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The Burning Girl by Claire Messud

September 7, 2017

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Julia and Cassie meet in nursery school and are best friends from that moment on. Cassie is the power and spirit in their duo and Julia is the steadfast and careful one. The dynamic works until the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, childhood, coming-of-age, friendship, literary, W.W. Norton

Miss Jane by Brad Watson

July 12, 2017

miss jane

Summer is generally a time when I enjoy lighter books, those that don't take up too much brain space. Sometimes, though, it’s also lovely to disengage from all the activity, find a shaded space and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, family, literary, Southern life, W.W. Norton

Miss Jane: A Novel

December 12, 2016

miss jane

  Jane Chisolm is a surprise baby, born to her parents long after her two older brothers have gone off to college and her sister is ten-years-old. But that’s not the only thing about Jane that’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: family, historical fiction, literary, Southern life, W.W. Norton

The Madwoman in the Volvo

November 14, 2014

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I don’t generally begin a review by telling people to stop reading but if you are a man hand the laptop/iPad to your better half and go watch ESPN because I’m about to talk about a book about ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, memoir, midlife, W.W. Norton

The Gods of Heavenly Punishment

January 17, 2014

gods of heavenly punishment

  There are numerous novels about World War II and the events leading up to it but TheThe Gods of Heavenly Punishment: A Novel comes from a perspective not often seen—that of life in Japan in the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, historical fiction, Japan, W.W. Norton, WWII

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