Reviews by Liz D. (East Falmouth, MA)

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Devil Makes Three
Devil Makes Three: A Novel
by Ben Fountain
Too Many Words (9/19/2023)
Devil Makes Three is a complex piece of historical fiction.
Ben Fountain recounts the horrifying violence and lawlessness on Haiti's political and economic systems in the 1990's. He tell the story through 3 major characters a prominent Hatian family , an adventure seeking …more
The Empire of Dirt
The Empire of Dirt: A Novel
by Francesca Manfredi
The Empire of Dirt (6/27/2022)
Three generations of women are living in a broken down house in a small Italian town in the1990s. Life is changing and each generation is reacting differently. The story is set in 12-year-old Valentina's summer of coming into puberty. Her reaction brings with it all sorts …more
Smalltime
Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
by Russell Shorto
Johnstown Memories (3/7/2021)
Smalltime by Russ Shorto like a trip back in time when we would sit around the kitchen table and listen as my sister's husband would regale us with stories of his Italian family.
I am a Pittsburgh native so stories about the mob were quite common in the 50's growing up.
Russ …more
The Blind Light
The Blind Light: A Novel
by Stuart Evers
The Blind Light (10/29/2020)
The Atomic Bomb the Cold War and it's aftermath hang over Stuart Evers novel The Blind Light. The loss of prewar innocence and fear of total destruction affect the lives of the characters, Drum and Carter. The friends come from different backgrounds. Carter comes from a …more
A Girl is A Body of Water
A Girl is A Body of Water
by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
A Girl is a Body of Water (8/10/2020)
It takes a family to raise a strong woman. In the book A Girl is a Body of Water the women in Kirabo's teach and guide her to be a woman of the 21st century. She learns from her grandmother and aunts about the life of an African living in the small village of Nattetta, …more
The End of the Ocean
The End of the Ocean
by Maja Lunde
The End of the Ocean (2/7/2020)
I came upon The End of the Ocean by happy accident. This book was a captivating read from page one. The stories of the two main characters seemingly unrelated and their separate stories were both worth a book in themselves. The very gradual hints of the two stories …more
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing
by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
The Mountains Sing (1/30/2020)
Nguyen Phan Que Mai's book The Mountains Sing is a story that sings. The story of the Tran family who live in the turbulent era of change in North Viet Nam between the 1940s to present day. Told by Tran Dieu Lan to her granddaughter Huong the story spans the years beginning …more
Small Days and Nights
Small Days and Nights: A Novel
by Tishani Doshi
Belonging (11/11/2019)
Gace Marisola is seeking a home, a family, a place to belong. She returns to India to attend to her dying mother and finds that she has been left with a strange bequest. A beach house unoccupied for years and a sister she never knew she had.

The bequest will change Grace's …more
You Were There Too
You Were There Too
by Colleen Oakley
Tale of Dreams (8/31/2019)
You Were There Too is a book about all sorts of dreams. These dreams are played out by three very engaging characters Mia Graydon, her husband Harrison and a stranger Oliver. Mia is an unsuccessful artist who among other dreams wishes to be successful.

She also is dreaming …more
Travelers
Travelers: A Novel
by Helon Habila
Travelers (5/16/2019)
Travelers by Helon Habila was for me an eye opening experience.The story of the Nigerian graduate student's ever increasing interest in and involvement with refugees from Africa and the middle East. Habila brings the reader on a journey of interconnected stories experienced …more
The Last Collection
The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
by Jeanne Mackin
Fashion and War (3/15/2019)
I enjoyed The Last Collection very much. It gave me a different insight into the ominous days before the invasion of France and Paris during World War II.
The story tells of a young artist unwitting involved in the rivalry between fashion designers Elsa Schiaprelli and Coco …more
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls (10/12/2018)
All families are in some way dysfunctional. Anissa Gray's debut novel portrays one such family. A family of three sisters and a brother struggle with the loss of a structured home life since an early age. As a consequence they make questionable choices in their lives.

The …more
Paris Echo
Paris Echo
by Sebastian Faulks
The Echoes of Paris (8/13/2018)
Paris Echo is another fine book by Sebastian Faulks.
There are three main characters in this novel. Hannah a researcher seeking to study the lives of women during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Tariq a young man from Tangier who is seeking adventure and an answer to the …more
The Devoted
The Devoted
by Blair Hurley
Seeking Truth (6/7/2018)
The Devoted by Blair Hurley is not my usual choice of book to read. It is a story of a rebellious girl who turns away from her family and her faith not really knowing what she actually seeks. Without the persistence of her brother who repeatedly seeks Nicole out and brings …more
A Place for Us
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A Place for Us (3/27/2018)
Fatima Farheen Mirza expresses a feeling everyone has in A Place for Us whether we are native born Americans or immigrants from India. In her beautiful novel Ms. Mirza tells the story of one Indian Muslim family trying to find a place for themselves in a world very …more
Anatomy of a Miracle
Anatomy of a Miracle
by Jonathan Miles
No Miracle (1/26/2018)
Anatomy of a Miracle begins with a sly wink of an eye the reader is told that the story is true but also a novel.
This tale of a paralyzed veteran and his sister who experience a so called miracle when he regains the ability to walk. They are pummeled by our cynical modern …more
Sometimes I Lie
Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
Rollercoaster Thrills (11/15/2017)
Sometimes I Lie is like taking a rollercoaster ride through a dark tunnel the reader never knows what will happen next. This fast paced thriller keeps the reader on the edge of their seat for all 200 pages. The twists and turns are numerous and the characters unreliable.

…more
Mothers of Sparta
Mothers of Sparta: A Memoir in Pieces
by Dawn Davies
The Mother of Sparta (10/10/2017)
The Mothers of Sparta by Dawn Davies is a series of thought provoking essays, stories of her life so far. These memories tell a story somewhat unique but important to her growing up to become a mother, wife and mother. Some are almost poetry in their language; others are …more
Young Jane Young
Young Jane Young
by Gabrielle Zevin
Cautionary Tale (7/11/2017)
Young Jane Young By Gabrielle Zevin In her gentle sometimes funny way gives the reader a cautionary tale for the modern technically challenging we navigate today.
This engaging read tells the experiences of a young woman who makes a mistake that affects her life seemly …more
The Twelve-Mile Straight
The Twelve-Mile Straight: A Novel
by Eleanor Henderson
Twelve Mile Straight (5/23/2017)
The Twelve Straight was a short stretch of road between Florence GA. and George Wilson's farm. Within this short stretch of road. Eleanor Henderson captures a microcosm of the social problems prevalent in the South during the Depression years.

Seen through the eyes of 2 …more
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