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The Devil in Jerusalem
The Devil in Jerusalem
by Naomi Ragen
Disgusting Evil (7/1/2015)
The Devil in Jerusalem is the gruesome story of Daniella Goodman, who feels worthless thanks to her mother's harsh criticism, and husband Shlomie, son of decent blue-collar parents, feckless dilettante scholar, who doesn't understand much about life except how to make …more
A Good Family
A Good Family
by Erik Fassnacht
A Good Family (5/15/2015)
This debut novel gets off to a slow start with hapless, unemployed Barkley Brunson, called B-Team by his golden older brother Charlie, just returning, deeply messed up, from a tour in Afghanistan.

Next we meet mother Julie, June Cleever on Zoloft, who fights the reality that …more
The Book of Speculation
The Book of Speculation
by Erika Swyler
A Magical Book of Speculation (4/8/2015)
A water-damaged journal, two hundred years old, appears on the doorstep of research librarian Simon Watson as the anniversary of his mother's suicide approaches. The log of a traveling carnival, complete with Wild Boy, a beautiful mermaid, a Russian fortune teller -- a …more
A Bitter Truth
A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery
by Charles Todd
Deja Vu (8/19/2011)
A dark and stormy night, a frightened, well-bred woman crouching on our heroine's London doorstep, with no money and nowhere to go. Tender-hearted Sister Bess Crawford is drawn into the spooky life of the Ellis family at Vixen Hall in the Sussex countryside. The convoluted …more
The Kitchen Daughter
The Kitchen Daughter: A Novel
by Jael McHenry
Opportunity to learn (4/19/2011)
Being completely ignorant of Asperger's syndrome, I stepped into Jael McHenry's book totally unaware. As the characters unfolded and my understanding developed, I was pleased to learn about this family and then discover how many famous people, from Beethoven to Bob Dylan, …more

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Old Fashioned Spy Story (7/2/2010)
Death Echo has just enough sex and intrigue to make it an exciting page-turner. Emma Cross is fed up with the gamesmanship of working for the CIA but is drawn back into what becomes the adventure of her life as she meets professional sailor, ex-Seal MacKenzie Durand. An …more
The Lotus Eaters
The Lotus Eaters: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
20th Century Lotus Eaters (1/12/2010)
These modern-day Lotus Eaters are hypnotized by desire -- for one more ultimate war photo, one more magazine cover, one more Pulitzer. A tough and touching, magically written, and well researched novel of the Vietnam war years as seen through the eyes of Helen Adams and her …more
Under This Unbroken Sky
Under This Unbroken Sky
by Shandi Mitchell
Seeking an Unbroken Sky (9/22/2009)
At a time when the Dust Bowl was raging across the American plains, Ukrainian families fled the misery and oppression of Stalin's regime to make a fuller life in the Western Canada prairie.

This is the story, drawn from the author's family history, of a family determined to …more
Eve
Eve: A Novel of the First Woman
by Elissa Elliott
Ancient Tale Comes to Life (1/17/2009)
After Eden -- what? Congratulations to Elissa Elliott for her imaginative fleshing out of the Expulsion story. My book club would relish the characters of Eve and her daughters -- each speaking from her own unique perspective, age and ability.
The Book of Unholy Mischief
The Book of Unholy Mischief: A Novel
by Elle Newmark
Book of Unholy Mischief (10/15/2008)
Would appeal to students of the survival of knowledge through early Renaissance Inquisition. I preferred Susan Vreeland's period piece, Passion of Artemisia but enjoyed Newmark's familiarity with the architecture and byways of Venice and her interest in cooking. This would …more
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