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Soy Sauce for Beginners
Soy Sauce for Beginners
by Kirstin Chen
Not so great... (9/29/2013)
I must be getting old because I found this book to be too "chick lit" for me. Gretchen, at least for the better half of the book, was unlikeable and self-centered. The best part of Soy Sauce for Beginners was learning how soy sauce was made!
Songs of Willow Frost
Songs of Willow Frost
by Jamie Ford
Jamie Ford's second book (7/1/2013)
Jamie Ford has written another excellent book. That being said, however, it was one of the saddest books I've read...the poverty in the time of the Great Depression, the prejudices that existed against the Asian American communities, the cruelty of the step father of Willow, …more
The Lion in the Lei Shop
The Lion in the Lei Shop
by Kaye Starbird
The Lion in the Lei Shop (5/17/2013)
The Lion in the Lei Shop by Kaye Starbird is one in a series of novels called "Book Lust Discoveries"...these are novels that had been published between 1960 and 2000, were out of print, but chosen for reprint by NPR commentator, Nancy Pearl because they were such good …more
The Laws of Gravity
The Laws of Gravity
by Liz Rosenberg
The Laws of Gravity (4/12/2013)
This is a riveting novel about 2 cousins, Ari and Nicole-best friends from childhood. They grow up, marry and have children. Nicole discovers she has life threatening cancer, and her only chance is cord blood that Ari has banked. What will happen is what no close knit …more
Walk Me Home
Walk Me Home
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Walk Me Home (4/4/2013)
Two young girls, in fear of being sent to foster care, walk away from their home after their mother has died in order to search for the mother's ex boyfriend. This is the story of their journey on foot with little more than the clothes on their backs through New Mexico and …more
Palisades Park
Palisades Park
by Alan Brennert
Palisades Park (2/16/2013)
Palisades Park is Alan Brennert's third novel, all of which I have read, and, while Molokai was very much my favorite, I found this to be a wonderful history of the Park as well as an entertaining story of the Stopka family whose lives were interwoven throughout the book. …more
With or Without You
With or Without You: A Memoir
by Domenica Ruta
WITH OR WITHOUT YOU (11/18/2012)
You will love it, you will hate it, you will even despair, but no matter how you feel, you will be in thrall of this young woman's life and how she turns it around. She was born to a drug-addicted mother who, incredibly, turned her daughter into one as well when she was a …more
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND (6/2/2012)
Elena Ferrante's novel, is a wonderful journey of life in the 1950's in and around the city of Naples, Italy. At that time, for many of the citizenry, it is a life or poverty and need, yet it is also about strong family bonds and friendships.
The narrator is Elena Greco, aka …more
The First Warm Evening of the Year
The First Warm Evening of the Year: A Novel
by Jamie M. Saul
The First Warm Evening of the Year (4/13/2012)
Like a mystery story, The First Warm Evening of the Year, held me in its trance. It is a love story, but unlike most romances, it is poignant, heart-rending and suspenseful. Saul's wonderfully crafted characterizations, and his ability to write with compassion and elegance …more
Losing Clementine
Losing Clementine: A Novel
by Ashley Ream
LOSING CLEMENTINE (2/1/2012)
Clementine, a depressed, flip, extremely talented artist is planning her demise within one month's time. She sets out to tie up loose ends, and in do doing, learns more about herself than she realized. What would have ordinarily been a dark story, considering the theme, …more
Arcadia
Arcadia: A Novel
by Lauren Groff
Arcadia (12/6/2011)
I was a young married woman with a family in the 60's when communes, "free love" and drugs became the "thing" to do. I think, perhaps, that is one reason why I did not much enjoy Arcadia. I must admit that Gross's prose is quite excellent but it wasn't enough for me.
Proof of Heaven
Proof of Heaven: A Novel
by Mary Curran Hackett
Proof of Heaven (8/27/2011)
Proof of Heaven is a story about a single mother whose strong Catholic faith pushes her to search for a solution or miracle to save her terminally ill son. Colm, "pronounced Col-um", is the wonderful little boy who knows he may die soon and desperately wants to meet his …more
Heat Wave
Heat Wave: A Novel
by Nancy Thayer
Heat Wave (4/30/2011)
Since I spent much of my youth on Nantucket many years ago, I was truly interested in reading Nancy Thayer's new book. I was disappointed, initially, that this was going to be a bit of a "fluff" book: 30 something women who lived well on Nantucket socializing and stealing …more
Outside Wonderland
Outside Wonderland: A Novel
by Lorna Jane Cook
Outside Wonderland (2/6/2011)
Outside Wonderland is an imaginative novel about a family who has suffered the loss of each of their parents at different times in their youth, and the difficulties they encountered in their adult lives. Unbeknownst to them, the parents are residing in the "Here" ( or …more
Solomon's Oak
Solomon's Oak: A Novel
by Jo-Ann Mapson
Solomon's Oak (9/27/2010)
Solomon's Oak, a one hundred year old tree, is the central focus around which three lonely strangers come together. They each have endured loss and tragedy in their lives.

This is a splendid story about a grieving young widow fighting to hang on to her farm, an angry but …more
The Doctor and the Diva
The Doctor and the Diva: A Novel
by Adrienne McDonnell
THE DOCTOR AND THE DIVA (5/30/2010)
The Doctor and the Diva, Adrienne McDonnell's first novel, is a wonderful read from start to finish. It is inspired by the life of the author's son's paternal great great grandmother who deserted her husband and son to further her career as an operatic singer. This book is …more
Ten Minutes from Home
Ten Minutes from Home: A Memoir
by Beth Greenfield
TEN MINUTES FROM HOME (4/21/2010)
TEN MINUTES FROM HOME, by Beth Greenfield, is a touching memoir about her teenage years after a horrifying accident that killed both her little brother and best friend. Life from then on was of immense grief compounded by her inability to share her feelings with her parents, …more
The Secret of Everything
The Secret of Everything
by Barbara O'Neal
The Secret of Everything (11/11/2009)
Tess Harper, an adventure tour guide, sets out to Las Ladronas in New Mexico, ostensibly to research prospective guided tours in that area, but in actuality ends up searching for her own true identity.

This book is an easy read and enjoyable due to the likable characters …more
Gifts of War
Gifts of War: A Novel
by Mackenzie Ford
Gifts of War (4/1/2009)
MacKenzie Ford is the nom de plume of a well-known British historian, and Gifts of War is his first novel.
It is a page turner about World War I, its tragedies and intrigues, of love and its secrets and deceptions. Ford's historical knowledge shines through, and with this …more
Something Like Beautiful
Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother's Story
by Asha Bandele
Something Like Beautiful (12/4/2008)
This is a memoir about a young woman dealing with depression as well as raising a young child as a single mother. I, initially, had quite a bit of trouble getting into her account of her life which I thought was somewhat overdone. However, the more I continued to read, …more
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