Reviews by Ann D. (Clearfield, PA)

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Home by Nightfall
Home by Nightfall: A Charles Lenox Mystery
by Charles Finch
Tepid Tea (9/20/2015)
I love the English countryside, and London holds a special place in my heart. When I selected this book for a First Impression Review, I was excited thinking that is was going to be one of those special books filled with intrigue and set in familiar places. Well I must say …more
Fishbowl
Fishbowl: A Novel
by Bradley Somer
Fishbowl (5/17/2015)
Ian shows us what living in a fishbowl is truly like as he briefly views the residents' stories unfolding on the 27 floors of the Seville on Roxie. I found this to be a great story which made me laugh out loud and wipe a few tears from my eyes.

Complete with a flip book... …more
Shocking Paris
Shocking Paris: Soutine, Chagall and the Outsiders of Montparnasse
by Stanley Meisler
A picture is worth a thousand words (1/14/2015)
Being a huge Chagall fan, I was excited about getting to review this book. I have seen many of his works in the US and in Europe. Soutine, however, was completely unknown to me. Meisler chronicles the life and times of the artists of Paris and the huge impact that anti- …more
The Hollow Ground
The Hollow Ground: A Novel
by Natalie S. Harnett
The Hollow Ground (3/21/2014)
Auntie tells Brigid, the narrator of this novel, the tale of the "Great Forgetting" and the people of the pillaged town who would never know joy. Brigid loved the retelling of this story only to find that she and her family were doomed to live in just that place.

Natalie S. …more
Illuminations
Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen
by Mary Sharratt
Female Mysticism (9/13/2012)
In her book, Illuminations, Mary Sharratt has crafted novel about the life of Hildegard von Bigen. Having known a little about St. Hildegard, I was eager to read this book. The story flowed, but in the end, I was left wanting more. This, in itself, is not a bad thing. I did …more
Sacre Bleu
Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
by Christopher Moore
Sacre Blah (2/24/2012)
Christopher Moore weaves an irreverant tale of mystery surrounding the Paris art scene of the late 1800's. In Sacre Bleu, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, when sober and upright, joins his young, aspiring artist/bread-baker friend, Lucien Lessard, in an attempt to discover the truth …more
Prophecy
Prophecy: An Historical Thriller
by S.J. Parris
Greater Expectations (3/15/2011)
I wanted more from Prophecy especially since I hadn't read Parris' first book, Heresy.

Tudor England has been written about for hundreds of years, but the real life of Giordano Bruno was itself a mystery to me. I did a little research and found that there could have been …more
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise: A Novel
by Julia Stuart
Ever After (8/15/2010)
Julia Stewart has wrapped the sadness of Bathazar and Hebe Jones' personal loss in what I found to be a fairy tale for grownups.

The Tower provides the backdrop for this story. Its staff and their families live is the spotlight of hundreds of daily tourists and the haunting …more
The Lotus Eaters
The Lotus Eaters: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
A Journey Back (1/4/2010)
A beautifully written novel, not just about war, The Lotus Eaters captures the beauty of the country and its people during the horror of the Vietnam War. Helen Adams, an ill-equiped American photojournalist, who when faced with the reality of combat, decides to stay and do …more
The Book of God and Physics
The Book of God and Physics: A Novel of the Voynich Mystery
by Enrique Joven
Falling Star (6/23/2009)
Enrique Joven has written what promised to be an exciting read, but fell short of the mark. This novel is loaded with names and dates important background to the story, but also with references to the internet and and "e-dialogue" which I found to be annoying. The …more
Cutting For Stone
Cutting For Stone
by Abraham Verghese
Cutting for Stone (1/22/2009)
Somehow I was drawn to this book; perhaps it was because of my background and interest in medicine. Abraham Verghese has written a wonderful novel filled with the passion only a true physician can describe.

He has taken us back to a time and place where the study and …more
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name: aka: The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
A Life Journey (12/11/2007)
Lawrence Hill has crafted an incredible piece of historical fiction with the passion he obviously feels himself. He brings Aminata Diallo to life and from page one you are swept away with her as she tells her story, one you are not likely to forget.
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