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The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
by Colleen Oakley
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise review (10/12/2022)
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley is full of humor, mystery, danger and coming of age, with a little romance thrown into the mix. The author begins her novel with an epigraph where Louise is asking why Thelma is behaving so sedate. Thelma says, "more
Surviving Savannah
by Patti Callahan
Mystery, Love Story, Redemption (3/4/2022)
This book is about the sinking and discovery of the wooden steamship Pulaski and it's aftermath. This tragedy occurred in the 19th century when boats in Savannah were the fastest means of travel. The Pulaski was considered a state- of-the-art steamship and had only been inmore
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
THE PERSONAL LIBThe Personal Librarian by by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray (1/31/2021)
This book is professionally written by the combination of authors, one cannot tell the difference where one takes over a particular scene. At the end of the book the authors have notes which gives the reader a hint as to who wrote what. They have chosen to write this bookmore
American Dirt: A Novel
by Jeanine Cummins
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (11/6/2019)
Jeanine Cummins was not an author previously read by this reviewer; however, once having finished this enlightening novel, it's a sure bet that more of her work will be enjoyed
American Dirt starts off like the explosives that the main characters, mother and son, Luca andmore
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