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The Housemaid
The Housemaid
by Freida McFadden
Great For Summer Reading (7/7/2024)
Not my normal genre, but great for the airport waiting for flights. Easy to catch your interest. Lots of twists and turns. I read half of it during my travel day (and I'm a slow reader). Even though this book stands on it's own, there are two other Housemaid novels. I recommend.
The Silent Patient
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
Great Mystery (3/18/2020)
I'm not used to reading mysteries, but my local bookclub recommended this book. WOW. Lots of twists and turns through to the very end! I could barely put it down. Now...to read more mysteries!!!
The Henna Artist
The Henna Artist: The Jaipur Trilogy #1
by Alka Joshi
Excellent Book (3/11/2020)
I was fortunate enough to get an advance copy of this book through BookBrowse and the publisher. Thank you. I will comment during the discussion when it opens up. A perfect read!
Unsheltered
Unsheltered: A Novel
by Barbara Kingsolver
Loved it! (12/25/2018)
I very much enjoyed this book on many different levels. Our family lived in an 1880’s historical home that we lovingly named “the money pit,” as everything was in disrepair. The modern day story that was told was very similar to our family - especially the mother/daughter …more
The Winter Soldier
The Winter Soldier
by Daniel Mason
This had everything and more (9/24/2018)
I really really loved this book. It was thoughtfully and poetically written about the difficult times in a makeshift hospital during WWI. Each couple of pages had a vignette that helped deepen the understanding of what the people went through - choices that were made, …more
Everyone Brave is Forgiven
Everyone Brave is Forgiven
by Chris Cleave
Heartbreaking (5/19/2016)
I had to plan on when to read this book, as I wanted to be uninterrupted and if I became tearful, it was ok. Such a grand book. So much to visualize on how people survived this war. Outstanding but painful. Educational and honest. A book I won't forget....ever.
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker: A Novel
by Kate Alcott
Great Read! (10/15/2011)
The Dressmaker is a book that I could not put down. Took notes on inspiring quotes that I wanted to remember! Outstanding character development. Soon, it will be 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic and the suffrage movement. We have come a long way. Timely and an Excellent read!
The Clouds Beneath the Sun
The Clouds Beneath the Sun
by Mackenzie Ford
Well Done! (7/31/2010)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It took me to a place with vivid imagery. It was educational and I feel like I know more about the 1960s in the political Kenyan setting, more about the beautiful landscape and wild animals of Africa, more about an excavating working …more
The Wives of Henry Oades
The Wives of Henry Oades: A Novel
by Johanna Moran
Amazing (12/6/2009)
The subject of this novel was something I never would have believed, if I hadn't read that it really happened. The amazing strength of each of the main characters, Henry, Margaret and Nancy was to be congratulated. How awkward each of them must have felt. Somehow, they made …more
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter
by Michelle Moran
Great Read! (9/12/2009)
I enjoyed this historical novel very much. I had little knowledge about Cleopatra's children and each page was an education. Entertaining throughout, the story it told was never boring. The list of characters in the front was a big help, along with the glossary of Greek/ …more
Cutting For Stone
Cutting For Stone
by Abraham Verghese
Outstanding (1/14/2009)
Cutting for Stone was one of the best novels I've read in a long time.



The narrator is Marion Stone, who begins his life in Ethiopia. His story includes "his"tory of his biological parents, his surrogate parents, his twin brother, his love, his passion for medicine, his …more
Something Like Beautiful
Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother's Story
by Asha Bandele
Endurance (11/29/2008)
This book was difficult for me to get into - at first. Asha Bandele writes her memoir in stream of consciousness. Sentences ramble (some have 79+ words), and I'm not sure why some things become separated paragraphs. Having said that, I got used to it.
I've not ever read a …more
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants: A Novel
by Sara Gruen
I Tried Not to Like It! (6/25/2007)
I initially did not like this book. I could barely handle the nursing home/assisted living chapters. That hit a personal note with me because that is where I have spent my career. However, I kept reading, as the circus history and love story not only intrigued me, but …more
The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar
by J.R. Moehringer
Loved This Book - The Best! (6/25/2007)
On of my favorite memoirs. Not only did you get inside J.R. Moehringer's thoughts, needs/desires, but you got inside the man that grew up. His biggest asset is his sensitivity - which you could pick up on every page - even through all of his struggles. I have probably only …more
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