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The Flatshare: A Novel

November 29, 2023

flatshare

In the same way I’m always up for a well done rom-com movie I sometimes need the same thing in my reading. The end of this year has found me unable to commit to anything with too much darkness or ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, London, rom-com, vacation reading

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

November 27, 2023

tom lake

I’m not sure I’ve ever started a review with an apology to the book and, possibly, the author. There’s a story here, so please be patient. I’ve always enjoyed Ann Patchett’s books, both fiction and ... Read More...

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

Day by Michael Cunningham

November 21, 2023

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A single day revisited for three years is the scaffolding that supports Michael Cunningham’s new novel, Day. The years are significant as they bracket the pandemic and lockdown, but this is not a ... Read More...

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The Berry Pickers: A Novel

November 14, 2023

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For one Mi’kmaq family summers in Maine have always been about sunshine, campfires, and reunions with old friends amidst long days of picking blueberries as migrant workers. Until 1962 when Ruthie, ... Read More...

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

Murder in the Family

November 10, 2023

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Somehow this ended up being a week of true crime fiction and nonfiction so I’ll carry the theme through to the end with Murder in the Family, a novel about the making of a Netflix documentary about an ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, London, murder, mystery

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