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A Conversation with Deborah Harkness

July 17, 2014

Conversation with Deborah Harkness

Yesterday I posted my review of The Book of Life, the final installment in the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. Today her publishers, Viking, have been kind enough to share a question and answer interview they hosted with her. Read on for fascinating insight into what is a great paranormal fantasy series. A CONVERSATION WITH DEBORAH HARKNESS   Q: In your day ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: authors, interview, q&a, Viking

The Book of Life

July 16, 2014

book of life

Deborah Harkness returns with the final novel in the All Souls Trilogy. The Book of Life begins with Diana and Matthew's return to Sept-Tours, Matthew's ancestral home. Harkness wastes no time in assembling the almost dizzying and incomprehensible cast of Matthew's family- both those related by birth and those created by blood. Thankfully, her skill at weaving the family's ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fantasy, paranormal

Evergreen: A Novel

July 14, 2014

evergreen

A small cabin without running water, indoor plumbing, or electricity, in the wilderness of Minnesota is the setting for Rebecca Rasmussen’s new novel, Evergreen. In it, the young Evaline joins her new husband Emil who hopes to build their life as a taxidermist to the numerous hunters and sportsmen who live in the region’s lumber towns. Although a city girl, Evaline embraces ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1930s, American life, book clubs, historical fiction, Knopf, literary

The Care and Management of Lies

July 11, 2014

care and management

Thea and Kezia have been friends since childhood and have just finished college to begin their teaching careers in The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear. That is until Kezia decides to marry Thea’s brother Tom, leaving Thea feeling isolated and betrayed. While Kezia adapts to married life and being a farmer’s wife, Thea throws herself into the suffragette ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, England, friendship, HarperCollins, historical fiction, war, women, World War I

How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky

July 9, 2014

toledo

  For many, there are few ideas more compelling than that of perfect love. To meet the one person who understands you at your deepest level and loves you unconditionally; a true soulmate. Lydia Netzer takes this dream and puts it on the page in the quirky How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky. Irene Sparks is a prickly astrophysicist attempting to create a black hole in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, family, humor, literary, St. Martin's Press

Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands

July 7, 2014

close your eyes

Sweet sixteen—a time of so many changes. Learning to drive, first dates, preparing for college, and, if you’re Emily Shepard, a nuclear reactor meltdown near your tiny town in Vermont, your parents disappearing, and being evacuated from your school with only the clothes on your back. This is sixteen as seen by Chris Bohjalian in his new novel, Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands. When ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, Doubleday, family, social issues, young adult

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