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We Run the Tides

February 24, 2021

tides

I'm not sure it's an actual publishing trend for 2021, but it's fairly unusual for me to read three novels on the same subject in one year. In this case, it's private girls' schools—always fascinating ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, friendship, literary, San Francisco

A Thousand Ships: A Novel

February 22, 2021

thousand

Happy Monday! I don’t often say that because, well…Monday, but today I’m back with a novel that kept me captivated.  A Thousand Ships is Natalie Haynes’s retelling of the Trojan War or, more ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: literary, mythology

Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic

February 19, 2021

horses

Roan Montgomery is 15 and a world-class equestrienne. She lives in a rarified world with her every need anticipated and taken care of, but with each minute mapped out and no personal life. She doesn’t ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut

All Girls: A Novel by Emily Layden

February 17, 2021

girls

Sometimes a book’s title is all you need to know about the book. This is clearly the case in Emily Layden’s debut novel, All Girls. Set at the Atwater School, a prestigious girls’ boarding school in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, literary

Zorrie by Laird Hunt

February 15, 2021

Zorrie

Towards the end of last year, the only reading that worked for me was fast paced thrillers. More plot, more action, less literary. This year is taking a turn (or a return) to the fiction that’s always ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary

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