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Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
by Spencer Quinn
Just Say No to Victumhood (4/16/2023)
You go Loretta! Mrs. Plansky in Mrs. Plansky's Revenge is a delightful character who is a testament that being in your 70's doesn't mean you are ripe for being played. In this likable story, we meet Loretta a bright, active widow, who in her 70"s, is still juggling care and …more
The Poet's House
The Poet's House
by Jean Thompson
Poetry and Prose: A Perfect Union (6/21/2022)
The Poet's House by Jean Thompson is a charming coming of age story about Carla, who in her twenties, has not found a comfortable nor assured fit with her life. In the space of one summer, Carla is embraced by the famous poet, Viridian and her poet friends; and a new world …more
Never Have I Ever
Never Have I Ever
by Joshilyn Jackson
A Wild Suburban Ride (4/17/2019)
Never Have I Ever takes the reader on a wild suburban ride. Jackson is artful and crafty in creating such believable characters living in a world most of us know. The all too boring book club meeting soon spirals into a free fall of fear and deception, uncovering lies upon …more
The Last Collection
The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
by Jeanne Mackin
A Flight of Fashion and Fury (3/1/2019)
If you are a lover of Paris, of fashion, of color, of intrigue and history, then The Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin opens these worlds to you. Set in the days before and during WWII, this work of historical fiction weaves the feline like rivalry between Coco Chanel and …more
Red, White, Blue
Red, White, Blue
by Lea Carpenter
Red, White, Blue, What America Asks (7/5/2018)
Red, White, Blue by Lea Carpenter is a whole new genre of spy novel. Brilliantly crafted, it is smart and the reader is smarter for having read it. Narrated in two voices, it is more than an inside look at the CIA, it is a look at what working for the CIA demands in …more
Meet Me at the Museum
Meet Me at the Museum
by Anne Youngson
A Treasure of a Book (4/17/2018)
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson is a treasure. As a voracious reader, many books pass through my hands. This book is a keeper, one I will have on my shelf and reread many times in my life. Go slowly with this book. Savor each page. Like a museum where each room and …more
Only Child
Only Child
by Rhiannon Navin
Only Child: A child shall teach us. (1/9/2018)
In Only Child by Rhiannon Navin, I was not expecting a page turner, but a page turner I found. Narrated by Zach, a six year caught in the crossfire of violence in an elementary school shooting, Only Child takes the reader on a journey most are afraid to contemplate and have …more
Force of Nature
Force of Nature: Aaron Falk Mystery #2
by Jane Harper
Forces at work in Force of Nature (10/20/2017)
Force of Nature, by Jane Harper, is an intelligent, suspenseful, and tension filled novel. As with The Dry, Harper uses Australia's challenging physical environment as yet another character to consider in solving a crime. While five women begin a harrowing corporate team …more
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