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Fagin the Thief: A Novel
by Allison Epstein
The Making of Fagin the Thief (12/16/2024)
Allison Epstein has done a wonderful job fleshing out the character of "Oliver Twist('s)" Jacob Fagin. If you enjoy books like Sarah Miller's "Marmee" or modern retellings or additions to the Jane Austen stories, "Fagin the Thief" may fill several happy hours of reading.

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The Seven O'Clock Club
by Amelia Ireland
The Weight of Grief (11/4/2024)
If you're looking for a book with car chases, explosions, and double agents, you're not looking for "The Seven O'Clock Club." If you'd feel at home with a book about four strangers who have each endured a tragedy from which they can't seem to heal, Amelia Ireland hasmore
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
by Syou Ishida
A reminder that the human-animal bond is precious (5/30/2024)
Trouble at work? Difficult child? Nakagyo Kokoro Clinic for the Soul might have just what you need: a cat to take home for two weeks.

"We'll Prescribe You a Cat" is a charming set of vignettes about people who end up at a difficult-to-find clinic and find themselves carryingmore
Rednecks: A Novel
by Taylor Brown
A tragic slice of history (5/12/2024)
Taylor Brown has written a compelling historical novel about the Battle of Blair Mountain, West Virginia. Although the largest battle on US soil since the Civil War, it's probably fair to say that many outside the region are not familiar with it.

The pivotal character inmore
The Funeral Cryer: A Novel
by Wenyan Lu
She tolerates her circumstances (2/5/2024)
I was first drawn to "The Funeral Cryer" by the title. I've been interested in the use of the "sin-eater" in Appalachian culture and wondered if the Chinese figure might be at all similar.

Wenyan Lu's "The Funeral Cryer" is the moving story of a woman who supports herselfmore
Wild and Distant Seas: A Novel
by Tara Karr Roberts
The Women of Moby Dick, and their white whales (10/17/2023)
"Wild and Distant Seas" is the story of four generations of women who have some involvement with the men in "Moby Dick." Added to that is the fact that each woman has a specific magical talent. One can see your recent thoughts and another can make you forget something, formore
The Quiet Tenant: A Novel
by Clémence Michallon
A Serial Killer Lives in Plain Sight (6/25/2023)
It is the stuff of nightmares. Clemence Michallon begins her debut thriller by describing the life of a woman who has been held captive by a man-- a man who is liked by everyone in his "other" life.

He tells the woman her name will be "Rachel." He mistreats her in aboutmore
King of the Armadillos
by Wendy Chin-Tanner
King of the Armadillos (5/21/2023)
What a wonderful story about such a devastating event! In "King of the Armadillos," 15-year-old Victor Chin has just been diagnosed with Hansen's disease (formerly known as leprosy). He must go to live at the government facility in Carville, LA, for treatment and stay untilmore
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
by Spencer Quinn
Don't Mess With Mrs. Plansky! (3/31/2023)
I've read several of Spencer Quinn's Chet and Bernie series and have enjoyed them, in large part due to Chet's (the dog) narration of the story. So when I saw that Quinn had written Mrs. Plansky's Revenge, I requested the ARC from Book Browse.

Mrs. Plansky is a business-more
Some of It Was Real
by Nan Fischer
Sylvie is a medium: yes or no? (2/28/2022)
Whether or not you believe in psychics or mediums, "Some of It Was Real" is an entertaining book. Sylvie, the psychic/medium, gets a visit from Thomas, a journalist who wants to expose her as a fraud.

Sylvie is an orphan who remembers none of her life before her adoptivemore
The Paris Bookseller
by Kerri Maher
Much information that was new to me (10/26/2021)
The good news is that I did finish the book. The other news is that the first chapter was so full of long, adjective-peppered sentences that I initially despaired of doing so.

Fortunately, the storytelling improved. I was totally unfamiliar with the life of Sylvia Beach andmore
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