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The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
The Flower Sisters (3/16/2024)
I received The Flower Sisters as an ARC to review. The story is set in the small town of Possum Flats, Missouri in dual timelines of 1928 and 1978. The central event affecting both timelines was the disastrous explosion at the local Lambe's Dance Hall in August of 1928 thatmore
Becoming Madam Secretary
by Stephanie Dray
A Woman Who Changed America (11/24/2023)
By a weird coincidence, the day I started reading Becoming Madam Secretary a post about Frances Perkins popped up on my Facebook memories! I had read and shared a short biographical post about her a few years ago. I had been aware that she was the first woman to serve inmore
The Lost English Girl
by Julia Kelly
The Lost English Child (2/8/2023)
The Lost English Child revolves around the evacuation of children from English cities during WWII. Having grown up in a repressive Catholic environment, Viv meets Joshua, a Jewish musician, and ends up pregnant. They marry out of necessity. Bribed by Viv's mother, amore
Sisters of the Great War: A Novel
by Suzanne Feldman
Sisters of the Great War (9/19/2021)
When I began Sisters of the Great War, I had just finished a 5-star book that I had added to my exclusive "Favorites" list, and I was concerned that this book would suffer in comparison. In the first few chapters, I wasn't impressed with the story, the characters, or themore
The Lost Apothecary: A Novel
by Sarah Penner
The Lost Apothecary (9/6/2020)
I must admit that I did stay up all night to finish The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. The twists and turns in the final chapters required it.

The Lost Apothecary follows three characters in two timelines. Nella, the apothecary and provider of poisons, and Eliza, themore
Clock Dance: A Novel
by Anne Tyler
Character Development (7/20/2018)
Character development in Clock Dance is not only one of the reasons I like Anne Tyler's books; it's also the theme of this particular book.

The first part of the book is about pivotal times in Willa's life that made her the woman that she is in 2017; eager to please, to bemore
A Piece of the World: A Novel
by Christina Baker Kline
Christina's World (12/11/2016)
A print of Christina's World has hung in my living room for almost 50 years. Over time I learned that the woman in the painting was real and was crippled. It changed my perception of Wyeth's work. While reading the book, I spent some time online learning more about themore
The Wild Girl
by Kate Forsyth
Wished for more (4/17/2015)
I wanted to like this book more than I did. I was not impressed by Wilhelm. Despite the reality of his poverty, he seemed to be an "ivory-tower" academic, preoccupied with his work and insensitive to anything real. Because of this, I could never believe that Dortchen's lovemore
My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Park
by Cindy Jones
A Good Idea (3/8/2011)
I really like the idea behind My Jane Austen Summer. I tried to overcome my initial negative reaction to a main character who stalks her ex-boyfriend. I could never connect with Lily, who has the emotional maturity and judgment of a thirteen year old. The other charactersmore
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