Reviews by D.J. K. (Maquoketa, IA)

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The War Reporter
by Martin Fletcher
Expect the Unexpected (8/17/2015)
Martin Fletcher has allowed the reader insight into what a war reporter tackles when covering volatile areas of war. This was a new experience for me and I was always expecting duplicity, lies and the horrible to happen to Tom! It began with all of this in the Prologue andmore
Circling the Sun: A Novel
by Paula McLain
In the Glow of the Sun (5/29/2015)
Stories of Africa seem to attract readers who perhaps have not been there! "Circling the Sun" is haunting as I kept waiting for Beryl to get on with her flying! The mix of Karen Blixen and Beryl Markham is emotionally thrilling as one never knows which way either is going.

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Juliet's Nurse
by Lois Leveen
The Mysterious Wet Nurse (7/21/2014)
JULIET'S NURSE is a uniquely plausible tale put together in a creative manner. The contrast of the love stories pitting Angelica and Pietro's wedded bliss against Lady and Lord Capelletto's wedded non-bliss by the author, Lois Leveen, is cleverly contrived. Amidst thesemore
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
A Modern Problem Shared and Solved (3/23/2014)
What an entertaining way to present hoarding! It has so often happened in the lives of those we love and the presentation by Lisa Jewell takes it to extremes. Not only does it show the plus side of hoarding (satisfaction on the part of Lorelei Bird) but also the negativemore
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