No One Is Talking About This… About the Book: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021 A woman known for her viral social media posts travels the world speaking to her adoring fans, her entire existence overwhelmed by the internet – or what she terms 'the portal'. Are we in hell? the people of the portal … Continue reading Book Review: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
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Book Review: From Ashes to Song by Hilary Hauck
From Ashes to Song… About the Book: It’s 1911 in Italy, and Pietro’s life on the family vineyard is idyllic. He has at last captured the melody of the grape harvest on his clarinet and can’t wait to share his composition with his grandfather, but before he can play, news arrives of a deadly disease … Continue reading Book Review: From Ashes to Song by Hilary Hauck
Book Review: Half Life by Jillian Cantor
Half Life… About the Book: A brilliant sliding-doors reimagining of the passionate life of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize – and the life Marie Curie might have led if she had chosen love over science. Poland, 1891. Marie Curie (then Marya Sklodowska) was engaged to a budding mathematician, Kazimierz Zorawski. But when … Continue reading Book Review: Half Life by Jillian Cantor
#SunflowerSistersTour Book Review: Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly
Sunflower Sisters… About the Book: Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid look at the Civil War experience, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations, to a war-torn New York City to the horrors of the battlefield. From the author of the million-copy global bestseller Lilac Girls, comes a captivating new historical novel, set … Continue reading #SunflowerSistersTour Book Review: Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly
Book Review: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds… About the Book: The Four Winds is a deeply moving, powerful story about the strength and resilience of women and the bond between mother and daughter, by the multi-million copy number one bestselling author Kristin Hannah. She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times . . . Texas, … Continue reading Book Review: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Book Review: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Firefly Lane (TV Tie-in Edition) About the Book: Firefly Lane is an unforgettable coming of age story, by the New York Times number one bestseller Kristin Hannah. It is 1974 and the summer of love is drawing to a close. Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the secondary school social food … Continue reading Book Review: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Book Review: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
Vinegar Girl... About the Book: No one does family like Anne Tyler - and the Battistas might be her most appealing yet. The new novel from the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue Thread. Kate Battista is stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and infuriating … Continue reading Book Review: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
Book Review: Memorial by Bryan Washington
Memorial... About the Book: The debut novel from a rising literary star: a funny, sexy, sensual examination of two young men falling in and out of love. Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese-American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson's a Black day care teacher, … Continue reading Book Review: Memorial by Bryan Washington
Book Review: We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin
We Are All the Same in the Dark… About the Book: Ten years ago, Trumanell Branson disappeared. Her brother, Wyatt, lives as a pariah, cleared of any involvement but tried and sentenced in the court of public opinion. So, when he finds a lost girl he believes she is a sign, someone to lead him … Continue reading Book Review: We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin
Book Review: Winter of the Wolf by Martha Hunt Handler
Winter of the Wolf... About the Book: An exploration in grief, suicide, spiritualism, and Inuit culture, Winter of the Wolf follows Bean, an empathic and spiritually evolved fifteen-year-old, who is determined to unravel the mystery of her brother Sam’s death. Though all evidence points to a suicide, her heart and intuition compel her to dig … Continue reading Book Review: Winter of the Wolf by Martha Hunt Handler
