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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

September 9, 2019

maybe you

Sometimes a book comes my way not from reviews or recommendations, but from simple proximity—I see it at the library and decide to read it. Very often these are some of my favorite books. This is the ... Read More...

12 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: life, marriage, memoir, relationships

The Dearly Beloved

August 12, 2019

dearly

Charles and James work side by side. Literally. They’re both ministers at a NYC church. Their wives, Lily and Nan, do not share the same closeness. Nan is involved in the church, but Lily wants ... Read More...

10 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, literary, marriage, Simon & Schuster

The Most Fun We Ever Had: A Novel

July 8, 2019

most fun

Where to begin about The Most Fun We Ever Had? To be concise: It’s a sweeping story of a Chicago couple who meet and marry in 1970s and go on to have four daughters. But that’s like telling someone ... Read More...

7 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 21st century, book clubs, debut, Doubleday, family saga, marriage, relationships

After the End by Clare Mackintosh

July 1, 2019

after the end

There are many unimaginable things in life, but one of the worst is being the parent of a dying child. Max and Pip are a couple in love who adore their son Dylan. He’s a happy child, but ... Read More...

8 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, family, literary, marriage, Putnam, social issues

Becoming by Michelle Obama

January 28, 2019

becoming

Leave it to Michelle Obama, an untested writer, to achieve something that has never happened in my reading history. I finished her memoir, Becoming, on January 15th and had no hesitation in ranking it ... Read More...

20 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, marriage, memoir, politics, Random House, social issues, women

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