A Hundred Small Lessons by Ashley Hay
A Hundred Small Lessons by Ashley Hay A very mystical style of writing with a mounting suspense that is very nuanced and carved into everyday actions. Read more reviews.
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Got to love the family sagas, four generations, the ties that bind! Read more reviews.
The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
The Burning Girl by Claire Messud The Burning Girl is elegant and concisely written. Such a simple premise, so many truths. I’m a huge fan of Claire Messud. Read more reviews.
Strangers in Budapest by Jessica Keener
Strangers in Budapest by Jessica Keener Having been an ex pat in Zurich for three years, I truly appreciated Keener’s capturing of the psyche of the stranger. Living in a city both as a tourist and a resident is filled with contradictions – you can’t help being drawn to a city’s history and struggle to […]
Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda
Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda The hot, dry setting is palpable. I loved Wonder Valley from the opening scene where the traffic is driving everyone crazy. It brings back memories of the opening scene of LaLaLand – maybe the defining setting of modern day California – stuck in traffic… and what “being stuck” drives people […]
Things Unsaid by Diana Y. Paul
Things Unsaid by Diana Y. Paul Things Unsaid is my favorite type of book -the introspection of a family from multiple points of view. Jules and her siblings come together to assist their parents and thus the tension mounts. I really enjoyed the varying perspectives from which the story was told, issues being turned and […]
Faint Promise of Rain by Anjali Mitter Duva
Faint Promise of Rain by Anjali Mitter Duva This was a magical book that hit all five of my senses. A time period and piece of culture I knew nothing about, so fascinating, yet timeless and universal. Anjali is a talented author and I am so looking forward to reading her future work! Read […]
Heat & Light by Jennifer Haigh
Heat & Light by Jennifer Haigh Loved the book. So many important issues and complicated characters twisted together. Subtle and nuanced, just like life! No easy answers!! Read more of Jeannie’s Reviews.
Circling My Mother: A Memoir by Mary Gordon
Circling My Mother: A Memoir by Mary Gordon This book made me cry. As an only child / daughter of a difficult alcoholic mother, as the the product of a marriage that was a mistake…. I felt Mary Gordon’s confusion in coming to grips with her mother as my own. I love my mother as […]
Fill the Sky by Katherine A. Sherbrooke
Fill the Sky by Katherine A. Sherbrooke I felt like I was joining three wonderful women on a trip to Equador. The healing ceremonies with shamans were described with such sensory detail. There are several twists which keep the book moving along quickly and even though I was starting to guess how each woman might […]
