Fiction

It is a bittersweet–but more sweet than bitter– tale about (mostly) likable characters and the difficult times they find themselves in.

Wow. I give this stunning, thought provoking book, a rousing five stars. This is a most brilliant book, far different than anything else I have ever read. It is an ingenious interplay of subplots…

This book is about the “Bloomsbury Group,” which I didn’t know much about before, even though I had heard of most of the characters involved, and just didn’t know that they were connected.

This books does not take long to read, but it is deeply affecting. I give it five stars.

This book is as different and wonderful as the exceptional almost-eight-year-old-girl and her chaotic, cantankerous, superhero of a grandmother are.

I really liked this mystery set in 18th century China. It was fresh and well written, and it tied up every loose end without feeling contrived.

This historical novel is set in Ohio and is about a Quaker girl from England who who becomes involved in the underground railroad. She wrestles with her conscience and her community

This book is written about the real and indomitable Beryl Markham, the first woman who flew across the Atlantic. She grew up in colonial Africa, running wild on her father’s horse farm, abandoned by her mother, and friends with the colorful Kipsigis tribe.