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The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena. August 24, 2016. August 24, 2016. The Couple Next Door. I received a copy of this book from the author’s publicist with the request that I read it and write a review. I received no compensation for this review with the exception of a free copy of the book. It’s difficult to offer a summary of a psychological thriller like this without giving too much away, but I will say that this story is of the same caliber as. The Girl On the Train. To leave a baby. Taking reasona...
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. December 30, 2015. December 30, 2015. I’ve meant to read this for years and years. I actually started it more than a decade ago when I was pregnant with my twins, and just never got very far with it. Earlier this year I decided to listen to it on audio, since my Audible. Membership mostly goes to waste and I’ve acquired a lot of credits. It took me about eight months to listen to; no only is it quite a tome, I tend to do audio books in fits and starts. August 18, 2015. In an...
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The Reluctant Midwife by Patricia Harman
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The Reluctant Midwife by Patricia Harman. June 11, 2015. The Reluctant Midwife: A Hope River Novel. I was really looking forward to reading this follow-up to Harman’s. The Midwife of Hope River. Which I thoroughly enjoyed. Sadly,. Proved to be a disappointment. I wish the characters had been more well-developed. I wish the dialogue didn’t contain so many exclamation marks! It’s been a couple of years since I read. The Midwife of Hope River. If you’re looking for an okay, light read, this’ll do. Address n...
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Children’s/Juvenile
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. March 15, 2016. March 15, 2016. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. By L Frank Baum. I think it’s probably safe to assume that the majority of people are far more familiar with the 1939 movie version of. The Wizard of Oz. Starring a young Judy Garland, than with the book that spawned the movie. I’m not sure why the movie ended up being so much bigger than the book, which actually did do very well when it was published in 1900. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick.
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Chick Lit
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After You by Jojo Moyes. April 6, 2016. April 6, 2016. In this follow-up to Moyes’s. We catch up with Louisa Clark, who had fallen in love with Will Traynor, a quadriplegic whom she was hired to care for. Will has been dead for eighteen months now, having ended his life at a Swiss clinic for assisted suicide. Upon his death, Will left Lou a chunk of money, instructing her to go make something of her life. Was going to see Louisa falling in love again, right? To complicate matters, a strange teenage girls...
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. May 12, 2015. Everything I Never Told You: A Novel. Lydia, the middle of three children and the most beloved, was brilliant and planned to be a doctor. She was poised, popular, smart, and ambitious – everything her parents wanted for her. Except that it was all a lie. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Notify me of new ...
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Biography
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Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne. March 28, 2014. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History. This book, which I’ve been reading over the past week or so and just finished about thirty minutes ago with tears in my eyes, kind of blew me away. One Thousand White Women. Like in that time and place. Empire of the Summer Moon. A truly breathtaking book. I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or...
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Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
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Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum. May 21, 2015. By Jill Alexander Essbaum. Anna is a thirty-seven year old American expatriate who has lived in Switzerland for the past nine years. She is married to a Swiss banker and is the mother of three young children. After nine years in Switzerland, Anna barely speaks the language, nor does she drive, and relies mostly on the train system to get around. And get around, she does. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. Why There Is No God by Armin Navabi →.
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Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith. April 20, 2016. April 20, 2016. JK Rowling – er, I mean Robert Galbraith – is hitting her/his stride in the detective/crime novel. Is the third installment in the Cormoran Strike crime series, and I loved it. A man is on the loose in London, murdering and hacking women to pieces. Despite the grisly subject matter that actually gave me nightmares at least once while I was listening to the audio version (which is excellent, by the way; check it out on Audible. A time whe...
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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. May 8, 2015. Lonesome Dove: A Novel. I first read this book probably 25 years ago, and for all these years it has stood out in my memory as the best book I’ve ever read. Of course, over those years, I’ve read many, many other books – including many excellent books, and over time I’ve often wondered if. Still, I finally dug out my old paperback copy and delved in. I was not disappointed. I absolutely love this book, and it remains the best book I’ve ever read. June 30, 201...
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