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Let’s Call Her Barbie

March 20, 2025

barbie

  As a child of the 60s/70s I was one of the numerous little girls clamoring for a Barbie doll. Much like the opening for the movie Barbie (fabulous, a must see) I’d loved my baby doll to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1950s, 1960s, historical fiction, pop culture

Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer

April 25, 2024

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After all the agita of getting taxes filed on time, I needed a reward. Overindulging in champagne was my first choice, but not a healthy option so I turned to reading that gave me the same light, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 1960s, history, pop culture

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

Love & Saffron: A Novel

February 7, 2022

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Seattle and Los Angeles, same coast but vastly different places, especially in the 1960s. Imogene Fortier writes a column known to readers in the Pacific Northwest so is surprised to not only get a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, book clubs, friendship, historical fiction, women

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur

June 21, 2021

secret keeper

There are many types of satisfaction to be found in reading. One is the excitement of a new voice, a compelling story. But just as good (and sometimes better) is the quiet joy of opening a book and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, historical fiction, India, vacation reading, women

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