Orhan runs a successful rug making factory in Istanbul. The company was started by his grandfather, Kemal, long before he was born. When his grandfather dies and the will is read, the company is left to Orhan, not his father, and even more surprisingly, the family home is left to a woman they’ve never heard of or know. This is Aline Ohanesian’s potent new novel, ... Read More...
Free Range Reading: Divergent and The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Earlier this month I mentioned an event that Tanya at 52 Books or Bust was hosting called Free Range Reading. Basically, it's an opportunity for book bloggers to take advantage of the lack of new books coming out at the end of the year and read anything they want. Crazy, right?! I'm embracing the concept by beginning with two books that are about as different from each other as ... Read More...
The Art Forger
The 1990 theft of thirteen painting from the Gardner museum in Boston is still one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the art world. Despite the seeming ineptitude of the two thieves, a massive manhunt and a $5 million reward, the works have never been recovered. B.A. Shapiro uses this theft as the background for her new book The Art Forger. Claire Roth is a talented artist ... Read More...
