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Eighty Days
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
by Matthew Goodman
Around the World (2/10/2013)
An interesting non-fiction book about an attempt by two women in 1889 to circumnavigate the globe in less than the 80 days it took Jules Verne's fictional character, Phileas Fogg. I love reading about strong, unconventional women and this book delivers. The book is full of …more
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker: A Novel
by Kate Alcott
Fresh View of an Old Story (11/5/2011)
Kate Alcott's The Dressmaker takes readers beyond the stories we all know about the sinking of the Titanic to the everyday lives of the survivors after the tragedy. Although it's difficult to judge characters in historical fiction by today's standards, I think the author …more
The Things We Cherished
The Things We Cherished: A Novel
by Pam Jenoff
Things We Cherished (5/21/2011)
A quick, easy read with an interesting story. I like the way the chapters alternated between the current story and the story unfolding in the past and the way the author made connections between past and present. The characters in the present could have been given a little …more
Juliet
Juliet
by Anne Fortier
Juliet (8/2/2010)
Anne Fortier's new twist on the old Romeo and Juliet story is a winner. In the style of Deborah Crombie, Fortier weaves two stories, seemingly hundreds of years apart, and brings them together at the end in an unexpected way. With likable characters and a compelling mystery, …more
The Earth Hums in B Flat
The Earth Hums in B Flat
by Mari Strachan
The Earth Hums in B Flat (5/16/2009)
A delightful book. The author gives us Gwenni's young voice in perfect pitch. A quirky cast of characters and a seemingly straightforward murder combine to keep the reader and Gwenni guessing. Not your mother's Agatha Christie novel!
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