The Frozen River
historical thriller
historical fiction
The Seed Keeper
“Love the seeds as you love your children and the people will survive”
This Other Eden
heartbreaking historical fiction
The Covenant of Water
multi-generation saga
Unlikely Animals
very likely you’ll like this
The Night Watchman
reservation life
"Baltasar and Bluminda"
#wheninportugal #onabeachinPortugal
"The Truth According to Us"
#smalltown #whatsthetruth
"Doc"
my take: This took a bit to get into and was well worth the wading at the outset. A combination …
"The Invention of Wings"
my take: Oh, I really wanted to love this. I mean, The Secret Life of Bees was so memorable. After …
The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion
my take: I always love a Fannie Flagg book…generally small-town Southern, salt of the earth people, slightly funny, slightly touching. …
Transatlantic
my take: I loved Let the Great World Spin and when I saw this at the book store I grabbed it. Spin had a …
"The Daughters of Mars"
my take: I learned about this from a friend (former soccer moms together) who reads this blog … I bought …
"The Sojourn"
my take: This slim book was a great surprise. I saw it on my cousin Betsy’s TO READ pile and …
"The Cellist of Sarajevo"
my take: This is a quick and excellent read … although it’s about WAR so it’s not entirely easy. It’s …
The Good Lord Bird
my take: Several years ago I listened to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on tape in my van (yes, that’s …
"Imaginings of Sand"
my take: I love reading novels for a trip. My youngest son graduated high school this spring and family tradition …
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