Run for the Hills
Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson I am not generally a fan of Kevin Wilson (the weird book where the children spontaneously combust when agitated -Ick), but I took […]
Murder Takes a Vacation
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman As we swelter in Nashville, a river cruise in France sounds delicious! Unless you are the traveler who discovers the body! Mrs. Blossom, […]
The Golden Gals French Adventure
The Golden Gals French Adventure by Judy Leigh Another completely predictable but charming novel features an unlikely pair of friends, wealthy, self-absorbed Fliss and her hardworking housekeeper Shirl. When Fliss […]
Table for Five
Table for Five by Izzy Bromley When Abbie Finch is fired from her fabulous, if all consuming, job in Leeds, she realizes that her only confidant is her cat, Elvis. […]
The Country Club Murders
The Country Club Murder Mysteries by Julie Mulhern In the first of these novels, set in Kansas City 1975, artist, and unhappy wife Ellison Russell stumbles over a body during […]
The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett I love discovering an “old” book (nope, not Moby Dick), such as The Uncommon Reader, a novella about Queen Elizabeth II by the British […]
Bring Up The Bodies
Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel (Book 2) I loved Bring Up The Bodies, the sequel to Wolf Hall, winner of the Man Booker Prize. Plenty has been written […]
The Rosie Project
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion After many years of contented singledom, methodical professor of genetics Dr. Don Tillman decides he needs a wife. But rather than depend on traditional […]
The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy That I would recommend a novel about the end of the world by Cormac McCarthy surprises me too. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t consider a […]
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford I also reread Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love, which is by far the best Mitford authored book. (Hons and Rebels, an autobiography […]
The Priory
The Priory by Dorothy Whipple For Jane Austen fans! Although not as subtle as dear Jane’s works, The Priory, published in 1939, will appeal to many Austen fans. Christine and […]
The Paris Novel
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl If you are a foodie and a Francophile, this novel will make you swoon! There is no one better at mouthwatering food writing than […]
The Mirror & the Light
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel (Book 3) A novel of the final four years in the life of Thomas Cromwell and the court of Henry VIII, The […]
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal Deathbed wishes (commands) come in many guises. For British-born Punjabi sisters Rajini, Jezmeen, and Shirina, their mother’s last wish […]
The Uninvited Guests
The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones It is not often that a book surprises me, but The Uninvited Guests did. At first glance, The Uninvited Guests appears to bea country […]