Tag Archives: Family
Review: The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair
For most of her life Rakhee has locked away a summer of her childhood spent in the hot, dry climate of India. Having harbored this secret from her fiance, The Girl in the Garden is Rakhee’s letter to him as … Continue reading
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Review: A Long-Forgotten Truth by Rachel Ballard
How can I review the book I’m publishing? It’s not an easy feat when you’re so close to something you’re so proud of, but I’ll give it a go. Rachel Ballard’s debut novel is the journey Gail Cavanaugh’s takes that … Continue reading
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Review: Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong
Linda Hammerick grew up in small-town Boiling Springs, North Carolina, always knowing she was a little different from everyone else. To her, words have tastes. The sound of mother brings the flavor of chocolate milk to her mouth, even if her … Continue reading
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Review: Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
She was young enough not to see a glass as half empty or half full, but as a beautiful object into which anything might be poured. She whispered a bargain, as though her whispering could make it true. Skylight Confessions … Continue reading
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Review: By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham
There are, of course, desperate people out there, some of them refugees, some of them criminals; we do as well as we can with these impossible contradictions, these endless snarls of loveliness and murder. By Nightfall – Michael Cunningham Michael … Continue reading
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Review: Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
When Noah and his sister were young children their lives were forever changed when their father’s ore ship burned and sunk in the tormented waters of Lake Superior. Though their father survived, much of him was left behind when the … Continue reading
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Review: Lumby on the Air by Gail Fraser
In 2007 Gail Fraser’s first novel The Lumby Lines was published and the Lumby series was born. This July, the fifth book in the Lumby series will be released. I had the pleasure of reading Lumby on the Air but … Continue reading
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Review: The Gin Closet by Leslie Jamison
I had a certain beauty, but it wasn’t delicate. You didn’t want to protect me; you wanted to see if I would break. The Gin Closet - Leslie Jamison Sometimes you pick up a book and it ends up being one of those truly … Continue reading
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Review: Keeping the Feast by Paula Butturini (TSS)
I may write about the smell of asparagus, the color of polenta, or the taste of figs still warm from the sun, but all of it is a personal shorthand for weighing hunger and love, health and nourishment, secrets and … Continue reading
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