Book Review: Some Luck By Jane Smiley
SOME LUCK: A Novel Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga #1 By: Jane Smiley Published: October 7, 2014 Publisher: Knopf Fiction/Historical Fiction When I heard Jane Smiley had written a new book about an Iowa family covering several generations, I was anxious to read it. I had read her book A THOUSAND ACRES years ago…
Read More Book Review: At the Water’s Edge By Sara Gruen
AT THE WATER’S EDGE By: Sara Gruen Published: March 31, 2015 Publisher: Spiegel & Grau – Random House Fiction/Historical Fiction When I read that Sara Gruen was coming out with a new novel and it was set during WWII, I jumped at the chance to review it. Her best-selling book WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is still…
Read More Books That Came My Way in March 2015
My mailbox was very busy this month and I have a lot of great reviews coming up for you. Before we know it the lazy days of summer will be here. I know I am looking forward to afternoons and weekends spent reading on my porch! I had a taste of it last month and…
Read More Book Review: The Settling Earth By Rebecca Burns
THE SETTLING EARTH A Collection of Short Stories By: Rebecca Burns Published: December 16, 2014 Publisher: Odyssey Books Fiction/Historical Fiction/Short Stories Ten short stories are woven together through settings and characters around life in New Zealand. Each story is very character driven as we are given a peek into their lives and what brought them…
Read More Books That Came My Way In January 2015
I’m happy to say that my reading in January was about what I had expected. I stayed on track and reviewed all the books I was hoping to during that month. I started two books that I had been wanting to read for my own enjoyment and even finished one of them. Deadlines required me…
Read More Book Review: An Unseemly Wife By E.B. Moore
AN UNSEEMLY WIFE By: E.B. Moore Published: October 7, 2014 Publisher: NAL Trade Paperback Fiction/Historical Fiction Ruth and Aaron are living the idyllic Amish life with their four children and one on the way. Their life is far removed from the English, the name they give the non-Amish. Life on their Pennsylvania homestead is a…
Read More Book Review: My Mother’s Secret By J. L. Witterick and a Giveaway
MY MOTHER’S SECRET J. L. Witterick Published: September 2, 2014 (reprint) Publisher: Berkley Trade Paperback Fiction/Historical Fiction Every time I read a story based on the Holocaust, I am riveted and in awe of the horrific acts perpetrated on the Jewish people. Every story I have read has left me distraught but also so grateful…
Read More Book Review: Feast for Thieves By Marcus Brotherton
FEAST FOR THIEVES A Rowdy Slater Novel By: Marcus Brotherton Published: September 1, 2014 Publisher: Moody Publishers/River North Fiction Fiction/Historical Fiction Marcus Brotherton is well-known as a best-selling author for his books based on real people, including those who fought during WWII. Staying in the time period of the 1940’s and with his main character…
Read More Book Review: The Fever Tree By Jennifer McVeigh
THE FEVER TREE: A Novel By: Jennifer McVeigh Published: April 4, 2013 February 4, 2014 reprint Publisher: Berkley Trade Paperback/Penguin Group Fiction Debut author, Jennifer McVeigh has traveled across Africa, free-camping in desolate, as well as, beautiful areas of the country. Her love for Africa shows through in her story of Frances Irvine, the small…
Read More Book Spotlight: Flight of the Sparrow By Amy Belding Brown
FLIGHT OF THE SPARROW A Novel of Early America By: Amy Belding Brown Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: NAL Trade – Penguin Group Fiction/Historical Fiction Sadly, I can’t get to every single book I want to read. But, there are some books that sound so intriguing that I want to tell you about them right…
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