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The Continental Affair
The Continental Affair: A Novel
by Christine Mangan
Roller Coaster Ride (8/17/2023)
The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan is a literary roller coaster ride through Europe in the 1960's. Louise and Henri are complex characters on the run, dragging the baggage of their pasts, from Granada to Istanbul. The high points of the ride include the vivid …more
The Family Izquierdo
The Family Izquierdo: A Novel
by Rubén Degollado
Family Life (9/14/2022)
Ruben Degollado's debut collection of tightly linked short stories, The Family Izquierdo, is a masterpiece in both its construction and content. Short stories are not my favorite genre, but these are so well-written and so skillfully connected that each one flows seamlessly …more
Fly Girl
Fly Girl: A Memoir
by Ann Hood
Sexist Skies (4/18/2022)
Ann Hood's Fly Girl made me nostalgic for the days of my youth when I, too, watched with admiration as the TWA flight attendants walked confidently, in their high heels, through the airport, pulling their roller bags behind them. To a young girl, they seemed so worldly, so …more
Activities of Daily Living
Activities of Daily Living: A Novel
by Lisa Hsiao Chen
Art of Living (2/6/2022)
Lisa Hsaio Chen introduces Alice, a Taiwanese immigrant who lives and works in NYC. When she is not working as a freelance video editor, Alice devotes her time to her “project,” a study of a Taiwanese performance artist, and to the care of her father who lives on the west …more
How to Find Your Way Home
How to Find Your Way Home
by Katy Regan
How to Find Your Way Home (11/1/2021)
Emily is working toward having it all: her dream house, a lovely garden, a satisfying career and a budding romance. But something, or rather someone, is missing. She is not at home in her own house. She has spent the last ten years searching obsessively for her big brother, …more
The Sunset Route
The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West
by Carrot Quinn
The Sunset Route (7/27/2021)
Until reading Carrot Quinn's memoir, The Sunset Route, I held a decidedly romantic view of hopping freight trains and traveling to faraway destinations. I envied my brother's teenage train escapades despite his broken wrist due to a poorly timed leap from a train. Quinn …more
Sounds Like Titanic
Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Unique Memoir (1/22/2019)
Sounds Like Titanic chronicles the experiences of a young woman from Appalachia who becomes a professional, but mediocre, violinist. She travels the country in a battered RV with fellow musicians to pay for an Ivy League education. Belatedly, she discovers that her lack of …more
The Kinship of Secrets
The Kinship of Secrets
by Eugenia Kim
A Fine Wine (11/3/2018)
Some books are like a rich dessert or a fine wine. They need to be savored slowly to be truly appreciated. The Kinship of Secrets is such a book. Eugenia Kim's characters are flawed and complex. They are brave in the face of war but fearful of family secrets. Cultures and …more
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