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The Seven O'Clock Club
The Seven O'Clock Club
by Amelia Ireland
The Seven O'Clock Book Club (11/25/2024)
Well- written story of four strangers and their struggles.
The characters are well developed and interesting.
This is a pleasant read.
The Lost English Girl
The Lost English Girl
by Julia Kelly
Love and Loss in WWII England (2/8/2023)
I enjoyed this book for the story itself, as well as the quality of the writing. The characters are well-drawn and respond in a realistically human way to the conflicts and decisions they face.

The chapters flip back and forth in time between the two main characters
but are …more
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
Much More Than a Conspiracy (1/3/2023)
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the big three - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. The author described their personalities as well as their intrigues and strategies.
The opening and closing of each chapter made me want to keep reading, and I was not disappointed. There …more
Everybody
Everybody: A Book about Freedom
by Olivia Laing
The Body and its Discontents (5/1/2021)
I've read and enjoyed several of Olivia Laing's books in the past, but this one did not hold my interest. I found it to be dry and repetitious.

Laing is an excellent writer who obviously conducted a great deal of research about the body, studied it extensively, and examined …more
Mrs. March
Mrs. March: A Novel
by Virginia Feito
Quirky and Quaint (5/1/2021)
Mrs. March is one quirky character, and you are solely reading her thoughts for the entire novel. To say that she is insecure and obsessive is quite the understatement. I was intrigued by Mrs. March's quaint voice and her interpretations of the events unfolding in her life. …more
Crossing the River
Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
by Carol Smith
Journeys Through Loss (2/3/2021)
Crossing the River is about the author's loss of her young son, intertwined with accounts of the grief of other survivors of traumatic experiences. Smith is a journalist, and she has done her homework, extensively interviewing and documenting the experiences. We hear their …more
At the Edge of the Haight
At the Edge of the Haight
by Katherine Seligman
At the Edge of Survival (10/4/2020)
"How does it feel to be on your own - with no direction home?" - Bob Dylan
The book gives a glimpse of the homeless life, as we get to know a small group of young people loosely banded together to survive on the streets of San Francisco. They intermittently cling to one …more
The Smallest Lights in the Universe
The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir
by Sara Seager
The Smallest Light in the Universe (7/5/2020)
I thoroughly enjoyed this memoir by a physicist, even though science has never been a favorite subject. Why? Seager is a darn good writer. She is highly skilled with words, and knows how to strike the right balance between telling us about her personal and professional …more
With or Without You
With or Without You: A Novel
by Caroline Leavitt
The Course of True Love (5/2/2020)
Love is complicated, and so are people. Stella and Simon love each other, but they're at an impasse; they desperately want different things, and those things don't go together. Leavitt sets the stage with their argument and unresolved differences. Then something happens …more
The Paris Hours
The Paris Hours: A Novel
by Alex George
Sorrows and Joys of Paris (3/1/2020)
The Paris Hours transports you to the City of Light, 1927, and the sad and beautiful lives of four protagonists, whose stories are conveyed flawlessly. Their lives intertwine - the starving artist, the wounded refugee, the struggling writer, and the maid. All with secrets …more
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt: A Novel
by Andrea Bobotis
Mystery in a Small Southern Town (7/2/2019)
There is a strong hook at the beginning of The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt. The boy - did he die of an accident, or was it murder? The writing is distinctively southern and engaging, with interesting characters. Things were happening all the time to keep me interested, …more
The Last Collection
The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
by Jeanne Mackin
Paris, Women and Fashion (3/17/2019)
How lovely to be in 1930s Paris. The Last Collection takes you there, and describes the fierce rivalry between fashion designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli. Their lives parallel and yet contrast sharply as drawn by a young woman who comes to the City of Light as a …more
The Last Romantics
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin
The Last Romantics (1/3/2019)
I thoroughly enjoyed this beautifully-written novel, in which a renowned poet looks back on the trajectory of her life - the tragedy that traumatized her family when she was just a child, and the effects it had on each of the three siblings.

This is literary fiction. The …more
Meet Me at the Museum
Meet Me at the Museum
by Anne Youngson
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson (5/12/2018)
It's fascinating to overhear strangers' conversations. And when they are thoughtful and articulate, it is especially enjoyable. That's what I found in Meet Me at the Museum.

In this epistolary novel I became a voyeur, experiencing the unfolding friendship of two people who …more
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