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The Prisoner's Wife
by Maggie Brookes

Disappointing (3/3/2020)

I enjoy any book that is based on a true story during this period of history. This one misses the mark for me. While there were highlights, well researched areas in the middle of the story, the beginning and ending were weak. A missed opportunity to have a very good book …more

Falling
by Jane Green

Not my favorite (8/3/2016)

The story line was good, but the whole book felt shallow. I would have liked to see a little more depth given to characters, everything was a little too easily solved.
If you are looking for a beach read that is fast and quick, this would be your book, I do think the author …more

The Art of Baking Blind
by Sarah Vaughan

Good Read (4/8/2015)

I enjoyed this book and so will you if you are not looking for anything of real depth. I found myself constantly looking to the jacket to remind myself who each character was, as they seemed to run together in their sameness. It was only towards the end of the book, did …more

The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah

Great - Loved it (3/4/2015)

Kristin Hannah is great at writing this kind of book. She is a great writer and storyteller. This book is set in the WWII era in France. It's about the hardships, terror, brutality of the period, but also the bravery, kindness and humanity. I couldn't put it down, and you …more

The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah

Hannah at her best (2/18/2015)

I loved this book. It is Hannah at her best. If you read Winter Garden you will love this one as well. I found myself wanting to go back to the characters lives long after I had finished the book. If you enjoy stories from the war and all the struggles that entailed...the …more

Forgotten Country
by Catherine Chung

Family (3/22/2012)

This was a very well written story of family interaction and the relationships between the members.
After moving to Michigan from Korea many years earlier we join the sisters Janie striving to always to do the right thing and and her younger sister Hannah who is resistant to …more

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