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Beautiful Little Fools

February 9, 2022

beautiful

  A sweltering August day, a stunning estate, and a crystalline pool, its pellucid water tinged red by Jay Gatsby’s blood. Shot once and now dead. We all know this is how The Great Gatsby ends ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: historical, mystery, women

The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor

July 5, 2017

lost

  In the present Kate’s father is succumbing to dementia. As his memory flickers on and off, she wants to give his life’s work meaning and so takes his enormous and beloved stamp collection to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: historical fiction, Riverhead Books, WWII

The Hours Count

October 28, 2015

hours count

  Lately, I’ve fallen into a literary rabbit hole of fiction about the 1950s, which is interesting as it’s a time period I’ve never paid much attention to, but is popping up all over the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1950s, historical fiction, New York City, Riverhead Books

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