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Migrations
Migrations: A Novel
by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations (5/15/2020)
At first I thought it would be a light romance of a young girl and her professor, but it is much deeper than that. Instead it is a book of different themes. Yes, it is a strange romance where two people are often apart, but then it is a science warning about the …more
Watching You
Watching You: A Novel
by Lisa Jewell
Watching You (3/7/2019)
This was my first Lisa Jewell book but I plan to read more, as part of my suspenseful group. Early in the book the reader learns that there has been a murder, but not who. Throughout the reader is introduced to the people who live on the street and the interactions between …more
The Last Romantics
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin
Last Romantics (3/6/2019)
Fascinating and well written saga of a family torn apart when young by the early death of a father and the withdrawal from life of the mother. The writer follows the lives of the four children, their successes and failures and the way they cope with their lives. Each of …more
House of Stone
House of Stone
by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
House of Stone (1/7/2019)
This was not an easy book to read although parts of it were captivating. Occurring during the time Zimbabwe was struggling for real independence and dealing with poverty and violence, the tale is narrated by a man looking for his family and trying to become part of a new …more
Golden Child
Golden Child
by Claire Adam
Golden Child (10/12/2018)
I wasn't sure if I would like this book, as it is about a poor Indian family living in Trinidad, but once I started it I couldn't put it down. As it opens one of the ten boys is missing. Has he run away because his parents blame him for causing robbers to ruin the house …more
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
Resurrection ofJoan Ashby (6/27/2017)
When I first opened this book I wondered why the different type faces, why the characters that suddenly seemed to appear, and then I understood and delighted in reading the tale of a famous writer who stops her writing to marry a successful doctor and raise two very …more
The Well
The Well
by Catherine Chanter
The Well (2/19/2015)
Is The Well as perfect as Ruth and her husband think when they move there or is the family magically keeping rain from falling everywhere except on their farm? Is the answer going to come from the religious fanatical group of women who have moved on the land and soon have …more
The Fortune Hunter
The Fortune Hunter
by Daisy Goodwin
Fortune Hunter (8/4/2014)
Loved this book and its characters. It was a good example of historical fiction. The setting in 19th century England was realistic as was the relationship between the characters. The author took some freedom in describing the relationship between Bay and the Austrian …more
Have Mother, Will Travel
Have Mother, Will Travel: A Mother and Daughter Discover Themselves, Each Other, and the World
by Claire & Mia Fontaine
Have Mother will Travel (6/19/2012)
Continuing their joint memoir, Come Back, Claire and Mia travel to Asia with a scavenger hunt and then spend time in Avignon and Budapest, visiting old memories for both of them. Told in two voices this is a study of the connections between mothers and daughters. As they …more
Bloom
Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected - A Memoir
by Kelle Hampton
Bloom (3/10/2012)
Imagine the shock when Kelle saw that her anticipated daughter, Nella, had Down syndrome. Kelle had not opted for tests to determine if this was a possibility. It wasn’t long before her pediatrician confirmed her fears but it was equally fast for her friends and family to …more
The Look of Love
The Look of Love: A Piper Donovan Mystery
by Mary Jane Clark
The Look of Love (12/13/2011)
This is the second novel about Piper Donovan, an aspiring actress who has turned to decorating wedding cakes until she finds an acting job. She is invited to California to decorate a cake for the manager of a luxury spa and finds herself involved in the murder of a …more
The Daughter of Siena
The Daughter of Siena: A Novel
by Marina Fiorato
Daughter of Siena (5/19/2011)
With flowery prose the author introduces the reader to the life and people of Siena in 1723, a year of change. Pia, a lovely girl of the city, is betrothed to a son of one of the leading families and although her husband to be in the first of the yearly Palio horse races, …more
Outside Wonderland
Outside Wonderland: A Novel
by Lorna Jane Cook
Outside Wonderland (3/10/2011)
What happens to children when their parents die while they are young? The three young adults are still trying to overcome the loss they felt and find their own ways in the world. The older daughter, Alice, is an actress in New York and not interested in a lasting …more
The Beauty of Humanity Movement
The Beauty of Humanity Movement: A Novel
by Camilla Gibb
Beauty of Humanity Movement (12/17/2010)
This is a slow starting book that makes up for it with the ending in which things rapidly, if surprisingly occur. There are two themes in this book: one is what makes a family; and the other is a picture of Hanoi in the 70's and 80's. At times the book can be confusing as …more
Gone Tomorrow
Gone Tomorrow: A Jack Reacher Novel #13
by Lee Child
Gone Tomorrow (10/16/2010)
Lee Child presents another fast moving and convoluted Jack Reacher adventure. The book opens on a New York subway where Jack observes a suicide which leads him to a confusing mystery involving a senate candidate: a woman and her cohorts from the Ukraine (or is it somewhere …more
After the Fall
After the Fall
by Kylie Ladd
After the Fall (6/14/2010)
This passionate book follows two couples involved in adultery. The story is presented through the voices of the four individuals as Kate becomes romantically involved with Luke. The reader follows the unfolding of the affair through Kate's words and at the same time follows …more
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool
by Holly LeCraw
Swimming Pool (3/6/2010)
Eight years ago Marcella was involved in an affair with a neighbor which ended with a mysterious murder. Now she is engaged in an affair with the neighbor’s son. As the author moves back and forth from the past to the present she examines the reasons that people act as they …more
The Secret of Everything
The Secret of Everything
by Barbara O'Neal
The Secret of Everything (12/14/2009)
Lisa is trying to recover from an accident on a camping trip and at the same time she is trying to remember her youth in New Mexico and why her father has never wanted to return. When she visits her home she starts to remember her past, including another girl and to …more
The Elephant Keeper
The Elephant Keeper
by Christopher Nicholson
The Elephant Keeper (6/18/2009)
Tom is introduced to two Asian elephants in the 1750's. Hired as a keeper for the elephants he soon is caught up in their lives, watching them so closely that he is soon able to communicate with them and almost speak to them. We follow Tom and his elephants, Timothy and …more
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
Sweetness at the bottom of the pie (6/1/2009)
I was a little disappointed after all the reviews about this book. I did enjoy it but wonder about the age of the protagonist. I found it hard to believe her voice, especially in the time period of the novel. Having said that I found the literary references and the …more
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