Reviews by Frances Ilnicky-Van Ameyden

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The Long Ago: A Novel
by Michael McGarrity
The Long Ago (3/12/2023)
Michael McGarrity's novel The Long Ago nibbles for the reader's attention at the start, and then proceeds to chomp away chapter after chapter to involve the reader's curiosity and sleuthing. The missing sister, younger than her brother Ray Lansdale, the protagonist, feelsmore
You'll Forget This Ever Happened: Secrets, Shame, and Adoption in the 1960s
by Laura L. Engel
Sticks and Stones (2/8/2023)
"Whatever will people say?" could be a sub-title for Laura L. Engel's novel "You'll Forget This Ever Happened."  In the 1950's and early '60's,  parents were cemented in their rules, and, from a teen's viewpoint, no amount of arguing (and really, there was verymore
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
by Colleen Oakley
A True Review (1/20/2023)
I've never read author Colleen Oakley novels, but The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise suggests I may read her other novels.

The first few chapters did not lead me to think about reading more of this story, nor any other works by Ms Oakley. (An older teen girlmore
Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint
The Mercy of the gods (4/8/2021)
For most of my life, when I thought of mythology, Edith Hamilton's name came to the fore. Now I dare say Jennifer Saint's name may well pop to mind! Her story about Adriane was captivating! Saint piqued my interest in Chapter One, and held it through the Epilogue. I wasmore
Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
by Carol Smith
Grace and Grief (2/11/2021)
Having a beloved person die immerses us in painful sadness that takes an indeterminate amount of time to process. Carol Smith has written Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, a Memoir that relates her own path of grieving for her only child, Christopher,more
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World: A Novel
by Laura Imai Messina
In search of a phone booth.... (1/2/2021)
As each human processes a loss of a beloved person, Grief changes its face. One can feel sadness, anger, pain, denial, and even fear, culminating, hopefully, in acceptance. In Laura Imai Messina's novel  "the phone booth at the edge of the world,"  main charactermore
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