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Shadows of Pecan Hollow

February 17, 2022

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Kit is 13 when she decides to abandon being abandoned. She’s been in foster care since she was a baby, in more homes than she can remember, but none of them has been good. Or even decent. She’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, coming-of-age, debut, historical fiction

2021 Underrated Gems

December 15, 2021

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Every year I read books I loved, but that seemed to go under-the-radar for most people. Yes, reading is a very personal endeavor and what is 5 stars for me may not be 5 stars for you, but I’ve got 7 ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, favorite books, literary, marriage

The People We Keep: A Novel

November 8, 2021

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At 16 April Sawicki’s life looks pretty well-mapped out, if there were such a thing as maps going nowhere. She lives in a broken motorhome, alone because her father has a new girlfriend and doesn’t ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, literary

The Divines: A Novel

January 22, 2021

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Every year there it seems a different theme emerges in fiction. Last year it was twins (The Grammarians, The Vanishing Half, Thin Girls), but this year, although it’s only January, I have three novels ... Read More...

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Waiting for the Night Song

January 15, 2021

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We first meet Cadence ‘Cadie’ Kessler as she’s illegally harvesting mountain pine beetles off a tree in the New Hampshire forest. A researcher, she needs proof that the beetles have arrived to their ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, debut, mystery, social issues

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