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The Phoenix Crown - two authors provide one rich, riveting historical novel.
The setting is San Francisco in 1906 - only days before the earthquake that devastated the city. Gemma Garland has just arrived and is...

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Feb 26, 2024


The Trouble with You - an enjoyable post WWII story about a strong, independent woman in NYC.
After WWII ends, Fanny Fabricant, happily married with a young daughter, suddenly becomes "poor Fanny". While she had a degree from a...

MicheleReader
Feb 20, 2024


The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson - a moving dual-timeline family drama.
In 1924, Cecily was four years old. Her mother's boyfriend did not want her around, so she was dropped off at an orphanage in Chicago...

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Feb 16, 2024


Acts of Forgiveness - a moving, thought-provoking family drama.
Wilhelmina “Willie” Revel is the daughter of Max and Lourdes. When Max's construction company becomes a success, the family moves a few...

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Feb 12, 2024


The London Bookshop Affair - an engaging story set in the Cold War era.
It is 1962 and 19-year-old Celia Duchesne lives with her parents and works in a London antiquarian bookshop. While the fear of nuclear...

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Feb 8, 2024


The Women - a deeply moving account of a young nurse's service in Vietnam and her life afterwards.
Frances "Frankie" McGrath, a young nurse, had lived a charmed life in southern California. Her brother Finley made their parents very...

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Feb 5, 2024


The Woman on the Ledge - a highly enjoyable and tense thriller.
Set in England, Tate Kinsella is working as a temp for a French bank. At the office Christmas party, she goes up to the outdoor terrace...

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Feb 2, 2024


The Mayor of Maxwell Street - an engaging historical novel set in 1920s Chicago that examines racial tension and class.
After building a fortune in Kentucky breeding racehorses, Ambrose Sawyer and his wife Florence decide to spend the summer of 1921 in...

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Jan 31, 2024


The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard - three generations of women work to find their way in the male-dominated world of fashion.
Mizza Bricard (the only main character based on a true historical person) is famous for being fashion designer Christian Dior's muse. A...

MicheleReader
Jan 29, 2024


Family Family - an upbeat, moving story about the complexities of family and love.
India Allwell is a famous actress, an adoptive mother and a single parent. Her story is told in the present as well as her years growing...

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Jan 22, 2024


Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s - a touching and very funny memoir.
As someone who primarily reads fiction, I find an interesting memoir every now and then. I mostly read memoirs of musicians. I find their...

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Jan 18, 2024


Only If You're Lucky - a wild ride awaits in this twisty campus thriller.
We meet Margot as she is ending her freshman year at Rutledge College, a liberal arts school in South Carolina. She and her longtime best...

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Jan 15, 2024


The Fury - an entertaining, atmospheric mystery thriller set in Greece.
Meet Elliot Chase, the narrator of this tale of love, revenge and murder. Elliot, a writer with a sad backstory, is great friends with...

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Jan 12, 2024


The Heiress - an engaging, gothic thriller filled with lots of twists and turns.
Infamous heiress Ruby McTavish was the owner of Ashby House in North Carolina. When she died, she left it all to Camden, her adopted son....

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Jan 9, 2024


The Ascent - an action-packed, heart-pounding thriller.
Kurt Argento was a tough, honest cop from Detroit who had been forced to retire. His anger and stubbornness were no longer tolerated by...

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Jan 2, 2024


First Lie Wins - a highly entertaining thriller to start the new year.
Evie Porter is a con artist. And she's very good at her job. That's not even her real name. She works for the mysterious Mr. Smith who...

MicheleReader
Dec 30, 2023


My Name Is Barbra - a large memoir befitting a large talent.
Barbra Streisand’s most avid fans have probably read or plan to read her close to 1,000-page memoir or have spent close to 50 hours (yes,...

MicheleReader
Dec 26, 2023


We Must Not Think of Ourselves - a moving and heartbreaking account of life in the Warsaw ghetto inspired by historical archives.
Adam Paskow was a Jewish English teacher living in Warsaw mourning the death of his young Polish wife who died tragically. Once the Nazis...

MicheleReader
Dec 22, 2023


The Other Mothers - a dark tale of motherhood, marriage and fitting in.
Tash (Natasha) is the mother of three-year-old Finn. She's married to Tom, a doctor, and is a journalist looking for a new story to get...

MicheleReader
Dec 19, 2023


Follow the Sun - head back to the 1960s and the world of jet setters.
It's the swinging 60's and Caroline Kimball, a young socialite, is jet setting around the world with her fabulous, wealthy A-list...

MicheleReader
Dec 15, 2023
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