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In Love with George Eliot: A Novel

October 21, 2020

george

If you’ve ever read the classics (either for school or pleasure) you’ve heard of George Eliot. If you’re like me, you didn’t know, until later, that Eliot was a pen name and the great English novelist ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, book clubs, England, historical fiction, literary

The Talented Miss Farwell

October 16, 2020

talented

Sometimes, despite being gifted, life doesn’t work out the way you want. For Rebecca Farwell her father’s ineptitude in business and later, a stroke, mean that despite her talent with numbers college ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1980s, art, book clubs, literary, Midwest, suspense

Leave the World Behind

October 12, 2020

leave

When Clay, Amanda and their children, Archie and Rose, arrive at the secluded house they’re renting on Long Island they’re thrilled to be escaping Manhattan for a week in the summer. The house is ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, suspense

October Under-the-Radar Reads

October 7, 2020

october

I already made a big fuss about the eight books of fall I was ready to read, but now I'm back with four new books I'm reading this October. I haven't heard much about any of them in the bookish world, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: debut, historical fiction, literary, memoir, science fiction

Homeland Elegies: A Novel

October 5, 2020

homeland

These days, I’m attuned to fiction that takes my mind off reality. Not necessarily easy or soothing, but novels that grab me with their drama (Against the Loveless World) or distract me with their ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 21st century, book clubs, contemporary life, literary, politics, social issues, war

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