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The Ambassador’s Wife

August 3, 2015

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Miranda is a free-spirited artist and explorer living in Mazrooq, a country that is not open to either. That she also has a girlfriend makes her the most suspect of women, right up until she meets Finn, the British ambassador who steals her heart and gives her a life considered by all around her to be safe and normal. This not a romance novel—far from it. It is Jennifer Steil’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, Doubleday, Middle East

I Saw a Man: A Novel

June 26, 2015

  Michael knew Caroline’s job was dangerous when he married her. As a foreign correspondent her field of interest was the Middle East and while he was also a writer his inspiration came from stillness and hers from motion. They both told the stories of people But where Michael always retreated to his desk to tell his stories Caroline had simply moved on to the next. For ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, Middle East, mystery, Nan A. Talese, war

The Knockoff

May 27, 2015

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It’s no secret that I love fashion and all things related to it. The September issue of the major magazines is one of my favorite purchases of the year so a novel about the world of fashion publishing is bound to be a big bowl of happy for me. In The Knockoff Imogen Tate is the long-time editor of Glossy magazine. When she returns to the helm after six months of medical leave ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary fiction, debut, Doubleday

The Jazz Palace

April 22, 2015

  The Jazz Palace begins with a tragedy, the sinking of the SS Eastland while it was still tied to the dock in the Chicago River. The boat was full of workers for a local company headed out for a day of picnicking when the top heavy ship rolled over on it’s side trapping and killing 844 people. In this way author Mary Morris introduces us to Chicago in the early 1900s and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1920s, book clubs, Chicago, historical fiction, Jazz age, Nan A. Talese

A Little Life

March 9, 2015

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  At the most basic level A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is the story of four men who meet in college, move to New York City afterwards to pursue their careers, and whose lives stay entwined for the rest of the novel. They can be easily defined by their careers: Willem is an actor, JB an artist, Malcolm an architect, and Jude a lawyer. It is also quickly evident that, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, Doubleday, friendship, literary, Manhattan, social issues

September Mini-Reviews

October 3, 2014

I know it's October but somehow the onset of this fall is making me slow down rather than speed up to greet the cooler weather. Apparently, I'm moving into a mental hibernation before winter even hits! September is a big month in the book world and I was fortunate to read and review of number of anticipated novels. There is more to come in October but here are some ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, lists, mini-reviews, mystery

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