Fiction

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 […]

Someone at a Distance

Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple The best birthday gift, a box of books! This pretty box of books is from U.K. based Persephone Books. If you are not […]

Royal Spyness Mysteries

Royal Spyness Mystery Series by Rhys Bowen Having a nasty cold has some drawbacks, but the opportunity to stay in bed all afternoon with deliciously silly mystery is not one […]

Room

Room by Emma Donoghue The premise of Emma Donoghue’s novel, Room, is certainly off-putting. The child of a young woman and her kidnapper is being raised by his mother in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson First published in 1938, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is a completely silly, dated, and beguiling novel.    Middle-aged Miss […]

March

March by Geraldine Brooks I was not especially eager to read my book club’s recent selection, March by Geraldine Brooks for two reasons. First, it is a Civil War novel. […]

Major Pettigew’s Last Stand

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson I love an English village, or rather I love the English village as it is portrayed in certain novels. Whether such a place […]

Loving Frank

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan In 1903, Mamah Borthwick Cheney and her husband commissioned their neighbor Frank Lloyd Wright to design a home for them in Oak Park, IL. By […]

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