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A Man of His Own
by Susan Wilson
A Dog's Men (and a Woman) (9/3/2013)
I found it difficult to finish this book--not because it isn't a good read, but because it is so well done that I sometimes had to put it aside for a while to let my emotions settle down. Anyone who has had a special dog, or any doglover for that matter, will find the bookmore
The Forgetting Tree: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
Who Is She Really? (8/10/2012)
I expected to rate this book a 5 because I had loved Soli's first book. But this one is so filled with despair that, though it is "despair made beautiful," as another reviewer says, I found it hard to stick with at times. The writing is lovely--crystalline and haunting--andmore
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
A Teenage Girl, Her Lover, Her Brother, and Death (1/9/2009)
Before I Die, the interior monologue of a 16 year-old girl dying of leukemia is haunting, compelling, and at places downright beautiful. Written with an adolescent market in mind, some plot features may be a little starry eyed for the adult reader, but overall the book is amore
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