Home of the American Circus begins with Freya’s rent being overdue and her appendix bursting. These two events give her no choice but to leave Maine where she lives and head back to her hometown in New York. And not just the town, but her childhood home which was left to her by her parents. Once there she reunites with her best friend, a troubled musician who is also living ... Read More...
The Bright Years
Four generations of one Texas family unfold on the pages of Sarah Damoff’s intimate debut, The Bright Years. What begins with the simple act of falling in love turns into something deeper and more profound as secrets and addiction pull apart the loving trio of father Ryan, mother Lillian, and daughter Georgette (Jet), leaving each to manage the fallout. The novel is told in ... Read More...
Three Days in June
Her daughter, Debbie, is getting married in three days and Gail Baines has been fired (or did she quit?) from her job so she’s irritable. Not to mention the fact that she wasn’t even invited to Debbie’s bridal spa day. This is Gail’s life when Three Days in June by Anne Tyler opens. But that’s not enough on the bingo card of her life. When she finally makes it to her quiet ... Read More...
Victorian Psycho
Apparently, this is Victorian era week at the blog. On Monday it was a novel about Oscar Wilde’s family. Today I’m going with a female serial killer. I’m not sure which is more disturbing, the novel, Victorian Psycho, or the fact that I read it in an afternoon and delighted in its gruesome darkness. Written in the style and format of Victorian times, much like Jane Eyre by ... Read More...
Heartwood
…the act of walking while carrying the weight of my pack had wrung all the sadness out of me, the sadness for myself and for the world, and that in that moment, I was totally without stress, confusion, or agitation, and that I was perfectly, blamelessly, whole. The trail transformed me. The Appalachian Trail is known as one of the greatest hiking experiences. For many ... Read More...
Wild Dark Shore
A teenage girl who lives on the beach amidst a colony of seals. Her older brother who plays the violin, loves whales, but has a temper so ferocious he boxes to exhaustion on a punching bag. Her younger brother knows more about the Earth’s plants and biodiversity than most scientists. These are the children of Dominic Salt, the caretaker on Shearwater Island, a remote isle near ... Read More...
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