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The Dry Grass of August
The Dry Grass of August
by Anna Jean Mayhew
Truth (12/13/2011)
This novel could have been a true story of a family, so accurate in it's depiction of segregation and the dysfunction of families trying to control lives and profits.

It is a well written reflection of the 1950's south; ugly prejudices woven into a series of true events …more
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake: A Novel
by Jenny Wingfield
You Can't Go Home Again (7/17/2011)
"The Homecoming of Samuel Lake" is a well told family tale with characters I came to care about; what will happen to each of them?; how will their individual lives impact the other family members?

Tom Wolfe once stated "You can't go home again," and while this is not true …more
Friendship Bread
Friendship Bread: A Novel
by Darien Gee
Friendship Bread Rises to the Occasion (3/9/2011)
Delightful glimpse into the families in a small town, and how the introduction of Friendship Bread impacts their lives Whether it is the person making the bread or receiving the bread, their lives are altered and the small town ultimately makes their town rather famous!

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The Philosophical Breakfast Club
The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World
by Laura J. Snyder
Philosophers Who Would be Scientists (1/25/2011)
"The Philosophical Breakfast Club," is a stretch for a title in my estimation. While the four philosophers/scientists do have breakfast together early in their academic lives, their connection is more scientific in that they encourage each others efforts in their areas of …more
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe
by Glynis Ridley
Masquerade on the High Seas (1/22/2011)
I was hoping that this would be a first person historical novel, but was delighted to find that the third person historic revelations were fascinating and led to a more thorough expose' of the connections to the explorers and their travels and travails.

Jeanne Baret's …more
Raising Wrecker
Raising Wrecker: A Novel
by Summer Wood
Wrecker the Transformer and Transformed (11/4/2010)
With the number of children in the social services system today, this portrayal of the life of "Wrecker" is an important read.

Wrecker fell in with relations who were all trying to solve the problems in their own lives, fairs better than many of the children who find …more
The True Memoirs of Little K
The True Memoirs of Little K: A Novel
by Adrienne Sharp
War and Peace (9/13/2010)
If you have read "War and Peace", you have read the prologue to "Little K's" memoir.

I found this memoir filled with details of the opulent era of the Russian Imperial Ballet, fascinating. Following her life as a dancer and as the mistress of Tsar Nikolai Romanov, was …more
An Eagle Named Freedom
An Eagle Named Freedom: My True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Jeff Guidry
Shared Recovery (4/29/2010)
For anyone who has seen an eagle soar, the unfolding of the friendship of this elegant bird with the author is thrilling. For anyone who hasn't had the joy of seeing the mature bald eagle with its crown of white, this is a touching introduction.

The story of Freedom's …more
Daughters of the Witching Hill
Daughters of the Witching Hill: A Novel
by Mary Sharratt
Good and Evil (3/7/2010)
"Daughters of the Witching Hill" is a historical novel that brings life to the seven women and two men who are accused of witchcraft. The stories are brought to life by Mother Demdike (Bess Southerns) and her granddaughter, Alizon. Mother Demdike sets the stage for …more
Arcadia Falls
Arcadia Falls
by Carol Goodman
Fairy Tales Can Come True (12/21/2009)
Reading Arcadia Falls was consuming and rewarding, reminiscent of the magic and witchery in the novels of Alice Hoffman.

In Goodman's latest novel, she deftly weaves a fairy tale into the story of the founders of a school in Arcadia Falls, and the current population at the …more
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