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This Strange Eventful History: A Novel
by Claire Messud

This Strange Eventful History (5/1/2024)

This novel, while loosely based on her own family history, is fiction, but through her beautiful, simple writing Claire Messud conveys the universality of family life, indeed of all of human experience. I was drawn to read this book because of its initial placement in …more

All You Have to Do Is Call
by Kerri Maher

All You Have to Do is Call (6/12/2023)

This is an excellent book. It is well written and very readable. The author has returned to 1972 when abortion was illegal in our country and describes the work of the Jane Collective which was founded in Chicago to provide safe, albeit illegal, abortions to women in need. …more

The Little Italian Hotel: A Novel
by Phaedra Patrick

The Little Italian Hotel (3/31/2023)

In keeping with the author's previous works, this book is an easy read and a good story. Her characters are realistic and well developed and one can imagine oneself visiting this charming hotel in Italy. A wonderful read if you want something that causes no anxiety but is …more

Moonrise Over New Jessup
by Jamila Minnicks

Moonrise Over New Jessup (1/1/2023)

The author's description of Alabama in the late 50's and early 60's, at the beginning and in the midst of the Civil Rights movement, captures a time and feelings that have not been adequately described before. Her language is beautiful; as one of her characters says "You …more

Scatterlings: A Novel
by Resoketswe Martha Manenzhe

Scatterlings (10/4/2022)

I was drawn to read this book because of the cover, then the title and finally by seeing that it was written by a young South African woman. This book did not disappoint! It is very well written and her story unfolds in a magical, almost ethereal way, although the topic at …more

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