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The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell

The House We Grew Up In (4/9/2014)

In this book, Lisa Jewell introduces an idyllic family that becomes dysfunctional and estranged after a tragedy strikes.

Not only does Jewell use flashback to tell each character's story; but uses emails between the mother and her lover as an update.

This book would make a …more

The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway
by Doug Most

The Race Underground (1/6/2014)

This was an interesting historical read about the building of the subway system in the late 19th Century. The focus was on the Whitney brothers and the race to build the first subway. One was building one under New York City and the other under Boston.

Honestly, I never …more

The Lion in the Lei Shop
by Kaye Starbird

The Lion in the Lei Shop (5/28/2013)

This was an interesting two-voice adventure of the life of an Army family stationed in Hawaii during the bombing of Pearl Harbor and their relocation to San Fransisco to await the return of their deployed husband-father. Most post war stories are about internments of the …more

The Last Girl: A Maeve Kerrigan Novel
by Jane Casey

The Last Girl (4/21/2013)

This was the first book that I have read by Jane Casey, I truly enjoyed the story line and the characters' interactions. These interactions made the reader feel a part of the story and led her through many twists and turns believing she could solve this mystery. Casey had …more

Where You Can Find Me: A Novel
by Sheri Joseph

Where You Can Find Me (3/10/2013)

This was a very memoriable book about life after a kidnapped child is returned after three years. Sheri Joseph uniquely reveals each character's thoughts and fears about the kidnapping and aftermath. When the family relocates.the reader sees how the characters grow and …more

Ghostman
by Roger Hobbs

Ghostman (1/16/2013)

Move over David Baldasci, Vince Flynn, and Lee Child, Roger Hobbs had arrived. Ghostman is an interesting, fast paced first book for Hobbs.
Unlike the authors mentioned, Hobb's character is completely on the wrong side of the law. His protagonist is not the enforcer; but has …more

The Edge of the Earth
by Christina Schwarz

The Edge of the Earth (10/23/2012)

In 1890, Trudy Swann and her husband leave Milwaukee and travel to California's Big Sur country to tend to the Point Lucia Lighthouse.

The author writes this realistic story with such vivid details, that you feel you are experiencing the isolation, trials , and adventures …more

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