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All You Could Ask For
All You Could Ask For
by Mike Greenberg
all you could ask for (11/29/2012)
I felt that the book was very disjointed and unrealistic. I felt that he only discussed things with doctors. I didn't even finish it.
The Art Forger
The Art Forger
by B. A. Shapiro
The Art Forger (9/14/2012)
Barbara Shapiro's book, The Art Forger finds the painting of Edgar Degas, Woman Leaving Her Bath as the main character. The amazing plot of this book is the fate of an artist who was asked to copy this picture. The plot thickens with a hidden original copy of this picture.

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A Simple Murder
A Simple Murder
by Eleanor Kuhns
A Simple Murder (4/6/2012)
The mystery, A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns was utterly captivating from the first paragraph to the last. The Shaker settlement in Maine was the setting for a deep mystery, involving Shakers, a detective and family members. It was very enlightening to see the life style …more
The Winter Palace
The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great
by Eva Stachniak
The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak (1/12/2012)
THE WINTER PALACE, a novel of Catherine the Great of Russia by Eva Stachniak is a very detailed picture of the Russian Court during the 1700’s. Their lives were harsh, complicated, yet fascinating. The book begins in 1743 when Catherine arrives at the Russian court as a …more
The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers: A Novel
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Language of Flowers (6/4/2011)
I would like to personally hand a Red Rose to Vanessa Diffenbaugh for her first novel, The Language of Flowers. I loved it! She has managed to weave together her knowledge of the meaning of flowers (including a Dictionary of Flowers created by the main character in the book) …more
My Jane Austen Summer
My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Park
by Cindy Jones
My Jane Austen Summer - A Season in Mansfield Park (2/10/2011)
Cindy Jones in her novel, My Jane Austen Summer – A Season in Mansfield Park- has written a very creative, but complex story of Lily, a great admirer of Jane Austen. Such an intense admirer, Cindy Jones has made Jane Austen Lily’s best friend referring to her as “My Jane …more
Three Seconds
Three Seconds
by Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom
Three Seconds (12/8/2010)
Authors Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom have written a book, Three Seconds, of an amazing adventure involving "good" guys and "bad" guys, police and criminals, who don't necessarily fall into the assumed "correct category". The entangled plot will keep you on the edge …more
The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai
The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel
by Ruiyan Xu
The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai (10/25/2010)
In the Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai, author Ruiyan Xu weaves and unforgettable drama that begins with a critical accident resulting in bilingual aphasia causing communication complications between all touched--family, doctors and friends. An intense read of a …more
Pearl of China
Pearl of China: A Novel
by Anchee Min
Pearl of China (2/4/2010)
Anchee Min in her new novel, Pearl of China, has written a beautiful and compelling story of friendship between two young girls as they travel through life. Beyond the life of the two girls, Anchee Min also intertwined themes from American/Chinese politics, religious …more
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