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Swimming Lessons

February 6, 2017

swimming lessons

  When Claire Fuller’s newest novel, Swimming Lessons, begins Ingrid has been missing for eleven years. Her daughters, Nan and Flora, have grown up and her husband Gil now spends most of his ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, England, literary, marriage, Tin House

Victoria: A Novel

November 21, 2016

In 1837, barely after turning eighteen, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent became the queen of England. She stood a mere 4’11” tall and had led a life largely isolated from society. For modern day ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, England, historical fiction, royalty, St. Martin's Press

October Reading Wrap-up

October 31, 2016

october reading

  Happy Halloween, dear readers and welcome to the October reading wrap-up! I’m not going to beat around the bush—I had serious reading issues this month. Bottom line? By midmonth I could not ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Tagged: contemporary fiction, England, historical fiction, mini-reviews

Comfort Reading

October 28, 2016

comfort reading

  This fall has been the winter of my discontent with the election making me want to pull up the drawbridge to my psyche and mentally barricade myself in a safe place. I know I’m not alone with ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: chick lit, England, historical fiction, mystery, thriller

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

July 11, 2016

trouble

  The summer of 1976 is one of upheaval for the families who live along the Avenue, a seemingly quiet British neighborhood. Mrs. Margaret Creasy has gone missing. Ten-year-old Grace takes the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, book clubs, childhood, debut, England

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