Author: elizabeth

People of the Book

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks Geraldine Books, the author of March and Year of Wonders, has written another inspired work of historical fiction. People of the Book is […]

Pentecost and Parker

Pentecost and Parker Mystery Series by Stephen Spotswood Not new, but new to me is the Pentecost and Parker mystery series by Stephen Spotswood. Set in the 1940s, Willowjean “Will” […]

Pachinko

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee I loved this sprawling saga about a Korean family living in Japan. If you are looking for an engrossing read, this is it. Living a […]

Overboard

Overboard by Sara Paretsky I promised that I wouldn’t read another novel featuring V.I. Warshawski, author Sara Paretsky’s  busybody, sanctimonious detective. But character flaws aside, Paretsky can move a plot […]

Our Souls at Night

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf Our Souls at Night has been on the book club and must-read circuit for a few years and recently was made into a […]

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough In keeping with my retro reading theme, I just finished for the dozenth time, Our Hearts Were […]

Nordic Noir

Nordic Noir, a selection At the end of July, The New York Times Book Review featured a guide to Nordic noir. Categorized by country (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), I […]

My Sister, The Serial Killer

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Whatever you think this book is about– and with such a title the possibilities are many—it’s not. Yes, Sister does bump off […]

My Name is Lucy Barton

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout It has been several months since I read My Name is Lucy Barton, so in preparation for this review, I thought I’d […]