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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

June 10, 2020

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Where to begin with Brit Bennett’s new novel The Vanishing Half? Ostensibly it’s the story of identical twins Stella and Desiree who grow up in Mallard, a small, poor community in the Deep South, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, book clubs, cultural, historical fiction, literary

The Lager Queen of Minnesota

July 24, 2019

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  I absolutely loved J. Ryan Stradal’s debut novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest so was nervous about his second novel. Sophomore efforts can be notoriously underwhelming. Happily, this ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, family saga, Pamela Dorman Books

If You Want to Make God Laugh: A Novel

July 22, 2019

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Delilah hasn’t been home in forty years, but when she arrives on her family’s farm in South Africa it’s to find her sister Ruth drunk on the couch and getting ready to sell the place. The sisters are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, book clubs, cultural, literary, Putnam, racism, South Africa, women

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

June 17, 2019

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It’s the 1950s and tradition reigns in America. For the most part the Kaufmans fit in. Except for Jo, who’s more interested in sports and playing with the daughter of their maid, both of which cause ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, Atria Books, book clubs, family saga, social issues

So Much Life Left Over

August 6, 2018

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Daniel, a young man in his early thirties, manages a tea plantation in Ceylon in the early 1920s. He moved there from England with his wife, Rosie, and daughter Esther, after his friend, another RAF ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, England, family saga, historical fiction, Pantheon

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