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The Kinship of Secrets
by Eugenia Kim
Glad I stuck with this book (10/11/2018)
This book started out a bit slow for me. I found it difficult to remember the details from chapter to chapter and I was slow to keep picking this book up again.

About half way, I became much more interested and the book picked up quite a bit. I'm glad I stuck with it thrumore
Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel
by Isabel Allende
Great read (5/12/2018)
I really enjoyed Island Beneath the Sea. Isabel Allende painted a detailed picture of 19th century St Domingue (now Haiti). Although this is book is fiction, the story of a woman slave during this period was realistic. I learned much about the history of Haiti and the slavemore
Lilac Girls: A Novel
by Martha Hall Kelly
Difficult to read, but very good (5/9/2018)
I really enjoyed this book - the intertwining story and the women themselves were well written and developed. Even though I've read several books about atrocities in WWII, I learned a lot more about women during this period and Ravensbruck.

I will note for other readersmore
The Summer Wives
by Beatriz Williams
Ok read (4/23/2018)
For me personally, I will label this book as "just fine." The story line started out interesting enough, but towards the end of the book, the plot felt unrealistic yet predictable. The quality of the writing felt a bit jumpy in the last third of the book as well, it wasmore
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