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We Wish You Luck

January 27, 2020

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When Hannah, Leslie, and Jimmy arrive at Fielding for the school’s MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) program they don’t know each other. Their backgrounds are wildly different as are the backgrounds of the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, New England, Riverhead Books

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

October 24, 2019

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On Monday I reviewed Olive Kitteridge in preparation for today’s review of Elizabeth Strout’s sequel, Olive, Again. I’ll start by saying these books stand alone. Olive is Olive is Olive. She’s a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, New England, Random House

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

October 21, 2019

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Olive Kitteridge is a woman in her 60s, living in a small town in Maine, who has something to say about everyone and most of it is not good. She is also the character at the center of Elizabeth ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: literary, midlife, New England, Pulitzer Prize

Cygnet by Season Butler

June 24, 2019

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The narrator of Season Butler’s debut novel, Cygnet, is known as the Kid. She’s 17 and her parents have dropped her off at her grandmother’s house on an island off the coast of New Hampshire to live ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, debut, Harper, literary, New England

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

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