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The Yellow Bird Sings
The Yellow Bird Sings: A Novel
by Jennifer Rosner
A Jewel (12/2/2019)
I really enjoyed Rosner's creative and beautifully written novel, The Yellow Bird Sings. She gives us a new window concerning female survival during the hardships of WWII. The mother-daughter pair use their determination, love and imagination to find a way to live under …more
Lady Clementine
Lady Clementine
by Marie Benedict
The Woman Behind the Man (11/6/2019)
Marie Benedict helps the reader form an important intimate relationship with an entirely original historical character. As unique as Winston Churchill was, his Lady was as strong-willed and powerful as a woman could be in her time. Benedict shows Clementine's sense of …more
Ordinary Girls
Ordinary Girls: A Memoir
by Jaquira Díaz
Blazing Hot (9/19/2019)
Jaquira Diaz shares her wild and crazy life with hopes that other girls will relate and perhaps realize that they are not alone with their sufferings. I found this a tough read due to not being familiar with Puerto Rican culture or the Spanish that was interspersed …more
Ellie and the Harpmaker
Ellie and the Harpmaker
by Hazel Prior
Evocative Romance (4/11/2019)
I was charmed by the strong setting in rural south-west England and the intricacies of wood craft in Ellie and the Harpmaker. While the romance is not surprising, the character of both Ellie the Exmoor Housewife and Dan the Harpmaker are engaging. This is a satisfying read …more
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray
The Complex Lives of Women (10/17/2018)
I was instantly taken into the complex lives of the women in the Butler Family. In this book we see how they have suffered, sacrificed, celebrated and unified to survive and to tend to the needs of the family's female heirs, Little Vi and Kim. Set in rural Michigan, this …more
The Milk Lady of Bangalore
The Milk Lady of Bangalore: An Unexpected Adventure
by Shoba Narayan
Everything you wanted to know about cows in India (12/19/2017)
This non-fiction books takes you to India and another world. The author learns all about why people in India value fresh cow's milk and may be picky about the color of the cow that the milk came from. She begins the book with a cow being paraded into an apartment as a …more
Young Jane Young
Young Jane Young
by Gabrielle Zevin
Along for the Ride (7/19/2017)
Hold on and take a ride with a young woman who makes a mistake and see where it leads her. How unforgiving our society is towards women!

Zevin allows us to enter the minds of the young woman's mother, grandmother, "other woman" and finally we enter the mind of the young …more
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
by Kathleen Rooney
Come Take a Walk With Lillian! (9/14/2016)
I was swept up, enchanted, educated and amused by the fabulous novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. Lillian is based loosely on the real life "highest paid woman in advertising" who worked for Macy's in New York. A woman ahead of her time, Lillian was passionate about her …more
The Dark Lady's Mask
The Dark Lady's Mask
by Mary Sharratt
Tale of loves and losses in Shakespearean England (2/11/2016)
A gripping novel that brings alive the historical poet, Aemeia Bassano Lanier. We learn to love her as a young girl and follow her through to middle age. We see her struggle with the limiting issue of being a female in these times. Beautifully researched and filled with …more
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