Gabrielle Bernstein is already well-known amongst the inspirational set. Her books and speaking tours draw large crowds, not necessarily because her message is so new but because her optimism is infectious without being gag-inducing and her ideas not only inspire but feel practical. In her latest book, May Cause Miracles, Bernstein is back with a 40 day plan of small shifts ... Read More...
Ru: A Novel
The Communist takeover of Saigon forces Nguyễn An Tinh and her family to leave behind their luxurious life and escape to a refugee camp in Malaysia. From there the family immigrates to Canada and settles in Quebec. Kim Thúy’s novel is called Ru, meaning ‘lullaby’ in Vietnamese, which aptly describes the book’s style of storytelling and reminiscence. It is a slim volume with ... Read More...
The Great Pearl Heist
I’m not usually a fan of true crime but if we’re talking about the theft of one of the most expensive pieces of jewelry in history, count me in. Molly Caldwell Crosby’s The Great Pearl Heist takes place in London in 1912, a time of great change in the world of crime. It was only in the late 1800s that New Scotland Yard had created a department of detectives, designed to solve ... Read More...
The Virgin Cure
The late 1800s have long provided fodder for historical fiction authors given that the time was rife with conflicting social mores, a wide economic divide, and the yet undefined role of women beyond marriage. In the style of Slammerkin and The Crimson Petal and the White, Ami McKay explores the dismal world and limited life choices of a young girl named Moth in her newest book ... Read More...
The Sandcastle Girls
It was as I was nearing the finish of Chris Bohjalian’s latest novel, The Sandcastle Girls, that I was struck by how insulated and sheltered we are in the United States. I say that with a full understanding of recent events and their horrors. What I mean, is that at no time in any of our lives have we had to worry that our country or even our state or city was going to be taken ... Read More...
The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton has been carefully wooing readers in the realm of mystery since 2008. With her latest release she not only cements her relationship with existing readers but will draw in a whole new crowd of followers. The Secret Keeper is one of those marvelous books that, once started, is almost impossible to put down. It is with the self-absorption of youth that all children ... Read More...
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