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The Last Year of the War
The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner
The Last Year Of The War (11/14/2018)
The onset of World War 2 finds two teenage girls, both born in the U.S., but one with parents who had been born in Japan, one with parents born in Germany and now declared undesirable aliens. The girls, Mariko and Elise become close friends in the internment camp to which …more
The Family Tabor
The Family Tabor
by Cherise Wolas
The Family Tabor (4/26/2018)
The adult children are gathering with their parents for the occasion of "The Man of the Decade" award being presented to the father, Harry. Mother is a respected child psychiatrist, the son and one daughter are respected attorneys and the middle child, a daughter, an …more
Only Child
Only Child
by Rhiannon Navin
Only child (12/25/2017)
An unthinkable tragedy has happened to this young family. An event that recent real life disasters have made us (think Sandy Hook) aware of our own vulnerability, happens. There is a mass shooting at the local school.The older son has been killed, the shooter (a young man …more
The Days When Birds Come Back
The Days When Birds Come Back
by Deborah Reed
The Days When Birds Come Back (11/23/2017)
A young woman, trying to climb out of her alcoholism returns to her childhood home. Her aim is to restore the home and adjoining house and come to terms with her past. At the other end of the state is a young couple grieving from the loss of their young twins. The husband …more
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
The Resurrection of Joan Ashbury (6/6/2017)
I seldom give a 5 rating, but the story and the writing held me from the first to last page without my interest flagging at any point. The story starts with a rave review of a novel, just published, by the long absent author, Joan Ashbury. We are then taken on her long …more
My Last Lament
My Last Lament
by James William Brown
My Last Lament (3/15/2017)
Alika is an elderly woman living in a remote village in Greece. The time is now when we meet her, speaking into a recording device. The request has come from a young American researcher who is tracking the practice of lamentation. Alika discovered this gift when she was …more
Tell Me How This Ends Well
Tell Me How This Ends Well
by David Samuel Levinson
Tell Me How This Ends Well (3/6/2017)
A very disfunctional Jewish family is gathering for the Passover holidays at the home of one of the sons in Southern California. The second reason for meeting is the plan to kill their father, disagreeable beyond comprehension. That the story is set five years in the future …more
A Piece of the World
A Piece of the World: A Novel
by Christina Baker Kline
A Piece of the World (12/29/2016)
When Andrew Wyeth comes to Christina's home to paint, her story comes to life. The tale of the hardships of farm life in the early 20th century the role of women of the time, and the distinct class differences is told very clearly. Unless I missed something, the nature of …more
The Tea Planter's Wife
The Tea Planter's Wife
by Dinah Jefferies
The Tea Planter's Wie (7/27/2016)
A very young bride arrives in Ceylon to join her new husband and take up residence on his tea plantation. His first marriage had ended in tragedy, and now we are faced with the uncovering off many secrets and mysteries. I wanted to like this book more than I did. …more
The Dark Lady's Mask
The Dark Lady's Mask
by Mary Sharratt
The Dark Lady's Mask (2/20/2016)
Aemilia, whose family originates in Italy, is orphaned at an early age when her father is discovered to be a secret Jew and executed. She is taken to the estate and educated in the classics by a noblewoman. At age sixteen, she is presented at the court of Queen Elizabeth, …more
The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins
The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins
by Antonia Hodgson
The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins (12/27/2015)
Although I would not place this book in the category of "great", I had a great time reading the adventures of Thomas Hawkins. He is a young man who can't seem to keep himself out of trouble. The author keeps the pace up in her narrative, and it would give too much away by …more
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
by Matthew Dicks
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs (6/9/2015)
The premise of a woman, wife and mother of a teen-age daughter finally speaking up to an adult bully and then reaching back to her youth to confront the perceived bullying that defined her life sounds a little far-fetched. Having said that, Caroline Jacobs does take the …more
Fishbowl
Fishbowl: A Novel
by Bradley Somer
FISHBOWL (5/8/2015)
The reader first meets Ian, a goldfish, as he falls from the 27th floor balcony of the apartment occupied by Connor. We don't find out the reason for his fall until the very last chapter of the book. In the meantime, we do learn about the lives of some of the tenants of …more
A Passion for Paris
A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light
by David Downie
A PASSION FOR PARIS (4/22/2015)
First, I must say, that I fell in love with Paris on my very first visit there many years ago. I fell in love again while reading David McCullough's "The Greater Journey" a few years ago. I thought that was the epitome. David Downie's account of nineteenth century Paris, …more
That Summer
That Summer
by Lauren Willig
that summer (4/26/2014)
Julia inherits a home in London, and, when she goes to examine the property in order to sell, she finds herself enmeshed in a family mystery. Along with finding the circumstances surrounding her late mother's death, she is plunged into the ancient history of her forebears. …more
City of the Sun
City of the Sun
by Juliana Maio
City of the Sun (1/26/2014)
A family consisting of father, brother Erik and sister Maya flee Nazi Germany and find themselves in Cairo as the war is being fought in North Africa. It is 1942 and the war is very close to Egypt. Erik is a scientist with knowledge of the development of atomic weaponry. …more
The Scavenger's Daughters
The Scavenger's Daughters: Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book One
by Kay Bratt
The Scavenger's Daughters (8/10/2013)
The story of a poor man who has survived Mao's "cultural revolution" and goes on to foster many abandoned girls is heartwarming. I did not find the book very well written and awkward in spots. It was also difficult to keep the names of the characters straight. What …more
Close My Eyes
Close My Eyes
by Sophie McKenzie
Close My Eyes (4/11/2013)
The scene opens in the book with a couple going for consult on further fertility measures. We find out that previous ones haven't worked and that Gen had lost a child in stillbirth eight years previously. Art, the husband, is a highly successful businessman, who works in …more
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
by A .X. Ahmad
The Caretaker (4/11/2013)
Ranjit Singh is a former officer in the Indian army. Disgraced after a court martial and prison sentence following a disastrous military operation, he takes his wife and child to the U.S. where he finds work, finally, as a caretaker in Martha's Vineyard. He is in charge of …more
Bone River
Bone River
by Megan Chance
Bone River (11/10/2012)
Leoni Russell lives in the Pacific Northwest during the mid-'80's, where she works with her husband as an ethnologist and oysterman. The work is grueling and the weather is punishing. Her father was an ethnologist as well, and, on his deathbed, made her promise to marry his …more
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