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Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

October 19, 2020

magic

A healer, living alone in the woods, discovers a baby girl left in a basket in a snowy meadow near her home. The infant is guarded by a large black raven, letting the woman know this is no average ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: family saga, historical fiction, magic

November Reading Wrap-Up

December 2, 2019

november

November- what a month! I made it from Seattle to Ann Arbor and had a fabulous time driving across country. All our belongings showed up intact and on time with only a few hiccups. We’re still ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, memoir, mini-reviews, mystery, world war II

October Reading Wrap-Up

November 1, 2017

October

Goodbye, October! This was another one of those months where, when I looked up it was the 20th and I had no idea where the days went. Is that an age thing? Because I never used to notice it so much. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: 19th century, England, historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, Southern life

The Rules of Magic

October 9, 2017

rules

  Whatever is meant to be is bound to happen, whether or not you approve. Frances, Bridget (Jet) and Vincent are born and raised with no sense of family. Their parents, actively discourage ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, family, literary, magic, relationships, Simon & Schuster

Faithful: A Novel

November 9, 2016

faithful

  What do you do with your life when you’re seventeen and thanks to you your best friend is in a permanent vegetative state? If you’re Shelby you give up college, try to kill yourself, spend ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, Simon & Schuster

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