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Nesting
Nesting: A Novel
by Roisín O'Donnell
Emotional Read (3/13/2025)
This is a heartfelt story of a young woman trying to make a better life for her children.
Ciara Fay is dealing with emotional and verbal abuse very day of her life. She has finally had it. Her home is not a safe place for her two young daughters. She grabs the clothes on the …more
Maya & Natasha
Maya & Natasha: A Novel
by Elyse Durham
Compelling (2/12/2025)
A compelling debut novel. This is the story of twin sisters, born in Russia. Daughters of a famed prima ballerina, who has an untimely death. Their mother‘s friend takes the girls in. They are raised to be ballerinas. They enter the Vaganova Ballet hoping to follow in their …more
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
by Chanel Cleeton
Captivating Story (2/6/2025)
Loved this story. This is a beautifully written heartfelt novel. It is written in three timelines.

1900 Eva is a teacher who is offered the opportunity to travel to Hartford University for the summer. It is part of a cultural exchange program. Eva has been trying to write a …more
Babylonia
Babylonia: A Novel
by Costanza Casati
Captivating (1/13/2025)
This is a beautifully written story of Semiramis, a motherless child who becomes Queen of the Assyrian Empire. Semiramis becomes an orphan, when her mother takes her own life. She is adopted by a shepherd, Simmas, but is mistreated. Eventually Semiramis grows into a young …more
The Briar Club
The Briar Club: A Novel
by Kate Quinn
Captivating Story (1/10/2025)
Thanksgiving 1954, Briarwood House, Washington D.C. “If these walls could talk well, they are certainly listening.” Briarwood house is an old boarding house for women only. It has seen three wars, ten presidents, and countless tenants. But never a murder.
There are a cast of …more
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel
by James McBride
Compelling Story (11/30/2024)
This is a beautifully story. It is set in 1930’s in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in a dilapidated neighborhood called Chicken Hil. Jewish immigrants and Afro Americans live there together.

The story starts in 1972 when a skeleton is found in an old well along with a mezuzah . …more
Like Mother, Like Mother
Like Mother, Like Mother: A Novel
by Susan Rieger
Beautiful Story (10/31/2024)
This is the story of three generations of very strong women. This is a complicated story, the characters are well developed each with their own story to tell. Is a thought-provoking novel that will get you thinking about motherhood. Would you follow the path? Perfect book …more
The Rose Arbor
The Rose Arbor: A Novel
by Rhys Bowen
Historical Fiction Mystery (8/9/2024)
I haven’t read many books by Rhys Bowen but this one was very intriguing. It is very well written in two time lines. A tale of mystery, suspense and secrets that kept me turning the pages.

1968 London, Liz Houghton is a newspaper reporter, when a young girl goes missing.
This …more
The Frozen River
The Frozen River: A Novel
by Ariel Lawhon
Inspirational Historical Fiction (7/9/2024)
This book is inspired by the real diary of midwife Martha Ballard in the 18th century in Hallowell, Maine. She kept a diary of recorded births and deaths and daily activities.
In 1789 Martha as a trained midwife is summoned to examine a body and determine cause of death, of …more
West with Giraffes
West with Giraffes: A Novel
by Lynda Rutledge
Wonderful Adventure (6/16/2024)
This is a heartwarming story of Woody Nickle’s adventure. He is now 105 years old and is writing about his adventure when he was 17. There was a hurricane in 1938 in the north east. Giraffes were on board a ship to be transported to the San Diego zoo. Two giraffes survived …more
Only the Beautiful
Only the Beautiful
by Susan Meissner
Interesting Historical Fiction (6/4/2024)
Another wonderful novel from Susan Meissner. This book is about a topic I knew little about, Eugenics. It was shocking to discover during WWII what Hitler was doing to the young children and to realize that this was happening in the U.S.
This novel was written in two story …more
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