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Love in Case of Emergency

April 16, 2021

emergency

Can I just say I love this cover and leave it at that? Probably not, but I really love this cover and wanted to feel the same way about the book. This is also an admission on my part that I don’t have ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, relationships, women

Of Women and Salt: A Novel

April 9, 2021

women

Jeannette is first-generation American in her Cuban family, but feels she knows nothing about her mother’s life or family left behind in Cuba. When asked, Carmen goes quiet. The only life she cares ... Read More...

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What’s Mine and Yours

March 26, 2021

In Piedmont, North Carolina in the 1990s two women are faced with raising young children on their own. Jade and her son Gee are Black while Lacey May and her three daughters are White. Both are living ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, racism, social issues, Southern life

One to Watch: A Novel

March 22, 2021

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I’m going for a change of pace this week. At the beginning of the month my reading was mostly diverse and a bit dark so I needed to change it up a bit. Thankfully, One to Watch and the book I’ll ... Read More...

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We Run the Tides

February 24, 2021

tides

I'm not sure it's an actual publishing trend for 2021, but it's fairly unusual for me to read three novels on the same subject in one year. In this case, it's private girls' schools—always fascinating ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, friendship, literary, San Francisco

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