Not every story needs to be told. Easy-to-digest reading has been a nice break lately, but I was happily pulled back into literary fiction with Jennifer Egan’s The Candy House. Set in a time in the not-so-distant future advances in technology change the meaning of the individual, privacy, connection and begs the question: How far do we want to let computers go? Bix ... Read More...
The Atlas Six: A Novel
All authors recreate worlds with their fiction, but fantasy writers build new worlds from within their own mind. But what about the feat of taking the real world and generating a world that exists right alongside it? That’s what Olivie Blake does in her debut novel, The Atlas Six, a mesmeric story with the world of magic co-existing alongside we boring mortals (but not in Harry ... Read More...
Peach Blossom Spring
I’ve done my fair share of fictional reading about World War II. What I’ve never heard much about is Chinese history at the time. Peach Blossom Spring goes some way towards rectifying that as it spans one family’s journey from mainland China in the mid-20th century all the way up to America in 2015. In that time, much changes including the shape and meaning of family and ... Read More...
One Italian Summer
When Katy’s mother Carol dies, she is consumed with grief. Not only was her mother her best friend, but they had planned a trip of special importance. A month in Positano, Italy a place Carol visited decades ago in the summer before she met her husband and began the life Katy knows. Carol made all the arrangements down to daily itineraries for sightseeing and meals. Katy ... Read More...
The Golden Couple: A Novel
On Monday I reviewed a suspense novel I appreciated. Today I’m back with another one: The Golden Couple, the latest from thriller power duo Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. In today’s America of instant gratification why spend years on therapy when there’s a therapist who can solve your problem in ten sessions? That’s Avery Chambers’ hook and her unusual methods and promise ... Read More...
The Heights: A Novel
What was a peaceful extended family dynamic turns dark in Louise Candlish’s new novel, The Heights. Ellen is married to Justin, raising their daughter Freya, but she also shares custody of her teenage son, Lucas, with her ex, Vic. The arrangement is amicable for all involved. Until one tragic event shatters not just the perfect picture of their lives, but the frame around ... Read More...
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