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The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

April 7, 2025

wildes

Coming from a family where wit (largely sarcasm, but still) is a love language I’ve always been intrigued by Oscar Wilde. I’ve read his works, seen movie adaptations of his plays, and even read about ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: England, historical

January Reading Wrap-Up

February 1, 2024

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Anyone else have a tough reading month in January? Who knows whether it was because I had so much amazing backlist reading over the holidays or the fact that none of the new January books panned out ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical, Ireland, literary, mini-reviews

The Museum of Failures

September 26, 2023

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It's been years since Remy Wadia has been back to Bombay, where he was born and raised. It was his father’s fervent wish that he go to America for university and then settle there, which Remy did. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, India

Dust Child

March 14, 2023

dust child

The Vietnam War has been written about from many points of view in fiction, but for the most part my reading has focused on the years of the war, rife as they are with the atrocities perpetuated on ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, Vietnam, Vietnam War

2022 Underrated Gems

December 26, 2022

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Nothing like waiting until the last week of the year to put out best-of lists. Today I want to share five gems that I adored that didn’t get as much love and attention as they deserve. Hopefully, you ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, favorite books, historical fiction, literary, mini-reviews

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