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The Witches at the End of the World
The Witches at the End of the World
by Chelsea Iversen
The Witches at the End of the World (8/15/2023)
Minna and Kaija's story is alternately told by both sisters, witches who approach their talents from opposite sides. Minna embraces her talents and wishes to punish all who have harmed her family, particularly those who burned her mother as a witch. Kaija wants to escape …more
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel
by Patti Callahan Henry
Good choice for book clubs (8/15/2023)
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry begins in WWII with the evacuation of London’s children to escape the Blitz. Hazel and Flora are among the evacuees, leaving their mother and traveling to the safety of a small village in the North.

To help ease her …more
Chenneville
Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance
by Paulette Jiles
My pick for Best Book this year (8/15/2023)
Paulette Jiles’s new book Chenneville is as well-written and absorbing as her previous novels. Jiles takes the reader to post-Civil War Missouri where John Chenneville has returned to his family farm still damaged from an almost lethal head injury. He finds the farm empty …more
The Gifts
The Gifts: A Novel
by Liz Hyder
The Gifts (3/28/2023)
In Victorian England, women are mysteriously growing wings; large, angel-like wings. This "miracle" causes an uproar in London, and the lives of an ambitious surgeon, his artist wife, a budding journalist, and two affected women are changed forever.

I was drawn into this …more
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
by Colleen Oakley
Wonderful Read! (10/20/2022)
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley is absolutely one of my favorite books from 2022! Tanner and Louise, plus all the minor characters involved with them, are so well written I felt like they were real people by the end of the book! Oakley's writing …more
Two Storm Wood
Two Storm Wood: A Novel
by Philip Gray
Two Storm Wood (12/18/2021)
I found this book to be a very compelling read. Having read many novels based on WWI, I had never read any dealing with the subjects raised in this title. I won't mention those that are spoilers, but I honestly had never thought about who was responsible for retrieving the …more
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
The Personal Librarian (2/3/2021)
Having visited the Morgan Library and Museum on my last visit to NYC, I was interested to learn more about the amazing woman who worked to build such a wonderful collection and exhibit it to the public. While I was not a fan of the writing style, I did enjoy reading about …more
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    Real Americans
    by Rachel Khong
    From the author of Goodbye, Vitamin, a novel exploring family, identity, and the shaping of destiny.
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