What better way to spend a Saturday, other than cuddled up on the couch watching Parenthood and writing...it only gets better because I am writing about books. The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant If you are in the mood for magnificent storytelling, this is the only thing you need. I wish, I yearn , to write like Diamant. How she crafted this story of past, present and future so flawlessly is beyond me. First, I have to start with why this book caught my eye, besides the fact that it was featured in People and all of my Goodreads recommendations. Anita Diamant is the author of The Red Tent , which is an unexpected favorite of mine that I read a couple years ago. So I knew there was a big chance I would love this book as well. The Boston Girl opens with Addie Baum, a woman in her eighties, who has just been asked by her granddaughter "what made you the woman you are today?" and Addie starts to tell her story. Addie Baum grew up in the ea