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The Museum of Failures

September 26, 2023

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It's been years since Remy Wadia has been back to Bombay, where he was born and raised. It was his father’s fervent wish that he go to America for university and then settle there, which Remy did. Now, he’s returning to adopt a baby as he and his wife have not been able to conceive. At the same time, he knows he needs to make the obligatory visit to his mother, despite the fact ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, India

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

September 21, 2023

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If there’s anything more fickle than the heart it’s got to be my reading mind as my light/dark trend continues. Tuesday’s review was about a poignant novel covering the expanse of human emotions, but today The Whispers, dwells solely in the realm of the seven deadly sins as they play out amongst four women in one affluent neighborhood. Rebecca, an ER doctor, longs to be a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: motherhood, mystery, suspense

Shark Heart: A Novel

September 19, 2023

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Today’s review needs a bit of a preface: My husband doesn’t read (I know, I know, I love him anyway). He teases me about my obsession with books by noting there are only so many stories and I’ve read them all so how can I keep reading? Theoretically, this is true. Most novels revolve around the same basic themes: love, family, secrets, experiences. But within those parameters, ... Read More...

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

Lost and Found in Paris

September 14, 2023

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When her husband of ten years informs her that he has 5-year-old twin sons and wants to integrate them (and their mother) into their lives, Joan Blakely realizes it might be time for a change. Broken hearted and confused she still wastes no time in changing the locks and starting divorce proceedings. But what to do next? The question is answered with humor, and a mystery, in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery, Paris, vacation reading

All That is Mine I Carry With Me

September 12, 2023

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The scene is cleanly set when in the simpler times of 1975 10-year-old Miranda arrives home from school to find the house locked and, after she uses the hidden key to get in, empty. Her mother should be there. Her mother is always there to greet her after school. Her car, keys, handbag all in their proper place, but Jane Larkin is gone. And that’s the last of clean, simple ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, book clubs, childhood, family, literary, marriage, mystery

August Reading Wrap-Up

September 8, 2023

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August has followed  summer out the door, but the weather was as lovely as the majority of my reading, with more highs than lows. The first week of September is about to end so I thought I ought to check in with what worked and what didn’t before I head into all the new fall releases.   The Postcard is historical fiction based on a real family history that encompasses ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: biography, historical fiction, mini-reviews, thriller

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