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January Reading Wrap-Up

February 1, 2021

january

What a month. Parts of January left me stunned while others made me cry with relief. I’ll leave it at that. As for my reading, the year is starting out strong. I read 18 books, with more than half ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: history, memoir, wealth, women

The Fortunate Ones: A Novel

January 13, 2021

fortunate

Things are starting to turn around in Charlie Boykin’s life. The child of a single mother who works as a cocktail waitress, he’s been one of the only white boys at his school and in their Nashville ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: family saga, Southern life, wealth

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

January 8, 2021

wife

I’m a fan of modern retellings of classics. I realize they can risky and there are times they don’t work (I’m looking at you Anna K), but when I saw someone was taking on Jane Eyre I was ready. The ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, mystery, wealth

The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan

December 16, 2020

last castle

One of the main nonfiction backlist books I wanted to read this month is The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home by Denise Kiernan. I loved her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 19th century, history, wealth

Anna K: A Novel by Jenny Lee

July 3, 2020

anna

One of the staples of fiction is the modern retelling of a classic novel. It’s a bit dicey—sometimes it works and other times it goes awry. Anna K is Jenny Lee’s reimagining of Tolstoy’s Anna ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, Manhattan, wealth, young adult

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