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The Daughters of Mars
by Thomas Keneally

War is Grim (6/12/2013)

This was a very good book with excellent character development and what I believe was an accurate picture of what went on in the field hospitals of WWI. The view of the war through the eyes of two Australian nurses who are sisters stretches from Egypt, where the sisters …more

Close My Eyes
by Sophie McKenzie

Close My Eyes... Or Open Them (4/25/2013)

Genever has suffered a loss that has haunted her for eight years. Unexpectedly, a woman shows up at her door with a message that fills her with painful hope and an almost frantic desire for the truth. From this point on the story takes twists and turns that make the reader …more

A Nearly Perfect Copy
by Allison Amend

Ethical vs. Unethical: A Slippery Slope (4/8/2013)

The pace of this book is very languid, and I put it down a couple of times. However, the dilemmas encountered by the protagonists kept drawing me back to read further to see what choices they made. I have always been fascinated by the "art world", and this book gives a bit …more

The Good House
by Ann Leary

Denial: Definitely Not a River in Egypt (12/4/2012)

I really did enjoy this book. The protagonist, Hildy, was so real to me, I wanted to smack her for some of her poor decisions. She reminded me so much of some of the people I worked with when I was a secretary/receptionist at a Chemical Dependency Unit at a local hospital. …more

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel
by Rachel Joyce

Walking Toward Redemption... (7/30/2012)

The lovely steady pace of this novel leaves time for musing about its themes – forgiveness, redemption and the rekindling of old love.

When recent retiree Harold Fry receives a letter from a former co-worker telling him that she is thinking of him while in hospice with …more

The Age of Miracles: A Novel
by Karen Thompson Walker

Age of Miracles or Age of Impending Disaster... (5/24/2012)

The is the story of a young girl on the edge of adolescence whose world is changed by an unprecedented global event. The rotation of the earth has begun to slow and no one knows why it began nor how to stop it. Julia is a sensitive girl whose loneliness suffuses this book …more

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