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The Space Between Us: A Novel
by Thrity Umrigar
FANTASTIC!!! (3/1/2011)
Thrity Umrigar's "SPACE BETWEEN US" is a novel of moral integrity, social/class division, emotional isolation, profound passion and intimacy.



Ms. Umrigar has given us an achingly beautiful, mesmerizing and engrossing story of culture, intimacy and bonding between social
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The Memory Palace: A Memoir
by Mira Bartok
Such Sadness (2/28/2011)
Mira and her sister Natalia, grow up under the veil of their mother’s madness. Norma was a schizophrenic often given to crazy outbursts, physical attacks on the girls, strings of verbal vulgarity, and generally making a nuisance of herself. Norma showed up at theirmore
The Camel Bookmobile
by Masha Hamilton
A Camel Bookmobile...Fantastic! (2/24/2011)
Fiona Sweeney is a 36-year-old librarian from New York. She decides, somewhat naively, to move to Garissa, Kenya in Africa in the hope of educating the children and adults of small villages dotting the vast landscape through reading books and learning English. Of course,more
The Flying Carpet of Small Miracles: A Woman's Fight to Save Two Orphans
by Hala Jaber
Captivating!! (2/21/2011)
The Flying Carpet of Small Miracles is such an enchanting and captivating story. The writing was so vivid that I felt as though I was Hala and experiencing what she was. I could see the devastation the bombs had created, could see the injured and burned children and heardmore
Sold
by Patricia McCormick
Wonderful Novel!! (2/21/2011)
The innocence with which Lakshmi, a 13-year-old girl, is lead into prostitution is truly heartbreaking. Lakshmi lives with her Ama, stepfather, baby brother and her precious goat, Tali in a small village in Nepal. Her days are filled with chores, caring for her cucumbers,more
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua
Chinese Parenting or Western Parenting? (2/19/2011)
Chinese parenting or Western parenting – which one is better? I never really gave much thought in the past about any specific differences between the two styles. I did, however realize that a lot of Asian children seem to be more ‘gifted’ academically, technologically, andmore
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman
Beautiful Novel!! (2/18/2011)
If I Stay is a tear-jerker that will illicit emotions about things buried deep inside you. There are so many words I could use to describe this story: inspiring, funny, visceral, humbling, touching, powerful, sad but yet calming.

Young Mia is a cellist who lives with hermore
The Things That Keep Us Here: A Novel
by Carla Buckley
Grabs You and Pulls You In! (2/13/2011)
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW!

Ann and Peter Brooks have two daughters: twelve-year-old Kate and seven-year-old Maddie who live in the comfortable suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Their baby, William, had died causing unspeakable grief for Ann and Petermore

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