And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
by Stephanie Marie Thornton
For One Brief Shining Moment... (12/7/2019)
This is a fictional account of the private and public life of Jackie Kennedy. Having grown up in the 1960's, I, along with most Americans, was mesmerized by the almost royalty of the First Family . But Jackie was always such an enigma; reserved, cool, elegant and greatly admired. To read this fictional account of her perhaps private thoughts, joys, and sorrows was just delicious!
The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson
The Almost Sisters (6/12/2017)
I loved this novel! It is quirky, funny, and bright. I loved the sisters' relationship with each other, so close, yet so different. This is a story of unplanned pregnancy, aging, dementia, class and racial tensions, all packed into one great read!
The Same Sky
by Amanda Eyre Ward
The Same Sky (11/15/2014)
This is the story of Alice and Carla, both of them on a journey, but very different journeys they are. Their stories are told alternately, until their lives finally intersect. This is a story of motherhood and childhood. It is a story of longing for family. It is a tale of loss, hope, faith, and love. I loved the characters as they found the courage to determine their own futures. This is a timely story also, bringing to life the realities of the plight of many immigrant families trying to come to the U.S. In the hopes of a better life. I really liked this novel.
The Deepest Secret
by Carla Buckley
)h the secrets that we keep (12/4/2013)
Oh , the secrets that we keep! That is what this page turner is all about. The Deepest Secret, by Carla Buckley kept me reading into the night, even though I had Thanksgiving dinner for 20 to prepare for! I needed to know how this all was going to turn out. Eve, married and mother to two teenagers, has a really big secret. It is imperative to her that no one finds out what she did one rainy dark night. The life of her youngest child depends upon it.
But she is not the only one, it turns out, that is keeping secrets, leading us to wonder about how well we know all the people in our life.
I found the writing in this very suspenseful novel quite enthralling. My stomach clenched as I put myself in Eve's place as she lives through the days following her misdeed trying to keep her life from unraveling. I really liked this book.
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