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Gone So Long: A Novel

October 8, 2018

gone

Gone So Long is both the title and the main situation in this new novel from Andre DuBus III. Daniel Ahearn is dying of cancer. He lives a quiet life alone in a small New England town and works ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, family, literary, New England, W.W. Norton

The Burning Girl by Claire Messud

September 7, 2017

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Julia and Cassie meet in nursery school and are best friends from that moment on. Cassie is the power and spirit in their duo and Julia is the steadfast and careful one. The dynamic works until the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, childhood, coming-of-age, friendship, literary, W.W. Norton

Miss Jane by Brad Watson

July 12, 2017

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Summer is generally a time when I enjoy lighter books, those that don't take up too much brain space. Sometimes, though, it’s also lovely to disengage from all the activity, find a shaded space and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, family, literary, Southern life, W.W. Norton

Miss Jane: A Novel

December 12, 2016

miss jane

  Jane Chisolm is a surprise baby, born to her parents long after her two older brothers have gone off to college and her sister is ten-years-old. But that’s not the only thing about Jane that’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: family, historical fiction, literary, Southern life, W.W. Norton

The Ornatrix: A Novel

December 5, 2016

ornatrix

  Those of us in the contemporary world often believe that our problems are new to civilization and have never been experienced before, but Kate Howard shatters that belief in her debut novel ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, historical fiction, Italy, The Overlook Press, W.W. Norton

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