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When women think about getting married, one of the things at the top of the list is the wedding dress. Jeffrey Zaslow, captures the mystique of the wedding dress in his new book, The Magic Room, but goes well beyond the dress as he follows real brides through their journeys to the altar. There are tales of sorrow, lost loves, broken dreams, injuries and even some deaths catalogued among the stories.  Each bride featured in the book has an interesting story about her family and her road to the bridal shop. Zaslow follows each bride and how she chooses her gown.  Read more >

I recently found one of my sorority sisters on Facebook. I hadn't spoken to her in over 15 years and had no idea what she had been doing, where she had been living, if she had a family. Well, I found out and it saddened me. She is a mother of two beautiful children, one who died at the age of 9 from brain cancer. I decided to write to her asking if she would tell part of her story for my readers. Boy, did she talk. About life with her son, her daughter, her husband. How her son would help others in the hospital while he, himself, was receiving treatments. A selfless child.  Read more >