Book of Ages
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore Have you ever found yourself deep in a project, having devoted countless hours and valuable resources, only […]
Brussels Sprout Books
Brussels Sprout Books While dining with the O. Coltons a few years ago, the talk turned, unsurprisingly, to books. My sister-in-law Amy had recently read The Goldfinch by Donna Tart. […]
Still Life with Bread Crumbs
Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen I have been a fan of Anna Quindlen’s work for years. I was an avid reader of her Pulitzer Prize winning column […]
Clare Pooley Novels
Clare Pooley Novels If you are looking for charming, feel-good stories, I recommend the novels of British author and former advertising executive Clare Pooley. I reviewed How to Age Disgracefully […]
A Case of Mice and Murder
A Case of Mice and Murder by Sally Smith A new historical mystery series set in London’s cloistered legal world has loads of potential! Barrister Gabriel Ward lives and works […]
The Mudflats Murder Club
The Mudflats Murder Club (Book 1) by Brian Thiem Former homicide detective and widower Sean Tanner recently moved to a posh retirement community in Spartina Island. Not long after his […]
The Impossible Fortune
The Impossible Fortune (Book 5) by Richard Osman I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I pre-ordered (full price), a hardback copy of the latest Thursday Murder Club Mystery and […]
Gone Before Goodbye
Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben Gone Before Goodbye by the improbable duo Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben is a classic airplane read, and I mean that […]
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 […]