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Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin

May 14, 2020

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No one could be more surprised than me to be back again this week with another slower paced, character driven novel, but here I am. Gail Godwin’s Old Lovegood Girls is the story of Feron and Meredith ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, book clubs, friendship, historical fiction, literary, women

Women Talking: A Novel by Miriam Toews

April 1, 2019

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In the Mennonite community of Molotschna eight women gather in a barn to talk. Their meeting is a secret, made possible only because the men have gone into the city to bail out eight men who have been ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, book clubs, cultural, literary, religion, social issues, women

Radiant Shimmering Light

January 30, 2019

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Lilian is trying to live her best life, but utilizing her ability to see animals’ auras while painting pet portraits is not working out. She can’t even earn enough to pay the rent on her Toronto ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, contemporary life, debut, satire

When God Was a Rabbit

November 26, 2018

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One of the best gifts of reading is not only discovering a new writer you love, but learning that they have written previous books, opening up the possibility of more wonderful reading. This was the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, childhood, debut, England, family, literary

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

May 18, 2018

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I'm back, with two spring releases that I didn't care for, but that I recognize could very well work for someone else.    The family of women in What Should Be Wild are cursed. They are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, contemporary life, family, fantasy, Harper, magical realism, mini-reviews, new adult

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