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The Aviator's Wife
The Aviator's Wife
by Melanie Benjamin
A 20th Century Flight (1/7/2013)
I was first captivated by Melanie Benjamin's writing while reading her debut novel "Alice I Have Been". Her work seamlessly merges historical fiction and biopic - it takes you straight to other times, into other places and reintroduces you to someone maybe you thought you …more
The Forgetting Tree
The Forgetting Tree: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
A Beautiful and Tangled Orchard (8/14/2012)
Right within the first 20-30 pages the reader will be drawn irresistibly into an ever-changing orchard of characters from differing backgrounds and cultures facing inexorable desires, devastating losses and dark fears. So many stories within stories. . . Tatiana Soli’s rich …more
Afterwards
Afterwards: A Novel
by Rosamund Lupton
Afterwards - Doesn't Eclipse Her First Novel! (5/15/2012)
I very much enjoyed Rosamund Lupton’s first novel Sister which came out last year – a literary thriller which hooked me immediately. So I was expecting great things from her second novel! Afterwards’ paranormal exploration of a mother and daughter, both hospitalized and …more
The Starboard Sea
The Starboard Sea: A Novel
by Amber Dermont
Writing wonderful; story less wonderful (2/28/2012)
My final sum up on this debut novel of Amber Dermont: Her ability to write extremely well is unmarred. Her very deft play with language in many of her sailing and racing descriptions -wonderful. But her portrayal of the main character, Jason Prosper, became so convoluted, …more
That Deadman Dance
That Deadman Dance: A Novel
by Kim Scott
Missed Connections (11/21/2011)
After reading the prologue and being quite taken by the both language and the images, I could almost touch the rugged Australian coast, so close and so vivid in Scott’s words. I was expecting to like this novel very much. And parts of the book brought nineteenth century …more
The Night Circus
The Night Circus: A Novel
by Erin Morgenstern
A Most Pleasurable Escape (7/21/2011)
The Night Circus brought me completely back to long-gone childhood days: settling in the big chair with a pile of books borrowed from the library, picking up one, curling up and completely losing myself into a wondrous faraway place populated with intense and captivating …more
A Good Hard Look
A Good Hard Look: A Novel
by Ann Napolitano
195 p. GOOD; 99 p. HARD and 35 p. LOOK! (5/7/2011)
I first read this novel over a month ago, and then also read another half dozen books and so unfortunately lost track of the finer points. So I've just re-read it - and I am very glad I did. Some books are simply born to be re-read, and then probably read again!

Very much …more
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul: A Novel
by Deborah Rodriguez
Fiction Prevails! (11/24/2010)
About a month before I started A Cup of Friendship, I read Deborah Rodriguez’ earlier memoir, Kabul Beauty School. I remember enjoying the first half, but struggling to maintain interest throughout the rest of the book. I believe Deborah Rodriguez was able to achieve far …more
Juliet
Juliet
by Anne Fortier
A Thoroughly Magical Read (7/14/2010)
Wow - Juliet is one of those amazing debut novels you will be so glad you that did not pass up! This quest-filled historical romance has a shining combination of magic, mystery and romance all told with scintillating humor and contemporary zing!
The Map of True Places
The Map of True Places
by Brunonia Barry
The Map of True Places (4/28/2010)
This is a very hard book to put down once you start reading and I liked it far better than Barry’s first book, The Lace Reader. Perhaps because for me the magical realism within The Map of True Places carried a bit more realism than fantasy. Zee Finch, with her funny name …more
Arcadia Falls
Arcadia Falls
by Carol Goodman
Magic and mystery with complicated fairy tale undertones (1/7/2010)
Up until now I haven’t read any of Carol Goodman’s novels, and have always wanted to because of reviews and praise heaped on her earlier works. I certainly began reading Arcadia Falls with a strong anticipation for an intriguing mix of magic and mystery with complicated …more
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