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Lucy by the Sea Book Review
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onAugust 12, 2022November 19, 2022

Book Review :: Lucy by the Sea

There’s a new genre of fiction emerging – COVID Lit. Two of the last few books I’ve read have commenced with the “shelter in place” orders that came in March 2020. And this is where Elizabeth Strout places Lucy Barton from her Amgash Series in Lucy by the Sea, the fourth in the series.

Cover of Oh William! for Book Review
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews Posted onOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021

Book Review :: Oh William!

Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel Oh William! is full of what we love about Strout – stories of imperfect people managing life in imperfect ways. Strout’s […] Read More

Hour of the Witch Review
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onJune 25, 2021June 20, 2021

Book Review :: Hour of the Witch

Chris Bohjalian is one of the more prolific contemporary writers who is truly dexterous in his writing. In his career that spans more than 25 […] Read More

Book Review of Conjure Women
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews Posted onMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Book Review :: Conjure Women

Conjure Women, Afia Atakora’s debut, tells the story of mother and daughter, separated by a war that redefined our nation but more significantly to those […] Read More

Book Review The End of the Day
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews Posted onFebruary 14, 2020February 14, 2020

Book Review :: The End of the Day

In The End of the Day, Clegg uses insight honed by years of reading manuscripts to bring fresh insight to friendships and family, how to make amends, and when to just let go.

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMay 2, 2019

Book Review :: The Favorite Daughter

Just in time for packing your summer beach bag, Patti Callahan Henry is providing The Favorite Daughter to help you stock it. Set mostly in a […] Read More

Review of The Den by Abi Maxwell
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onApril 13, 2019April 13, 2019

Book Review :: The Den

We all grow up with myths. Myths about place. Myths about history. Myths about family. Growing up is, in part, about the sifting process that […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMarch 2, 2019

Book Review :: Keeping Lucy

Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood is an engaging plot that may cause you to loose sleep, delay housework or simply skip other normal life activities. […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onNovember 12, 2018March 2, 2019

Book Review :: A Ladder to the Sky

When I survey the most memorable of evil characters, it is female versions that first come to mind. Ron Rash’s title character Serena. Steinbeck’s Cathy […] Read More

Book Review Night of Miracles
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books Posted onOctober 30, 2018March 2, 2019

Book Review :: Night of Miracles

Night of Miracles is the 2nd book in Elizabeth Berg’s Arthur Truluv series, but if you’re like me and haven’t read the first one, that’s […] Read More

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