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Daisy Jones & The Six

March 11, 2019

daisy jones

I came to hate that I'd put my heart and my pain into my music because it meant that I couldn't ever leave it behind. Daisy Jones is the quintessential ‘70s rock ‘n roll dream girl—preternaturally ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, Ballantine, historical fiction, pop culture

Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

February 6, 2019

unmarriageable

Unmarriageable is one of the winter books I was most looking forward to reading in January. Author Soniah Kamal takes Jane Austen’s beloved Pride & Prejudice and updates it to fit into Pakistan in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Ballantine, chick lit, cultural, debut, Pakistan, retellings

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

October 3, 2018

spark

Jodi Picoult is a seasoned pro at presenting both sides to highly charged and complicated issues—which is one of the reasons I love her books. She moves me out of my comfort zone and gives me ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Ballantine, book clubs, contemporary life, social issues, women

Love and Ruin by Paula McLain

May 7, 2018

love

  It wasn’t bravery when you did what you had to do. Paula McLain’s novel, Circling the Sun, was one of my favorites of 2015, largely because she portrayed Beryl Markham so well as a woman ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, Ballantine, historical fiction, war, women, world war II

Song of a Captive Bird

February 19, 2018

song

Remember its flight, for the bird is mortal.  -Forugh Farrokhzhad I was looking forward to learning about a time and culture, far away from my own, but I never thought I’d be so thoroughly seduced ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Ballantine, book clubs, cultural, debut, historical fiction, Iran, literary, women

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