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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir
by Anna Quindlen
"Older' (4/25/2012)
Even though I have 10 years of age on Quinlan, I found the book timely and most personally reflective. As I read chapter after chapter, I underlined many passages and whispered to myself, "how true" and "perfectly said". Quinlan's analysis of the "Resting Age Rate" is so …more
The Darkening Field
The Darkening Field: A Novel
by William Ryan
Unique Thriller (11/13/2011)
As a history buff and recent visitor to the Odessa catacombs, I found The Darkening Field a unique thriller with the backdrop, ever present, of life in Soviet Russia in 1937. It was the time of the Great Terror, a time of a series of campaigns by Joseph Stalin to purge the …more
A Box of Darkness
A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage
by Sally Ryder Brady
Compelling (1/1/2011)
I found "Box of Darkness" an enthralling and compelling portrait of a marriage. Surely, and hopefully, it's writing has been a catharsis for the author and wife in the marriage, Sally Ryder Brady. I found the characters most fascinating and the book well written..read it in …more
Snowdrops
Snowdrops: A Novel
by A.D. Miller
Wildly Interesting, Riveting Read (11/27/2010)
"Snowdrops" is a wildly interesting, riveting read. I highly recommend it to all. Written as an explanation and, I believe, a possible apology to his present day fiancee, Nick Platt, an English attorney, sets forth his old life in Moscow, his "old life without a seat belt".

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The True Memoirs of Little K
The True Memoirs of Little K: A Novel
by Adrienne Sharp
A Historical Rollercoaster (9/15/2010)
A recent trip to Russia prompted an intense study of "all things Russian", particularly those final tragic years of the Romanov dynasty. What a clever and entertaining way to live those years through the eye of the impetuous "Little K", prima ballerina and mistress of …more
The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors
The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors: A Novel
by Michele Young-Stone
Lightning Strikes Perfection (4/27/2010)
The title of this book gives no hint of its literary pleasures. Reminiscence of authors such as Anne Tyler and Connie May Fowler, the first time author, Michele Young-Stone, sweeps us away in an engrossing tale of 2 ordinary young people, bound by the randomness of …more
A Thread of Sky
A Thread of Sky: A Novel
by Deanna Fei
Good, Light Read (4/12/2010)
This is a good, light read as it fails to develop its characters enough to be a really great book. The family of traveling women just did not connect and I was unable to identify with any of them. Sadly, even the travel log portion failed to make me enthusiastic for any …more
The Lotus Eaters
The Lotus Eaters: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
Compelling Story of War (1/12/2010)
Amazing captivating, I found myself immediately drawn into this compelling story of love and war. Page after page was quickly read and absorbed. The feeling of really being there in those bitter years of the Vietnam War was intense. The main characters, Helen Adams, Sam …more
Serena
Serena: A Novel
by Ron Rash
Another Wonderful Read by Ron Rash (9/6/2009)
An excellent book and another wonderful read by Ron Rash. I was hooked from the first page with the colorful description of life in an early 20th Century North Carolina lumber camp, with characters larger than life. All of the elements are there of greed, corruption, murder …more
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