poems— I had to listen to the audiobook a second time because I wanted to remember some of them.  The ones on healing and coming hand-to-hand with fellow women were the most powerful, and had made me reflect back on myself and what I could do to become a better person.  Give it a listen, folks, 'cause I'm recommending it to all of you!

The Story of Arthur Truluv/Elizabeth Berg/218 pages

This is the story of lonely people who find friendship and "family" with unexpected individuals.  Arthur Moses is an elderly widower grieving his dead wife.  He has lunch every day at the cemetery sitting in a chair at his wife's grave and talking to her.  Maddy Harris is a high school student who is a misfit at her school.  Her mother died when she was a baby and her father is distant and unloving towards her.  Maddy is a very sad girl who has never fit in with other children at school.  Lucille is Arthur's neighbor.  She is overweight, a wonderful cook, and never been married.  Each character's story is heart wrenching and their journey of coming together is heart warming.  An interesting note is that the book does not have chapters.  A space indicates the change to a different character.