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Summer House with Swimming Pool

July 23, 2014

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  Author Herman Koch has created the doctor we’re all afraid of in his new novel, Summer House with Swimming Pool. Not a horrific needle wielding monster but something worse: the one who pretends to care but really despises his patients. Dr. Marc Schlosser listens to his patients’ complaints and seems to be sympathetic and attentive but is really thinking about the beach and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: American life, book clubs, family, Hogarth, literary, mystery

The Stager: A Novel

July 21, 2014

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As the real estate market appears to be rebounding it has given birth to an entire new industry—staging. And you know an industry has arrived when it makes its debut into fiction. Susan Coll’s new novel The Stager is about a quirky stager, who remains nameless for much of the novel (which is not surprising as these people slip into your home, remove everything that is yours and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, Sarah Crichton, satire

Evergreen: A Novel

July 14, 2014

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A small cabin without running water, indoor plumbing, or electricity, in the wilderness of Minnesota is the setting for Rebecca Rasmussen’s new novel, Evergreen. In it, the young Evaline joins her new husband Emil who hopes to build their life as a taxidermist to the numerous hunters and sportsmen who live in the region’s lumber towns. Although a city girl, Evaline embraces ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1930s, American life, book clubs, historical fiction, Knopf, literary

The Care and Management of Lies

July 11, 2014

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Thea and Kezia have been friends since childhood and have just finished college to begin their teaching careers in The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear. That is until Kezia decides to marry Thea’s brother Tom, leaving Thea feeling isolated and betrayed. While Kezia adapts to married life and being a farmer’s wife, Thea throws herself into the suffragette ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, England, friendship, HarperCollins, historical fiction, war, women, World War I

How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky

July 9, 2014

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  For many, there are few ideas more compelling than that of perfect love. To meet the one person who understands you at your deepest level and loves you unconditionally; a true soulmate. Lydia Netzer takes this dream and puts it on the page in the quirky How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky. Irene Sparks is a prickly astrophysicist attempting to create a black hole in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, family, humor, literary, St. Martin's Press

Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands

July 7, 2014

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Sweet sixteen—a time of so many changes. Learning to drive, first dates, preparing for college, and, if you’re Emily Shepard, a nuclear reactor meltdown near your tiny town in Vermont, your parents disappearing, and being evacuated from your school with only the clothes on your back. This is sixteen as seen by Chris Bohjalian in his new novel, Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands. When ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, Doubleday, family, social issues, young adult

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