The Novels of Barbara Pym
The Novels of Barbara Pym 2013 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of my favorite British authors Barbara Pym. So by way of celebration, I reread a […]
Salvage the Bones
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward I could not finish this dramatically downbeat book about a poor rural family on the eve of Hurricane Katrina, but my book club’s thoughtful […]
Life After Life
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Don’t you wonder what might have happened if you had married another, spoken sooner, or taken a different route home? Ursula Todd, the protagonist […]
The Boy in the Suitcase
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis The title is creepier than the book, despite its Nordic crime label. I was expecting something very SVU, but […]
Crusoe’s Daughter
Crusoe’s Daughter by Jane Gardam This is my third Gardam book in as many months. Having enjoyed Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat, I turned to Crusoe’s […]
The Patriarch
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw A Multiple Choice Quiz. Choose One: Joseph P. Kennedy was a Surprise! All the above […]
The Sound of Broken Glass
The Sound of Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie. Book 15 Detective Inspector Gemma James and her husband are back on the case. Or rather Gemma is back; hubby Detective Superintendent […]
The Man in the Wooden Hat
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam (Book 2) Don’t you occasionally wonder how your spouse experiences your mutual milestones as well as the minutia of your everyday […]
Old Filth
Old Filth by Jane Gardam (Book 1) Prior to his retirement to Dorset, Sir Edward Feathers was a successful Hong Kong judge. He was greatly admired in the legal community, […]
Elegy for Eddie
Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel by Jacqueline Winspear (Book 9) Maisie has come a long way since book one of the series which is set in London between […]