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 […]
Inside Scientology
Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman I would not have taken a second glance at this book had it not been a book club selection. But to my surprise, I enjoyed […]
Watching the Dark
Watching the Dark by Peter Robinson Former policeman Bill Quinn is shot with a crossbow arrow on the grounds of his retirement community. Six years earlier, nineteen-year-old Rachel Hewitt went […]
Beautiful Ruins
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Satirical novels about the movie business are funny but rarely charming. Beautiful Ruins manages to be both. In 1962, a beautiful actress arrives on the […]
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by the Countess of Carnarvon. This is the true story of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey, and its remarkable mistress Lady Almina, […]