Reviews by Elizabeth W. (Newton, MA)

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To the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek through the Heart of Africa
by Nina Sovich
Lyricism and candor on a journey to Timbuktu (7/7/2013)
In To The Moon and Timbuktu, Nina Sovich writes of two type of journeys: her physical journeys to Africa and her psychological journey through the first years of her marriage as she came to terms with living an "ordinary" life in Paris with her husband.

Ms. Sovich writesmore
The Edge of the Earth
by Christina Schwarz
Clear your schedule, and prepare for a treat . . . (10/8/2012)
Christina Schwarz's The Edge of the Earth is a wonderful treat. Schwarz's prose is crisp and vivid. She makes the California seashore, the lighthouse where she lives, and all the creatures around them materialize on the pages. The story of Trudy, her husband Oskar, and themore
The Headmaster's Wager: A Novel
by Vincent Lam
Visit to another land . . . (7/19/2012)
The language of The Headmaster’s Wager is as intoxicating and seductive as the opium and morphine that trap the first father-and-son pair around whom the story centers. The plot is tight and fast-paced enough to make one tempted to read through the pages quickly, but it ismore
Afterwards: A Novel
by Rosamund Lupton
Of two minds . . . (5/3/2012)
Rosamund Lipton's Afterwards is a well-written, riveting novel. The characters are engaging; although the twists and turns of the whodunnit plot are surprising, they are believable. Nonetheless, as much as I enjoyed the fast-paced, readable book, I ended up of two mindsmore
Before the Poison
by Peter Robinson
A most enjoyable visit . . . (1/14/2012)
To read Peter Robinson’s Before the Poison is to enjoy a comfortable extended visit with protagonist Chris Lowndes in the English countryside. His voice is as smooth and relaxing as his favorite Armagnac. The details of the house and surrounding town are drawn with such amore
The Most Dangerous Thing
by Laura Lippman
A many-layered treat . . . (8/16/2011)
My pleasure in reading Laura Lippman's The Most Dangerous Thing grew as the layers of history and competing points of view built up. The story of how five childhood friends became a tightly knit unit that faced both adventures and a final disaster while exploring the woodsmore
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