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The Seven O'Clock Club
The Seven O'Clock Club
by Amelia Ireland
Refreshing, inspirational, pageturner (10/30/2024)
Grief, not the easiest of topics, comes full circle in this book. Well written, four people in the depths of grief, each with a heart catching story, come together with a therapist who has sought them out to work thru their pain. Little by little we come to know each of the …more
The Last Russian Doll
The Last Russian Doll
by Kristen Loesch
Russian History thru the eyes of dolls (10/11/2022)
The Last Russian Doll is an epic look at what Russia was like from 1917 to present. It is told from different characters who lived and are living this history. I found the book attempted too much and at times it was hard to follow the story line. Development of the …more
River Sing Me Home
River Sing Me Home
by Eleanor Shearer
Terrific story (9/7/2022)
From the first time you meet Rachel her strength and determination will be an example of the human spirit and its ability to carry on no matter how hard the task. I couldn't stop reading this story and thinking about it after reading each chapter. Three things make, for me, …more
The Lost Notebook of Edouard Manet
The Lost Notebook of Edouard Manet: A Novel
by Maureen Gibbon
Keeping company with Manet (6/22/2021)
An insightful look inside the mind of the famous artist, I kept waiting for each page to see how he was doing with his illness and how he was going to select what to sketch and paint. His thoughts on his contemporary friends was very interesting and at times amusing. The …more
The Plot
The Plot
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
What a plot it is! (6/5/2021)
Great read, twists all thru the story and the story within the story. Truly was a book I couldn’t put down. Excellent writing keep the flow going the entire time.
Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights: A Novel
by Joshua Henkin
Lack of depth dealing with demenita (4/19/2021)
How to tell you about this book. It tries to deal with a loved one getting dementia and how it affects those in the family and others that were part of his world. That being said, I thought the overall story dealt lightly with each person, the professor who had dementia, …more
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
Amazing story of a woman who creates a world class library while holding onto a dangerous secret (2/13/2021)
This story of an amazing woman you probably have never hear of.

Bella da Costa Greene is an accomplished librarian with a dark, dangerous secret. J.P. Morgan chose her to help him build a library of priceless books and manuscripts and she excelled at locating rare works and …more
At the Edge of the Haight
At the Edge of the Haight
by Katherine Seligman
Life on the edge (10/12/2020)
Living in the Haight, Maddy and her friend/boyfriend Ash spend their days mostly just surviving A keen sense of how the area works, how the police operate, where there is free food and shelter, they move thru their lives in fear of people and others in the Haight. Maddy …more
A Girl is A Body of Water
A Girl is A Body of Water
by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Endearing portrait of growing up in Uganda (7/18/2020)
A Girl is a Body of Water, you drop her in and she finds her depth. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to all my bookclub friends.

Kirabo, a twelve year old Ugandan girl, grows into a young adult. She has to struggle with traditional roles and modern roles, between history …more
The Book of Longings
The Book of Longings
by Sue Monk Kidd
What if??? (5/16/2020)
This book was so very interesting from the very start till the end, couldn't put it down and thought about it a lot when not reading. What if Jesus was married? What if his brother in law was Judas? What if he lived a very normal, poor life until his ministry began? These …more
Redhead by the Side of the Road
Redhead by the Side of the Road
by Anne Tyler
Second chances (4/13/2020)
Micah Mortimer, aka the Tech Hermit, is just living out his life, mostly clueless, This is a wonderful book for our times, full of truths, and half-truths about our lives. I just felt it was uplifting and a really good read.
The Stone Girl
The Stone Girl: A Novel
by Dirk Wittenborn
Girl Power=Stone Girl (4/10/2020)
From a terrible rape that goes unreported comes a tale of intrigue, murder, revenge, and justice. The list of characters is long but the main women are Flo, Evie, Lulu, and Chloe. The plot is amazingly full of twist and turns I never saw coming. I am not a big fan of …more
The Kinship of Secrets
The Kinship of Secrets
by Eugenia Kim
Two sisters, two worlds many secrets (10/20/2018)
In 1948 a Korean family decides to move to the United States to find better opportunities than there are in Korea. Najin and Calvin Cho take their adopted daughter, Miran, leaving their biological daughter Inja with Najin's brother and the rest of the family. The Korean war …more
A Place for Us
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Family at its authentic best (3/20/2018)
I loved this book, it is very well written and the story is authentic. The author captures the essence of each member of an Indian Muslim family, the father and mother moving to California from India and the children all born in America. We meet the family at a wedding of …more
If I Forget You
If I Forget You
by Thomas Christopher Greene
Poignant love story (3/31/2016)
Two people, two views, one love story, a well written and compelling read. This is not the genre I usually read but I found myself reading on and on till I finished it in one day, the story moving along fast. I couldn't wait to see what would happen. It is well written, …more
The Dark Lady's Mask
The Dark Lady's Mask
by Mary Sharratt
A Muse for the Century (2/14/2016)
This is one of the best historical fiction book I have read. The story of Aemilia Bassano Lanier is one of hardship, talent, and incredible courage - especially for a woman living in Elizabethan times. Add Will Shakespeare to the story and I was set to wondering which of …more
Among the Ten Thousand Things
Among the Ten Thousand Things: A Novel
by Julia Pierpont
True to life (10/14/2015)
This is a sad but realistic story of life in artistic NYC. It was a good read.
Circling the Sun
Circling the Sun: A Novel
by Paula McLain
A fearless lady to be admired (5/22/2015)
Beryl is a courageous women in Kenya in 1920. Abandoned by her mother, raised by a father and a nearby tribe, she shows her grit and develops a sense of self worth that takes her through life.

The society in British Kenya was that of wealth, parties, and gossip. After …more
Whispering Shadows
Whispering Shadows
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Shadows of lives continue to haunt us. (1/28/2015)
Fate has a way of leading you thru this story filled with twists and turns you don't see coming. Paul Leibovitz is still grieving the death of his young son and is not looking to get involved with anything or anyone. He has lived in Hong Kong for a long time, speaks the …more
The Same Sky
The Same Sky
by Amanda Eyre Ward
Same sky, two separate stories (11/14/2014)
Loved this book.

Alice and her husband live in Texas. They want to adopt a child more than anything but so many things need to be worked out.

Carla is a eleven year old living in Honduras who needs to make decisions even an adult would find hard. On her own with a younger …more
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