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The Women with Silver Wings
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
by Katherine Sharp Landdeck
The Women With Silver Wings (1/9/2020)
I was a small child in the early 1940's when World War 2 began. My Dad and two of my uncles enlisted to serve in the war. And so I appreciated having been able to read this book.
The young women, all flyers and the men as well, were eager to help our country despite the …more
Remembrance
Remembrance
by Rita Woods
Remembrance (10/13/2019)
Leader of Remembrance, Mother Abigail, a truly special woman, built a sanctuary, called Remembrance for the runaway slaves on their flight to Freedom. This is a captivating story of living in freedom until "Slavers" invade their home, and wreak havoc on the their sanctuary, …more
The Kennedy Debutante
The Kennedy Debutante
by Kerri Maher
The Kennedy Debutant (6/5/2018)
I have been a fan of the Kennedys for a long time, and well remember the day when JFK was elected President of the US! While I knew that Kathleen Kennedy had died in a plane crash many years before, I knew very little about "Kick"until reading this book...I realize that …more
The Summer Wives
The Summer Wives
by Beatriz Williams
The Summer Wives (5/2/2018)
I was excited to receive an ARC of The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams, and was charmed to realize the book was about a family of Portuguese descent, because I too am of Portuguese heritage. I don't live on the coast of Connecticut, but I was born on the coast of Southeast …more
Seven Days of Us
Seven Days of Us: A Novel
by Francesca Hornak
Seven Days of Us (5/8/2017)
This is a charming, funny book that the reader will enjoy. Olivia, the oldest daughter of the Birch family, is a doctor working in Liberia caring for patients who have contracted the "Haag Virus". She is returning home to her family to spend the Christmas holidays, her …more
The Book of Summer
The Book of Summer
by Michelle Gable
Cliff House (3/8/2017)
My Dad came from Nantucket, and my siblings and I were able to spend a great deal of time on the Island, and for that, we all have an abiding love for that wonderful place and much appreciation for our beloved Nantucket family for giving us the opportunity.

In The Book of …more
The Barrowfields
The Barrowfields
by Phillip Lewis
The Borrowfields (2/6/2017)
Henry Aster was a good man, really. He loved his wife and cherished his children. He was also a failed writer, and perhaps it led to his depression, and what happened after.
His son, Henry, Jr. returns to the family home and finds he is ready to accept his father's death.
…more
Rise
Rise: How a House Built a Family
by Cara Brookins
Inkwell Manor (10/7/2016)
Cara Bookins has written an inspiring and heartening memoir. Who would ever think a single mother (who left an abusive marriage) along with her four young children, would ever think of building their new home together, all 3000 plus square feet of it! That they succeeded in …more
Karolina's Twins
Karolina's Twins
by Ronald H. Balson
Karolina's Twins (7/6/2016)
What I liked about this book was the way the author depicted the young Jewish women: having to live their lives in fear of being sent away, of the losses of their homes, and families, as well as being hungry and living in dire circumstances.
I did, however, feel that the …more
Miss Jane
Miss Jane
by Brad Watson
Excellent! (3/23/2016)
Miss Jane, written by Brad Watson, blew me away! It was that good! Jane is a special, wonderful person who was born with a genital deformity, and about how she lives her life coping with a problem that couldn't be "fixed" in the early 20th century.

The characters, from the …more
Ashes of Fiery Weather
Ashes of Fiery Weather
by Kathleen Donohoe
A Fond Memory (3/5/2016)
Several years before 9/11, my husband and I moved to a small town in NJ. We became good friends with a couple originally from Brooklyn who maintained close ties with their old friends, some of whom were from the NYFD. My favorite memory is a New Years Eve party at our …more
The Two-Family House
The Two-Family House
by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Family Secret (10/31/2015)
In The Two-Family House, two wives are married to two brothers-they are as close as any family can be. One family has 4 daughters, and the other 3 sons. While each mother craves a child of the opposite sex, they live intertwined lives. One wintry, snowy night, however, …more
The Things We Keep
The Things We Keep
by Sally Hepworth
Bittersweet novel (9/10/2015)
When I was 38 I worried about a lot of things, but never did I ever think of getting "younger" onset Alzheimer's Disease at that time. Today, I am 30 years older, and every time I forget a word or misplace something, it is on my mind...am I getting "it"? But to read about …more
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
by Matthew Dicks
Easy read (6/2/2015)
No one is more surprised than Caroline, a quiet unassuming person, when she suddenly blurts out a 4-letter expletive at the PTO President at the local high school. After she realizes what she has done, she decides to make a trip, along with her very smart, too sassy …more
Between the Tides
Between the Tides
by Susannah Marren
Not a feel good novel (3/30/2015)
It took me until the climax of Between the Tides to really "get into" this novel. I did not care for any of the main characters: Charles, the ambitious and very arrogant husband of Lainie , an artist, who is consumed with her talent, Jess, Lainie's old friend, who is filled …more
The Sweetheart Deal
The Sweetheart Deal
by Polly Dugan
Enjoyable read (2/2/2015)
The Sweetheart Deal by Polly Dugan, is an interesting book about love, grief, friendship and family. Leo, a firefighter, loses his life in a skiing accident, devastating his wife, Audrey and their children. The family grieve and struggle with the help of Leo's best friend …more
Blue Stars
Blue Stars
by Emily Gray Tedrowe
Gritty and harrowing... (12/6/2014)
Blue Stars by Emily Gray Tedrowe is the gritty and harrowing story of two women, Ellen and Lacey, whose son ( legal ward) and husband are both grievously injured in Iraq. The women meet at Walter Reed Army Hospital amidst all the horror of seeing their loved ones suffer. …more
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
Difficult read, wonderful book (9/19/2014)
Set during the German occupation of France during WWII, The Nightingale, is about two young sisters who put their lives in constant danger dealing with the Nazis.

Isabelle, the younger sister, impetuous and daring, joins the Resistance at the age of 19. In the meantime, …more
That Summer
That Summer
by Lauren Willig
That Summer (4/11/2014)
I've always harbored a secret dream of inheriting an old house filled with treasures ( not likely!), so I quite enjoyed the fact of Julia having to go through all that was left to her by her aunt...turns out there were discoveries dating back to 1839 , including finding the …more
Glitter and Glue
Glitter and Glue: A Memoir
by Kelly Corrigan
Glitter and Glue (12/10/2013)
Kelly Corrigan's mother would tell her that "your father is the glitter but I am the glue." This delightful book is a paean to her mother after finally discovering her mother was truly the "glue" in her life. This is Corrigan's 3rd book, and while her first, The Middle …more
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