Book Review – The Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who Died Twice
Author: Richard Osman – Publisher: Penguin – Special offer this week – a two for one review! I purchased these books as a pair (looks like a third one will…
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Book Review – Beautiful World, Where are You
Author: Sally RooneyPublisher: Faber Sally Rooney wrote the very popular Normal People, which was less popular with me. I didn’t like how Marianne, the female protagonist, who was supposed to…
Book Review – Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys… and Baseball
Author: Robert Whiting – Publisher: Stone Bridge Press – I have never been to Japan, but it is the one place I would love to go. I find the culture…
Book Review – Malibu Rising
Author: Taylor Jenkins ReidPublisher: Hutchinson London Malibu Rising kept showing up on the list of books to read this summer. I kept putting it off because the last couple reviews…
Book Review – Not a Happy Family
Author: Shari LapenaPublisher: Bantam Press The Merton house is a mansion. Located in the Hudson Valley of New York, “on its vast expanse of lawn, presented like a cake on…
Book Review – Still Life
Author: Sarah Winman – Publisher: 4th Estate – Italy 1944. The Allied forces are waiting to enter Florence. Ulysses, a Private with the British Army is driving a jeep to…
Book Review – False Witness
Author: Karin Slaughter – Publisher: Harper Collins – Callie is fourteen and babysits for Trevor since Trevor’s parents, Buddy and Linda, are busy working. Callie’s older sister, Leigh, previously babysat…
Book Review – The Plot
Author: Jean Hanff Korelitz –Publisher: Faber & Faber – All Jacob Finch Bonner ever wanted to do is write. To be a great writer! His father, a tax attorney suggested…
Book Review – Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Author: Lisa Genova – Publisher: Simon and Schuster – Do you forget why you walked into a room? Do you forget names? Do you forget where you put your glasses?…
Book Review – Who is Maud Dixon
Author: Alexandra Andrews –Publisher: Hachette – Florence Darrow grew up in Florida but she has “escaped” and moved to New York City to try to become a writer. She works…
Book Review – Nomadland
I was surprised when I found out that Nomadland was a book. Last year there was so much talk about the movie, especially as it won Academy awards for best…
Book Review – One Two Three
Author: Laurie Frankel – Publisher: Henry Holt and Company – Nora gives birth to triplets, Mab, Monday and Mirabel. As each one is born another syllable is added to the…