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Angelica
Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution
by Molly Beer
More than Hamilton's sister-in-law (6/6/2025)
Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution by Molly Beer is an interesting biography of one of our country's earliest celebrities. Born in 1756 to wealthy parents of Dutch heritage in colonial New York, we get a window onto what privileges and obstacles a girl ( …more
A House for Miss Pauline
A House for Miss Pauline: A Novel
by Diana McCaulay
A Good Book (5/31/2025)
I enjoyed this book. It’s not perfect, but it is a good read, not quite a ghost story. I stepped into the mindset of a 99-year old feisty woman in rural Jamaica. To do this, one has to become familiar with the local dialect; I found it helpful to both read and listen to the …more
Tell Me Everything
Tell Me Everything: A Novel
by Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout doesn't disappoint (9/6/2024)
As one might imagine from the title, this book feels like you’re having a conversation with a friend, sharing the latest stories of the “unrecorded” people in your community. Strout tells you early on that this is a book about Bob Burgess, and it is, but it is also about …more
Scatterlings
Scatterlings: A Novel
by Resoketswe Martha Manenzhe
A beautiful book from Africa (10/21/2022)
This is a beautifully written book with both universal themes (such as tribalism, finding home, marital issues etc), as well as a strong sense of time and place. The place is South Africa, and the time is 1927 (with some memory of events prior in the lives of our characters) …more
Mercury Pictures Presents
Mercury Pictures Presents: A Novel
by Anthony Marra
Wild Ride (8/21/2022)
Mercury Pictures Presents is a wild ride through 1930’s and 1940’s Hollywood and Italy. I was privileged to read an advance copy through Net Gallery, and it was a fun read for someone who enjoys historical fiction. I learned a lot about that era of which thought I had a …more

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A Wild Ride (7/21/2022)
Mercury Pictures Presents is a wild ride through 1930’s and 1940’s Hollywood and Italy. I was privileged to read an advance copy through Net Gallery, and it was a fun read for someone who enjoys historical fiction. I learned a lot about that era of which thought I had a …more
Beasts of a Little Land
Beasts of a Little Land: A Novel
by Juhea Kim
Love and War in Korea (9/3/2021)
This was a book that pulled me in to some complex, albeit imperfect, characters, and to a better understanding of the culture and history of Korea, a land exotic to me. Our main character, Jade, is sent as a child to become the servant of a woman who is a courtesan, and as …more
The Narrowboat Summer
The Narrowboat Summer
by Anne Youngson
Navigating the forks in the stream (11/5/2020)
I knew nothing about narrowboats before I started reading The Narrowboat Summer by Anne Youngson. I never knew it was an option for an English holiday, much less a way of life for the denizens who live on them full- or part-time. And there are tunnels and bridges and locks ( …more
The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls
The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls: A Novel
by Ursula Hegi
Not Quite Fantasy (5/7/2020)
I found The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls unique in its approach to telling the story of loss, love and healing in a time and place of which I was not familiar: German Friesland of the late 19th century. I was a bit leery when some of the characters entered a fantasy world …more
Actress
Actress
by Anne Enright
A Complicated Mother-Daughter Relationship (12/4/2019)
In Actress, Anne Enright does a masterful job of developing characters, setting scenes, and creating opportunity to reflect on current issues through the lens of history. All while exploring a complicated mother-daughter relationship. I have to admit that I am not a fan of …more
Women Rowing North
Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age
by Mary Pipher
Overcoming Challenges and Finding the Gifts as We Age (5/22/2019)
I had never read anything by Mary Pipher, though I know she is well-respected. WOMEN ROWING NORTH called to me, perhaps because I am starting to notice the aging process and wondering how I will survive myself. Pipher shares a lot of wisdom and encouragement, interspersed …more
Clock Dance
Clock Dance: A Novel
by Anne Tyler
A Woman on Her Way (8/3/2018)
Keeping in mind that truth is often far stranger than fiction, one has to put aside the main premise of the story, take that leap of faith, and dig into the wonderfully human characters and details that make up Clock Dance. Our main character, Willa, might be perceived by …more
The Story of Arthur Truluv
The Story of Arthur Truluv: A Novel
by Elizabeth Berg
Still Hungry (6/10/2017)
How can you not be charmed by an elderly widower who visits his wife's grave every day for a lunch date? The Story of Arthur Truluv is one such delightful book, which quickly pulled me in, but left me wanting more. Arthur and Maddy, the troubled teenager he "rescues", are …more
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