Books reviewed by Diane La Rue at BookBrowse.

Diane La Rue

Diane La Rue has written a weekly book review column for three years for an upstate New York daily newspaper. She is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, and owns a marketing and public relations consulting firm.

Books reviewed by Diane La Rue

The Housekeeper and the Professor (02/05/09)

The Given Day (11/12/08)

Down the Nile (11/12/08)

The Turnaround (09/18/08)

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Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung

Based on the author’s family story, comes an extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ escape from Taiwan.

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The Lilac People
by Milo Todd

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See, a poignant tale of a trans man’s survival in Nazi Germany and postwar Berlin.

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Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus

Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

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Serial Killer Games
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A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry).

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The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei

A dazzling debut by Jemimah Wei about ambition, sisterhood, and family bonds in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore.

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Ginseng Roots
by Craig Thompson

A new graphic memoir from the author of Blankets and Habibi about class, childhood labor, and Wisconsin’s ginseng industry.

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