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The Little Italian Hotel
The Little Italian Hotel: A Novel
by Phaedra Patrick
Healing with Heartbroken Strangers (4/11/2023)
When I first started "The Little Italian Hotel" by Phaedra Patrick I was preparing myself for a 'same old, same old' plot, but looking for an Italian experience anyway. But the main character's generosity turned the story around, as well as the lives of three heartbroken …more
Metropolis
Metropolis: A Novel
by B. A. Shapiro
Life in and of a Storage Warehouse (4/16/2022)
Some years ago I accidentally stumbled on The Art Forger by B A. Shapiro and became a fan of the author and the book. So I was pleased to be selected to read and review "Metropolis".

I will never drive by a storage warehouse again without imagining the lives of the lessees, …more
The Scribe of Siena
The Scribe of Siena
by Melodie Winawer
Delightful Historical Fiction Set in Tuscany (4/24/2017)
I am delighted to review "The Scribe of Siena". Author Melodie Winawer introduced me to a subject of which I knew nothing, the plague in 1300 Italy. She used time travel so effectively to accomplish this, that I overcame my dislike of this method. Also, it is so very …more
Doing Harm
Doing Harm
by Kelly Parsons
Doing Harm (11/26/2013)
I do not usually read books known as "thrillers" but I sure am glad I read this one. I was immediately drawn into this story of a resident surgeon practicing at an illustrious east coast hospital, hoping to be invited onto it's permanent staff when he finally finishes his …more
Songs of Willow Frost
Songs of Willow Frost
by Jamie Ford
Songs of Willow Frost (8/1/2013)
I was thrilled to see Jamie Ford's second novel "Songs of Willow Frost" as a First Impressions book. I absolutely loved his first novel, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" so was apprehensive that "Songs" would not live up to "Hotel.

I was not disappointed! The …more
The Art Forger
The Art Forger
by B. A. Shapiro
The Art Forger bu B. A. Shapiro (9/12/2012)
I found this book to be very enjoyable. I am not an artist, but a lover of art, so the details about how a masterpiece was reproduced were of great interest to me. Also the twists and turns that the story took kept me reading into the night. The author certainly knew or …more
Across Many Mountains
Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom
by Yangzom Brauen
Across Many Mountains (8/11/2011)
I enjoyed this book because it informed me about the plight of the Tibetan people under Chinese domination and about the Buddhist way of living. It is written in a straight forward manner and could be classified as a young adult book. I would like to see it receive plenty …more
The Kitchen Daughter
The Kitchen Daughter: A Novel
by Jael McHenry
The Kitchen Daughter (3/20/2011)
I particularly enjoyed The Kitchen Daughter because of the typical interaction between sisters in an atypical situation, the agony suffered by siblings from the death of a parent, and the struggle to do what's right with what's left. Being a foodie, the recipes and …more
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