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Instructions for a Heatwave

January 16, 2025

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In 1976 England was in the midst of a terrible drought and heat wave. It’s an inauspicious and unexpected time for a happily married, retired man to go missing, but Robert does, taking only his keys ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, England, family, historical, literary

Blue Sisters

September 23, 2024

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Often a dysfunctional marriage makes the bonds between siblings stronger than usual. This is the case for Avery, Bonnie, Nicky, and Lucky Blue, whose childhood was spent in one such household in Coco ... Read More...

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June Reading Wrap-Up

June 28, 2024

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That’s it for June, another month in the books (sorry couldn’t resist). We’ve been fortunate here in Seattle with weather that’s been chillier than usual, but with plenty of sunshine. For someone who ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: family, mini-reviews, satire, thriller

Margo’s Got Money Troubles

June 19, 2024

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Margo is 19 and languishing at community college when she is swept into an affair with a married professor. She ends up pregnant and decides to have the baby. What follows in Margo’s Got Money ... Read More...

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Real Americans by Rachel Khong

June 14, 2024

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Rachel Khong’s new novel, Real Americans is one family’s story told in four parts spanning from the year 2000 into some time in the near future. The first is set in NYC and introduces a young woman ... Read More...

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