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The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell
The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell
by William Klaber
Joseph (12/2/2014)
The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell is a well told piece of historical fiction that takes place in the 1800s. In many ways she reminds me of Lentl. They are strong women, ahead of their time, wanting to be free of the shackles that define a female, and to be able to …more
Vanessa and Her Sister
Vanessa and Her Sister
by Priya Parmar
Two Sisters (10/11/2014)
Vanessa and her Sister is a work of historical fiction which mostly takes place in London and the surrounding countryside in the early 1900's.
The older sister, Vanessa, is the narrator and the rest of the book is a series of letters written by Vanessa, her sister Virginia, …more
Accidents of Marriage
Accidents of Marriage
by Randy Susan Meyers
A Family in Crisis (6/10/2014)
"Freud took aim, and the pair was irretrievably broken in half." (The quote in the book refers to 2 special glasses in this novel as well as the couple themselves.)

Accidents of Marriage by Randy Susan Meyers is about a family in crisis. It is the story of a married couple, …more
Her
Her
by Harriet Lane
Getting Even (5/6/2014)
What an ending!
Now, back to the beginning. "Her" is written in alternating chapters between Nina and Emma. Nina is an artist and appears to have a good and comfortable life with her husband, who is quite a bit older, and her teenage daughter, Sophie, from a previous …more
Mating for Life
Mating for Life
by Marissa Stapley
Mating for Life - Not so Much (3/6/2014)
It is amazing that many birds and animals mate for life. This is demonstrated at the beginning of the chapters. Humans, however, have choices. Helen raised three daughters who had different fathers, none of whom were part of their lives. She never married any of them. The …more
Girl on the Golden Coin
Girl on the Golden Coin: A Novel of Frances Stuart
by Marci Jefferson
Frances Stuart (12/29/2013)
There are so many books written about royalty. If you are a lover of books by Philippa Gregory, you are sure to like this one as well. This one is about Frances Stuart and her life at court. They lie, they cheat, they go from one bed to another, they have illegitimate …more
A Man of His Own
A Man of His Own
by Susan Wilson
Pax, a very special dog (8/4/2013)
This story is about a dog named Pax (I'd like to change the title to Pax, a very special dog). It is also about Rick ( a baseball pitcher), the man who finds a starving, frightened puppy, Francesca who he falls in love with and Keller who also bonds with Pax. I can clearly …more
Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets
Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets: A Memoir
by Jessica A. Fox
The Bookstore (6/6/2013)
Jessica Fox, then age 26, has written a memoir called, Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets. Other than the fact that she was employed for a period of time at NASA, the title seems to be a misnomer. She is a film director doing free lance work, even while at NASA. …more
The Daughters of Mars
The Daughters of Mars
by Thomas Keneally
Women of World War 1 (5/9/2013)
This novel, by the author of Schindler's List, Thomas Keneally, has something for everyone. It is World War l from a different perspective, that of two Australian nurses, sisters (Sally and Naomi), who are haunted by memories of a past deed. They travel to Egypt, France etc. …more
The Laws of Gravity
The Laws of Gravity
by Liz Rosenberg
Broken Families (4/4/2013)
Laws of Gravity is spellbinding. We meet two families in New York, the Greene's and the Wiesenthals, who are related, and who have formed bonds of love and friendship for two generations. A medical-legal problem threatens those bonds. A soon to be retired judge, Solomon …more
A Dual Inheritance
A Dual Inheritance
by Joanna Hershon
A Harvard Connection (3/9/2013)
How different these lives might have been had they never met! Take a middle class Jew and introduce him to a wealthy WASP and you have " A Dual Inheritance". The book takes these two young men and follows them into their later years. How they separate and come together …more
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
by Abigail Tarttelin
Golden Boy named Max (12/29/2012)
First of all, I think Golden Boy, which is the title, will confuse people. I thought it was about Sammy Davis Jr and his show on Broadway years ago. Would like to call it MAX which says it all. (Neither male or female).
Always difficult to raise a "special" child. Even more …more
Calling Me Home
Calling Me Home
by Julie Kibler
Miss Isabelle (11/26/2012)
In Shalerville, Kentucky in the 1920's, slaves were free but segregation remained. The sign at the beginning of town said, "Nigger, Don't Let the Sun Set on you here in Shalerville".

Isabelle began a friendship with the black son of the family housekeeper as a young girl and …more
A Thousand Pardons
A Thousand Pardons
by Jonathan Dee
A Thousand Pardons - Can you ever forgive ? (10/17/2012)
A Thousand Pardons is a book that begins with what you at first think is a typical happy family. It soon turns out that they merely live in the same house. And it probably would have continued except for a young woman who enters the story and the house of cards come …more
The Forgetting Tree
The Forgetting Tree: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
Forgetting Tree Forgetable (8/5/2012)
Liked reading about a woman (Claire) who, in the course of her life went through love and family, to disease and loss of family and then toward survival. The woman, brought in to help,( Minna) ,interesting at first, became bizarre. Once the author did a flashback with Minna, …more
The Woman at the Light
The Woman at the Light: A Novel
by Joanna Brady
Survival in the Keys (7/5/2012)
The Woman at the Light, by Joanna Brady, is the warm, compelling story of Emily Lowry. It mainly takes you to (ficticious) Wreckers Cay in South FLorida in the 1800's. From class and money in New Orleans, she becomes a wife and mother, a lighthouse keeper, a boardinghouse …more
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
It's Real (6/14/2012)
Our book club really liked this book. Couldn't believe that it is a true story! But I guess no one could make this up. This is one of the craziest disfunctional families ever. The father had dreams that would never happen, hence, The Glass Castle. When money became …more
Canada
Canada
by Richard Ford
Go Back to Canada (6/14/2012)
The New York Times review was excellent. My husband and I couldn't wait to get our hands on this book. I read about 50 pages and have no idea why anyone would want to read this. Picked it up a couple of times and finally decided it was a waste of time. And I really didn't …more
Beneath the Shadows
Beneath the Shadows
by Sara Foster
The Shadows Only Deepen (5/12/2012)
Beneath the Shadows got my attention before I even opened the book. All I had to do was look at the cover picture and try to imagine why a baby carriage is alone in the woods in winter! I was not disappointed. Just trying to comprehend a young mother's (Grace) fears when …more
22 Britannia Road
22 Britannia Road: A Novel
by Amanda Hodgkinson
Escape (5/5/2012)
About escaping the Germans from Warsaw. I thought it was a well-written book and it held my interest. Read it over a year ago.
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