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The Christie Affair: A Novel
by Nina de Gramont

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - Did You Know She Disappeared For A Short Time? (2/2/2022)

Nan O’Dea already had a history when she met and had an affair with Archie Christie, husband of Agatha Christie.

The infidelity on Archie’s part caused his wife to disappear for 11 days with everyone thinking Agatha had killed herself.

The story of Agatha Christie's …more

Surviving Savannah
by Patti Callahan

ELIZABETH@SILVER’S REVIEWS - FABULOUS (2/2/2022)

What fun to do research for a sunken ship.

The Pulaski was finally found after sinking in 1838.

Everly Winthrop was given the task of finding what really happened to The Pulaski.

We also meet Lilly who was on the sunken luxury ship.

SURVIVING SAVANNAH takes us back and forth …more

The Magnolia Palace: A Novel
by Fiona Davis

Elizabeth @Silver's Reviews - Another Fiona Davis Gem (1/26/2022)

Lillian, known as Angelica in the art world, was beside herself after her mother died and was running out of jobs and money.

Her landlord was hounding her to pay rent when he murdered his wife and the police found a note from her that was a bit compromising. They thought …more

The Last House on the Street: A Novel
by Diane Chamberlain

Elizabeth @Silver's Reviews - Great for Historical Fiction Fans (1/11/2022)

We move back and forth from 1965 to 2010 America.

1965: We learn about the SCOPE (Summer Community Organization and Political Education) program and meet Ellie who leaves to help with getting folks registered to vote through this program.

Ellie’s family is not happy she will …more

Never Saw Me Coming: A Novel
by Vera Kurian

An odd story line (9/9/2021)

Chloe was admitted to a number of colleges, but she chose this particular college because she would receive a full scholarship and get to participate in a study for psychopaths. She also chose this college because a boy who raped her when she was twelve would be attending, …more

The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - A good one (9/2/2021)

Four children then three, traditional chocolate-Easter-egg hunts ?where you had to save the foil wrappings, a tidy house and then a very cluttered one.

The Bird family was loving but very eccentric with Lorelei, the mother, being the oddest of all and who kept a secret that …more made her hold onto things.

Colin her husband re-installed the wall in their once duplex house and lived next door to his wife, Megan turned out to be a neat freak, Beth never left home until she was 30 because she thought her mother needed her, and the twins were total opposites as well as having a tragic incident happen to them.

There were a lot of strange things about the Birds, but they all loved each other. As the years went on and the children grew into adults?, Lorelei still held onto their childhood toys, clothes, blankets, ?and even drawings as she herself remained an adult? child and a compulsive shopper and hoarder. The children couldn't believe what was in their childhood home when they visited and how they had to navigate through a small path surrounded with things Lorelei just had to have and couldn't part with.

If you want to read a book that will have you shaking your head but also not wanting to put the book down because of total enjoyment, you will want to read THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN. The storyline and writing were marvelous.

I enjoyed THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN because of the unique, creative storyline with characters that kept you wanting to know how each of their lives would turn out. They all were quite unconventional, but you couldn’t help but love them.

THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN will have you thinking back to your childhood and wonder if what happened in the home you grew up in has actually shaped you into the person you are today.

We definitely can't forget the cover. It is absolutely gorgeous with the egg being the basis of the Bird family's many memories of their Easter egg hunts which kept them all connected.

Along with being a beautifully told story, THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN has a happy ending along with characters you will remember long after you turn the last page.

I don't think there will be any reader no matter what their preferred genre is who won't get caught up in this splendid story.

My rating is going to be a 4/5 simply because I was lost in the beginning pages, but the rest of the book definitely made up for my being lost.

Make THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN a must read for yourself.

This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation by the publisher in return for an honest review. (less)

The Last Chance Library
by Freya Sampson

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - LOVED IT...A Tribute to Libraries (8/31/2021)

The beloved library can't be shut down.

What will the people of Chalcot Library do without this meeting place and the books?

June worked as a library assistant and was a very shy, sheltered person.

Learning that the city was going to shut down the library was devastating to …more

The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - Not for me (8/9/2021)

How could there be someone with the exact DNA as you?

That could happen if you were cloned.

Evelyn and Martine had the same DNA.

Evelyn was married to Nathan - both were scientists.

Evelyn and Nathan started to drift apart, but Nathan still wanted his wife. To keep her, he …more

The Reading List
by Sara Nisha Adams

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - a feel-good, sweet, clever read (8/6/2021)

Books and libraries bring people together, and in this sweet, heartwarming read, Alisha and Mukesh bond over books and help others do the same.

Alisha had never liked books, but she worked in a library.

Mukesh had never read a book in his life, but his wife was an avid reader. …more

Emily's House
by Amy Belding Brown

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - excellent (8/5/2021)

They are selling Emily’s house? That can’t be.

Emily loved The Homestead and so did Margaret.

Emily Dickinson’s maid, Margaret Maher, was her confidant, best friend, and was the one who kept Emily writing her poetry and kept Emily from disposing of her work.

Margaret was with …more

The Child
by Fiona Barton

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - It will keep you guessing (7/27/2021)

An unsolved mystery resurfaced when a baby's skeleton was found at a building site.

Along with the skeleton, three main characters emerge too. Kate is a reporter investigating the story. Emma is a nervous adult who became intrigued as well as possessed when she sees the …more

The Other Passenger
by Louise Candlish

Not a favorite (7/20/2021)

Friends living together, friends meeting on commutes to work, marital affairs, and now a missing friend and Jaime is the last one to see Kit alive.

We follow Jaime and Clare, Kit and Melia, and Gretchen, and Steve as we hear background information on all characters and their …more

The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel
by Kristin Harmel

Another FIVE star but very heartbreaking gem from Kristin Harmel (7/20/2021)

Yona was kidnapped out of her crib at a very young age and forced to live in the forest with a woman named Jerusza. Jerusza felt it her duty to take Yona from her German parents.

Yona knew nothing other than living off the land, surviving in the forest, and stealing things …more

Since She Went Away
by David Bell

Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews - Page Turner (7/8/2021)

Jenna lives with worry and heartache since she feels responsible for the disappearance of her friend, Celia.

They were to meet, but Jenna was delayed as usual, and when Jenna did arrive at their arranged meeting place, Celia wasn't there and was no where to be found. Three …more

The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel
by Kristin Harmel

Elizabeth @Silver's Reviews - Another FIVE star but very heartbreaking gem from Kristin Harmel (7/7/2021)

The Photographer
by Mary Dixie Carter

Well Written, unique story line, but not a favorite (5/25/2021)

A photographer or a manipulator?

Delta made her living photographing mainly children’s birthday parties.

Delta also worked with wealthy families. One particular family completely caught her attention, and she wanted to be part of their family in every way possible.

Delta also …more

The Good Sister
by Sally Hepworth

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - Keeps You Guessing (4/14/2021)

Which sister is the good sister?

You will ask yourself this question as you read.

They both seem to be good and good for each other especially after surviving their horrible childhood with a sociopath for a mother.

But is one better than the other? Is one actually more …more

The Lost Apothecary: A Novel
by Sarah Penner

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - Excellent (3/3/2021)

Who wouldn't like to solve a hundred-year-old mystery and especially one that had to do with poisons that were used to kill unfaithful husbands or boyfriends.

Caroline came to London for a tenth anniversary celebration, but found out her husband had been having an affair so …more

Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - Excellent (2/24/2021)

Excellent author...everything flowed smoothly...too bad history wasn't as smooth and kind.

The book was about when France was occupied and specifically Vél d'Hiv when the French police were instructed to carry out the horror at the camps by the Germans...July 16, 1942, was …more

The Rain Watcher
by Tatiana de Rosnay

Elizabeth@Silver'sReviews - family drama (2/24/2021)

Linden wondered why his mother organized a family get together in Paris for his father’s 70th birthday since his father didn’t like Paris.

In addition to his dislike of Paris, Paris was having torrential rainfall with threats of flooding. The rain and flooding continued …more

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