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Reviews by Ora J. (Anacortes, WA)

The Montevideo Brief: A Thomas Grey Novel
by J. H. Gelernter

The Montevideo Brief (4/14/2023)

To my delight, the author J.H. Gelernter opened The Montevideo Brief with a performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony. I find a seat, next to an Englishman, near the back of the Grand Festival Hall of the Palace Lobkowitz in Vienna. As the performance begins, I am guided …more

River Sing Me Home
by Eleanor Shearer

River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (10/3/2022)

With a powerful command of English, Eleanor Shearer led me into the world of slavery in Barbados in 1834 when England withdrew from trading in slaves. Freedom did not come to the field hands of the Caribbean plantations. They were now designated as apprentices and legally …more

New York, My Village: A Novel
by Uwem Akpan

New York, My Village (9/29/2021)

In the novel New York, My Village the author, Uwem Akpan, follows the experiences of a young Black African adult adjusting to life and work in New York City. Ekong Otis Udousoro, a citizen of Nigeria, had been a university lecturer of literature and managing editor of a …more

The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir
by Sara Seager

The Smallest Lights in the Universe (7/13/2020)

Captivated by Sara Seager's skill and courage as she guides the reader through the challenges of her life, I felt the excitement of entering a new adventure. From the ten-year old girl who fell in love with the stars to the world-renowned astrophysicist in search of life …more

Daughter of the Reich: A Novel
by Louise Fein

Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein (3/25/2020)

One summer day in 1929 seven-year old Hetty and her older brother, Karl, sit on a lakeside jetty watching Karl's friend, Walter, swimming toward them. Ignoring her brother's warning, Hetty leans over the edge and lands in deep water. Unable to swim, screaming for help, she …more

The Mountains Sing
by Nguyen Phan Que Mai

The Mountains Sing (1/22/2020)

With power and poetry, Nguyen Phan Que Mai guided me onto lands and into cultures I had never before experienced. Her power was wielded by an excellent use of English, her second language. Poetry flowed from her Grandmother's songs and stories. The lives of three …more

Actress
by Anne Enright

Actress (11/20/2019)

Anne Enright uses words like an artist works with water colors. Flowing shades and blending tones paint a portrait of Kathrine O'Dell, coming-of-age during the 1960s, in the throes of Irish theater and politics. She creates the existence of a woman whose life on stage or …more

Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
by Nefertiti Austin

Motherhood So White (8/20/2019)

With clarity and courage, Neffertiti Austin, shares her journey from single, educated, independent Black woman to adoptive motherhood. Her goal to raise a black boy in a secure and steady home germinated from being raised by her grandparents following her parent's …more

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by Clare Leslie Hall

A love triangle reveals deadly secrets in this thriller for fans of *The Paper Palace* and *Where the Crawdads Sing*.

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