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The Lion Women of Tehran

July 12, 2024

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When Ellie’s father unexpectedly dies, she and her mother find their circumstances dramatically changed for the worse. There is so little money left they have to sell their beautiful home and move to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: cultural, friendship, historical, Iran, women

The Things We Didn’t Know

March 13, 2024

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When Andrea is 9-years-old she finds herself and her little brother Pablo uprooted from their home in Woronoco, Massachusetts and left in a small Puerto Rican village with an aunt they’ve never met. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, book clubs, coming-of-age, historical, New England

August Reading Wrap-Up

September 2, 2022

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Goodbye to August and to summer 2022. I’m not going to rehash what chaos it was in the Gilmore household, but 2,200 miles later we’re settling back into Seattle. Even better, my August reading ended ... Read More...

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2021 Underrated Gems

December 15, 2021

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Every year I read books I loved, but that seemed to go under-the-radar for most people. Yes, reading is a very personal endeavor and what is 5 stars for me may not be 5 stars for you, but I’ve got 7 ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, favorite books, literary, marriage

The People We Keep: A Novel

November 8, 2021

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At 16 April Sawicki’s life looks pretty well-mapped out, if there were such a thing as maps going nowhere. She lives in a broken motorhome, alone because her father has a new girlfriend and doesn’t ... Read More...

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