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The Things That Keep Us Here: A Novel
by Carla Buckley
Lots of Plot (11/16/2009)
The plot was a roller coaster ride and I couldn't wait to get to the end to find out what happened. However, the characters were stereotyped, the descriptions minimal, and the writing choppy. Read it as a "beach read" or a substitute for a "made for tv movie," but don'tmore
Baking Cakes in Kigali
by Gaile Parkin
Baking cakes in Rwanda but so much more... (10/23/2009)
In a manner much like Alexander McCall Smith, Gaile Parkin gives vignettes of life in Africa (Rwanda). Angel bakes cakes to sell from her home; the stories revolve around her customers and deal with AIDS, frustrations with societal moires, marital conflict, and women'smore
Blame: A Novel
by Michelle Huneven
A Tale of Guilt and Redemption (10/23/2009)
A very interesting psychological study of alcohol/drug addiction, prison, guilt, redemption, and family dynamics, plus a darned good plot to carry it along. The author knows personally about all of the above, or else she has done an excellent job of researching her topics. Well worth reading.
The Possibility of Everything
by Hope Edelman
The Possibility of Everything (7/22/2009)
In a memoir which reads like a novel, complete with satisfying character development, rising action, and climax, Hope Edelman tells about the brief period in her life when she went to Belize to seek an unorthodox healing experience for her three year old daughter. The bookmore
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