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The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

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The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li This is a book about the deep psychological and emotional bond between two young girls, best friends in war ravaged 1950’s St Remy. Fabienne and Agnes, making the world real with make believe games, have a devastating yet true relationship. Fabienne…
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Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

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Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro Listening to the audio narrated by the author was an extra pleasure. Shapiro knows something about family secrets and SIGNAL FIRES, her first novel in over a decade provided a wonderful opportunity in which to disseminate her gathered wisdom on…
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Look For Me In Overalls

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This essay was originally published on The Disruptive Quarterly. The irony is that a year ago, I hadn’t set foot in the state of Wisconsin. So why, you might ask, am I sporting Carharts on a 420-acre farm outside Madison? The answer has something to do with that angsty, helpless…
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Kingsolver transports the reader into one young man's heartbreaking life in a manner that feels no less than brilliant. I couldn't stop asking myself how she accessed that voice, that vernacular, those sensibilities. Although this…
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The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

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The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas Having heard this book compared to Atkinson's Life after Life, I was very excited to read it. Whereas Life after Life accomplishes elegant, almost dream-like revisions of a life's outcome, The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano…
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus I was excited to read this after all the hype. It is a funny rendering, but at times too long and schmaltzy. This is the type of book that will make a great rom com movie. I had issues with the structure, the way it started and then the…
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Daughter of a Promise

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The Nine

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Eden: A Novel

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