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Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

June 17, 2019

everything

It’s the 1950s and tradition reigns in America. For the most part the Kaufmans fit in. Except for Jo, who’s more interested in sports and playing with the daughter of their maid, both of which cause ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, Atria Books, book clubs, family saga, social issues

May Midmonth Mini-Reviews

May 13, 2019

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I know it’s not the exactly the middle of May, but I’m hoping you all can cut me some slack. I’m on a hamster wheel of hurry-up-and-wait regarding our move to Michigan and so have to write when I can ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, family saga, historical fiction, science fiction, social issues

Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich

April 29, 2019

bull mountain

The first words that come to mind when I think about Brian Panowich’s debut novel Bull Mountain, are: blown away. Every day for a week after finishing it whenever I thought of it, I shook my head. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: crime, family saga, Putnam, Southern life, thriller

Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken

March 8, 2019

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It’s the end of the 19th century when Bertha Truitt appears in Salford, Massachussetts. Literally, just appears. If she has a past she doesn’t want to talk about it. What she does want to do is open ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: family saga, historical fiction, New England

So Much Life Left Over

August 6, 2018

much

Daniel, a young man in his early thirties, manages a tea plantation in Ceylon in the early 1920s. He moved there from England with his wife, Rosie, and daughter Esther, after his friend, another RAF ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, England, family saga, historical fiction, Pantheon

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