Reviews by Andrea B. (Pleasant Prairie, WI)

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Cutting For Stone
by Abraham Verghese
One of my favorite books (3/13/2018)
This book is fantastic!
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
by Heather Harpham
Life Rarely Travels in a Straight Line (7/15/2017)
Heather's life was relatively mundane at the beginning of this novel. She had steady income, was in a committed relationship with Brian, and had plans for the future. Those plans and her life were radically changed when she became pregnant.
I thoroughly enjoyed themore
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
Food for the Reader's Soul (7/15/2017)
Joan is a celebrated young writer who has a passion for words. She just published a second collection of short stories and is working on her first novel when she falls in love. Joan does not plan to get married or have kids because she wants nothing in her life that willmore
Our Short History
by Lauren Grodstein
Surprisingly Enjoyable (4/16/2017)
When I read the description of the book, I did not know if I even wanted to start it. This book is basically a mother's long goodbye to her son, with whom she had a short history. She is dying and is putting down her words of wisdom for her son to read when she is gone.more
The Well
by Catherine Chanter
Surprisingly good (4/26/2015)
When I started the book, I read the first chapter and thought it would be a struggle to finish it. Boy was I wrong! I was pulled in by the plot and also because I really felt connected with the characters, especially Ruth. This is a character-study/mystery/supernaturalmore
The Same Sky
by Amanda Eyre Ward
Highly recommended (12/14/2014)
This is the first book by Amanda Eyre Ward I've read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The chapters alternate between Alice, a Texas woman who aches to be a mother, and Carla, an 11-year-old who cares for her younger brother in the poverty of Honduras. Both seek something bettermore
Some Luck
by Jane Smiley
Multi-generational saga (10/23/2014)
This is the first book I've read by Ms. Smiley and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story follows Rosanna and Walter Langdon and their three children on their farm in Iowa. The Great Depression, drought and wars pull the family in various directions. I anxiously await the nextmore
The Arsonist: A novel
by Sue Miller
I wanted to like this book (9/3/2014)
When I read the blurb on the back of the book I was intrigued and looked forward to diving into it. By the time I was a third of the way in I was wondering when the story was going to start. Too much of the beginning was spent in character development. When the plot linemore
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