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The House at Sugar Beach

The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper The House at Sugar Beach by journalist Helene Cooper is the story of her privileged childhood in Liberia, her twenty-three-year exile, and […]

The Good Lord Bird

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride As you know, my book club is a serious group. But every year we try to select a light hearted book with no […]

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. […]

How the Word is Passed

How the Word is Passed, by Clint Smith They don’t host weddings at The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana. The guides don’t discuss the architecture of the big house, dress […]