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The Wives of Henry Oades
The Wives of Henry Oades: A Novel
by Johanna Moran
One Wife Too Many! (12/4/2009)
Well written story of family and female friendship. Strong characters and interesting story line work well. Great read!!
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
by Kate Grenville
The Lieutenant (9/23/2009)
Kate Grenville does an excellent job of writing in a 1800's Englishman's voice. Daniel Rooke and others travel from England to New South Wales. Daniel, a student of math, astronomy and languages, goes to study weather and the nighttime skies. Though an outsider in a strange …more
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper
by Paul Harris
Impressive Debut (2/25/2009)
I had my doubts about liking this book - Sierra Leone, murder and child soldiers, but the author does an excellent job of capturing the readers interest immediately. The Secret Keeper is a fast read with interesting characters and a satisfying conclusion. Well done!
Something Like Beautiful
Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother's Story
by Asha Bandele
Something Like Beautiful (12/1/2008)
One Single Mother's Story is Asha Bandele's memoir dealing with motherhood.

She fell in love and married a prisoner serving a 20 to life sentence. A memoir ensued.

She got pregnant and had a beautiful baby girl. Another memoir.

Asha is adopted and has issues with her birth …more
Shoot the Lawyer Twice
Shoot the Lawyer Twice: A Rep and Melissa Pennyworth Mystery
by Michael Bowen
Shoot Me Twice (8/6/2008)
If I have to read any more Bowen / Pennyworth novels. They're far too clever for me.

Michael Bowen appears to be a very smart man and wants to share his brilliance with his readers, but I can't say I appreciate his efforts. His characters, Lawyer Rep Pennyworth and Professor …more
Findings
Findings: Faye Longchamp Mysteries, No. 4
by Mary Anna Evans
I Found Findings To Be (5/7/2008)
A good read. It's the fourth in Mary Anna Evans's Faye Longchamp mystery series. I'm not familiar with the author or the series, so I read the book with no strong feelings for characters and their histories. I can't say I came away with any either.

The story was …more
The Palace of Illusions
The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Palace of Illusions (2/29/2008)
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni writes of a girl becoming a woman in the 3rd Age of Man in the novel The Palace of Illusions. Princess Panchaali is destined to become queen and the book is about the long journey of life. The story deals with fate, conscience, power of voice, …more
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