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The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton

October 15, 2018

clockmaker

Time passes differently when I'm alone in the house; I have no way of marking the years. I am aware that the sun continues to rise and set and the moon to take its place, bu I no longer feel its ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, Atria Books, historical fiction, mystery

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

June 6, 2018

us

  There’s a loser in every relationship. We may not like to admit it, but one of us always gets a little more, and one of us gives up a little more readily. Given that I have very little ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, contemporary life, relationships, sports

Hollywood Women: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

February 5, 2018

hollywood

  The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is catnip to anyone who loves old movies. In Evelyn, Taylor Jenkins Reid has created an amalgam of all the old glamor girls: Lana Turner and Elizabeth Taylor ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, Hollywood, pop culture, women

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

November 13, 2017

beartown

“You can’t live in this town, you can only survive it.” There’s only one thing you need to know about Beartown: hockey. Its people live, eat, and breathe by the laws of hockey. Beyond that there ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, coming-of-age, family, social issues, sports

Nonfiction November 2017: Fiction Nonfiction Pairings

November 9, 2017

nonfiction

  The week two event of Nonfiction November is to pair a fiction book with a nonfiction one on a similar subject. Kind of fun for those of us who use our reading as a springboard to learn more ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, fashion, historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, social issues, women

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