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Lessons in Chemistry

April 20, 2022

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It's the 1960s and you’re a brilliant chemist exploring one of the most elusive topics in chemistry—the chemical reaction that led to life. You should be at the forefront of the scientific community. ... Read More...

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The Honeybee Emeralds

April 8, 2022

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The Honeybee Emeralds is about a young woman working at a Parisian magazine who discovers a gorgeous necklace in the pocket of an old coat. Is it real? Who did it belong to? The hunt is on in this ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, historical fiction, Paris

Four Treasures of the Sky

April 6, 2022

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From the near-future in The Candy House I read my way through the distant past in Jenny Zhang’s Four Treasures of the Sky. The novel is the story of Daiyu, a young girl in China, kidnapped and ... Read More...

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Peach Blossom Spring

March 25, 2022

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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 ... Read More...

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Shadows of Pecan Hollow

February 17, 2022

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Kit is 13 when she decides to abandon being abandoned. She’s been in foster care since she was a baby, in more homes than she can remember, but none of them has been good. Or even decent. She’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, coming-of-age, debut, historical

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