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Ask Again, Yes

November 25, 2019

ask again

This post may include Amazon links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Ask Again, Yes is a complex family story that begins with the lightest of connections. Brian ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, family, literary, mental health, relationships, Scribner

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

October 7, 2019

dutch

Maeve and Danny live of a life of contrasts. Their house is by far the grandest in their neighborhood and money is not something they ever have to think about, but their mother left when Danny was ... Read More...

14 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: American life, book clubs, family, Harper, literary, relationships

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 Most Fun We Ever Had: A Novel

July 8, 2019

eight

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

Normal People by Sally Rooney

April 15, 2019

ten

Marianne and Connell live very different lives in the same small Irish town. She has a wealthy family and a big house, but is an outcast at their school, while he is everyone’s best friend, a natural ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, Hogarth, Ireland, literary, relationships

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