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Gone So Long: A Novel

Catherine — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 07:39:25 +0000

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 repairing fine furniture. Before he dies he is determined to find his daughter, whom he hasn’t […]

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The Burning Girl by Claire Messud

Catherine — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 07:57:31 +0000

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 end of middle school when what was so strong starts to fray. Cassie makes a new friend, a […]

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Miss Jane by Brad Watson

Catherine — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 07:14:04 +0000

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 give yourself up to gorgeous prose and stories with meaning. Miss Jane, one of my favorite novels from 2016 is […]

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Miss Jane: A Novel

Catherine — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 08:01:24 +0000

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 unexpected. Her body didn’t fully develop in the womb and she is born with genital defects that rule out a […]

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The Ornatrix: A Novel

Catherine — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 08:23:37 +0000

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 The Ornatrix. She takes three women and seals their fate to their faces in this gothic tale of beauty set in Italy in the […]

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The Madwoman in the Volvo

Catherine — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:14:10 +0000

I don’t generally begin a review by telling people to stop reading but if you are a man hand the laptop/iPad to your better half and go watch ESPN because I’m about to talk about a book about m-e-n-o-p-a-u-s-e. And, really, not even we women want to talk about it so I’m saving you a […]

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The Gods of Heavenly Punishment

Catherine — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 08:54:50 +0000

There are numerous novels about World War II and the events leading up to it but TheThe Gods of Heavenly Punishment: A Novel comes from a perspective not often seen—that of life in Japan in the late 1930s. Author Jennifer Cody Epstein intermingles the lives of disparate characters that come together and move apart against the […]

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Finding Camlann

Catherine — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:40:16 +0000

The legend of King Arthur and the search for proof of his existence has occupied fiction and non-fiction authors for decades. Sean Pidgeon jumps into the fray with his debut novel Finding Camlann. Donald Gladstone is an archeologist preparing for the publication of his latest book on the true origins of the Arthurian legend. After meeting […]

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White Truffles in Winter

Catherine — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:25:52 +0000

Nothing speaks more accurately to the complexity of life than food. Whether you seldom eat in a restaurant or consider yourself to be a foodie, your life has been impacted by Auguste Escoffier, one of the most renowned chefs in the culinary world. His reign occurred during the mid-to-late 1800s when he oversaw the creation […]

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