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Dirt Creek
Dirt Creek: A Novel
by Hayley Scrivenor
Dirt Creek characters shine (3/27/2022)
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor is a coming of age story wrapped in a mystery that kept me turning the pages. All of the characters are well developed, but I think the author has a special talent for making the reader feel the many different emotions of children on the brink …more
Happiness
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
by Heather Harpham
truth, grace and real life (6/27/2017)
What a beautiful story, well told! It's been a while since I've read a book that I just couldn't wait to get back to. I read it on a trip to Paris and even after full days of sight-seeing in record breaking heat, I couldn't go to sleep until I had my fill of Gracie and …more
Mercies in Disguise
Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
by Gina Kolata
Science, family and a mystery solved (11/22/2016)
There have been several books this year that I've started and not finished. This, I'm happy to say, is not one of them. I immediately was drawn in to this well written book about a family struggling to understand why several family members have certain medical issues. With …more
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
Touching memoir (8/18/2016)
Young, talented, hardworking neurosurgeon is diagnosed with lung cancer. This is his memoir about his pursuit of the meaning of life, and death, while continuing to treat patients who themselves are facing life threatening illnesses. Contemplative and sad, bud well worth the read.
A Deadly Wandering
A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
by Matt Richtel
An important and engaging story (2/10/2016)
I first heard of this book on CSPAN Book TV during an author interview. I was intrigued by the subject but wondered if it was very "readable". Having now read the book, I find myself wanting to give a copy to almost everyone I know. Truly timely information told in a …more
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    by Kelly Mustian
    A haunting Southern novel about memory and love, from the author of The Girls in the Stilt House.
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