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I Want You to Know We're Still Here
I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir
by Esther Safran Foer
Family Memories (11/9/2019)
This is a memoir of Esther's family - four generations who are unable to pass her mother's stories to each generation because her mother's memories were so terrible that she refused to talk about them. She would occasionally give a small amount of information but would …more
The Big Finish
The Big Finish
by Brooke Fossey
The Importance of Friendship at Any Age (10/9/2019)
Duffy lives in an assisted living home and Carl is his roommate. During the years that they've both been residents here, they've become best friends (in fact, Carl is the only friend that Duffy has ever had) and know everything about each other's lives. Or do they? Duffy …more
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt: A Novel
by Andrea Bobotis
Southern Fiction (7/14/2019)
I read this beautifully written debut novel very slowly so that I didn't miss any of the lyrical writing and character development. This novel is Southern fiction at its best.

The year is 1989 and Judith Kratt is 75 years old and living in the large family home in Bound, SC …more
The Guest Book
The Guest Book
by Sarah Blake
Family Saga (3/24/2019)
The Guest Book is a sweeping saga of three generations of the very rich Milton family from the 1930s to present day. It's the story of not only how money and privilege isolate a family from the rest of the world but the way it affects their feelings about other races and …more
At the Wolf's Table
At the Wolf's Table
by Rosella Postorino
The Tasters (10/14/2018)
"The past doesn't go away, but there's no need to dredge it up, you can try to let it rest, hold your peace. The one thing I've learned from life is survival."

I was aware of the women who tasted food for Hitler to make sure he wasn't poisoned from reading The Taster by VS …more
The Kennedy Debutante
The Kennedy Debutante
by Kerri Maher
Kick Kennedy (6/4/2018)
We have all read about the males of the Kennedy family - Joe, Jack, Bobby and Teddy and many books have been written about them and their father. Very few books have been written about the females of the family and I knew very little about them. 'The Kennedy Debutante' is …more
Never Coming Back
Never Coming Back
by Alison McGhee
Mothers and Daughters (9/8/2017)
This is a beautifully written, thought provoking look at a mother and a daughter and their acceptance of each other as the mother is losing her memory to early on-set Alzheimer's. To be honest, I almost didn't read this book because I just lost my mom and I knew it would be …more
Seven Days of Us
Seven Days of Us: A Novel
by Francesca Hornak
Family Quarantine (5/30/2017)
We all have dreams of that perfect Christmas at home with our families and it never seems to happen. Imagine being in quarantine for seven days at Christas with your immediate family that you usually try to avoid at the holidays. That's just what happens in this wonderful …more
Our Short History
Our Short History
by Lauren Grodstein
Our Short History (1/28/2017)
It may sound strange to say that a book about a single mother dying of cancer is a fantastic book, but let me tell you that it really is. Our Short History is the first book that I've read by this author and I plan to go back and read her previous books after reading this …more
The Girl Before
The Girl Before
by JP Delaney
The Girl Before (12/9/2016)
The Girl Before is an exciting, psychological thriller that keeps you turning pages until the end. Two women, at different times, are looking for an apartment and One Folgate Street looks like a dream come true..except for the pages and pages of requirements that they have …more
Karolina's Twins
Karolina's Twins
by Ronald H. Balson
Holocaust Intrigue (7/5/2016)
Karolina's Twins is a book about the Holocaust. Even though there is a modern day story line going on too, the primary story is about what happened to Lena Woodward in Poland before and during the dark days of WWII. At the start of the book, she approaches a lawyer and …more
The Children
The Children
by Ann Leary
Family Saga (5/9/2016)
This is my first book by Ann Leary and after reading it, I plan to read her older books. I loved her characters - my favorites were Joan and Charlotte but all of the characters added to the story line. Joan and her two daughters were definitely quirky and that made the …more
I'll See You in Paris
I'll See You in Paris
by Michelle Gable
I'll See You in Paris (12/30/2015)
I will start off this review where I usually end my reviews -- this is a great book and you need to read it! The author does a fantastic job with her main characters and with a story line that keeps you guessing until the very end. I thought that I had it figured out about 3 …more
All Is Not Forgotten
All Is Not Forgotten
by Wendy Walker
Memories (10/24/2015)
Normally when I read a book and am not engaged by page 50, I quit reading. I was not enjoying this book - I didn't like the way the story was told by the unnamed narrator. I am REALLY glad that I gave this book a few more pages because once I found out who the narrator …more
Trust No One
Trust No One: A Thriller
by Paul Cleave
Trust No One (6/5/2015)
The title of the book is good advice to the reader - don't trust what Jerry tells you because you don't know if it's real or if it's his early onset Alzeheimer's twisting his memories. Is he remembering scenes from his books or did he really commit the crimes? The book is a …more
What Doesn't Kill Her
What Doesn't Kill Her: A Reeve LeClaire Series Novel
by Carla Norton
A Real Thriller (5/6/2015)
When I won this book, I checked and found out that it was the second book in a series so I ordered and read Edge of Normal first - which I loved. I was prepared to enjoy What Doesn't Kill her and I wasn't disappointed. I could barely put it down once I started it. It kept …more
The Last Flight of Poxl West
The Last Flight of Poxl West
by Daniel Torday
Skylock (1/4/2015)
This novel was made up of two stories - the first story was the coming of age story of Elijah, the nephew of Poxl West who hero worshiped him in the beginning of the book. It is also the story of Poxl - a Czechoslovakian who fled to Amsterdam and then to London during World …more
Ruth's Journey
Ruth's Journey: The Authorized Novel of Mammy from Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind
by Donald McCaig
Disappointing (9/11/2014)
Gone with the Wind was the first adult book that I read when I was young and it remains one of the few books that I re- read every few years. I was excited to find out about this book and the potential opportunity to learn more about Mammy, one of the key characters in GWTW. …more
Accidents of Marriage
Accidents of Marriage
by Randy Susan Meyers
Was this marriage an accident waiting to happen? (6/21/2014)
This novel is the story of a marriage and a family in trouble. The husband has severe anger management problems and the wife has learned to compensate by not upsetting him and by taking a few pills when needed to get through her days. His anger causes a car accident that …more
The House We Grew Up In
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
Family Secrets (3/19/2014)
This book opens with what appears to be a happy family having an Easter egg hunt. As the novel progresses, the reader sees the family fall apart after a horrible tragedy occurs on another Easter Sunday. The family ends up with the mother as a hoarder, the father in a …more
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