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Name of the Wind (Book Review)
This is mostly an epic yarn, spun nice and slow, letting it build and twist and turn.
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The Lost Manuscript (Book Review)
This is a charming story that follows the 33-year journey of a lost manuscript.
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Anxious People (Book Review)
This book examines the foibles of the human condition and handily deals with the impact we all have on...
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Books I Bought at the Newtown Library Sale 2021
This glorious library sale is a perfect example of the happy abundance that comes from having more with less.
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Sunflower Sisters (Book Review)
I enjoyed this sweeping Civil War-era novel that follows the story of three female characters, whose paths become intertwined...
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People We Meet on Vacation (Book Review)
This pitch perfect, breezy novel is full of romantic tension, and often laugh out loud funny.
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The Muralist (Book Review)
Set among historical abstract expressionists before their fame, and examining why it was so hard for Jews to immigrate...
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Firefly Lane (Book Review)
I'm ambivalent about this one and not recommending it. I'm glad to move on to something else.
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Lady of Quality (Book Review)
With sparkling wit, vivid characters, and a satisfying ending, this short read was a highly entertaining romp.
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The Nature of Fragile Things (Book Review)
Both historical fiction and mystery, this compelling story is of a mail order bride facing survival after the San...
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The Woman Who Heard Color (Book Review)
This book is about the woman who Hitler recruited to deal with all the "degenerate art" which included everything...
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The Vanishing Half (Book Review)
The story explores the concept of identity, through all its characters, but predominantly via twins, which separate, one living...
