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The Widow of Wall Street

April 19, 2017

widow

The Bernie Madoff story is so perfectly set up that there is little point in messing around with its formula, even for fiction. Thankfully, Randy Sue Meyers doesn’t change much of the story in her new ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, book clubs, contemporary life, Manhattan, marriage, midlife, wealth

The Enemies of Versailles

April 5, 2017

enemies

  The Enemies of Versailles is the final novel in Sally Christie’s Mistresses of Versailles trilogy. When we left King Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour, one of his longest lasting mistresses had ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, France, historical fiction

High School Trauma and Drama: Mini-Reviews

January 5, 2017

dangerous

There are few people who look back on high school as the best years of their life and, quite frankly, I don’t trust them. These two novels encapsulate what may or may not be the truth of high school ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, contemporary life, debut, mini-reviews, Random House, teen years

Small Admissions: A Novel

January 3, 2017

small admissions

  Small Admissions is an example of a book whose writing goes the same way as its plot. Confused? I know, it’s weird, but what I mean is that it’s the story of a young woman named Kate whose ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, coming-of-age, family, humor, Manhattan

December Library Checkout

December 30, 2016

december

Happy last day of 2016! Suffice it to say I’m ready to wash my hands of this year. Actually, not the entire year. I had some great personal experiences earlier in 2016 but the second half has been ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: Atria Books, book clubs, contemporary life, lists, mini-reviews, Pantheon, Putnam, thriller

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