Hester
Hester, by Laurie Lico Albanese, is an imaginative telling of the woman who inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne’s character, Hester Phrynne in The Scarlet Letter. This historical fiction takes place first in […]
Die Around Sundown
Die Around Sundown is the first in a new mystery series about Henri Lefort, a French detective in German-occupied Paris. After impressing Princess Mimi Bonaparte during a burglary investigation, Lefort […]
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy is one of the more unique novels I have read in a while. It is part historical fiction, part modern-day, and part science fiction […]
Bloomsbury Girls
Bloomsbury Girls is the follow-up to Natalie Jenner’s 2020 novel, The Jane Austen Society. This book reads as a stand-alone and it is not necessary to read the first one. […]
The Book Woman’s Daughter
The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson is the sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, but it can also be read as a stand-alone. The story begins […]
Playing Catch-up
Here are some short summaries of books I have read recently. With one exception, all of these have been audiobooks. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir This is a great […]
The Unknown Beloved
The Unknown Beloved is an imaginative telling of the criminal investigation into the Torso Murders committed in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1930s. The “unknown beloved” were the nameless victims, with […]
The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare
The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock is about the mother-daughter relationship between Alice Young, a World War II widow, and 13-year-old Penn. The story begins in 1945, […]
Bluebird
Bluebird is the latest historical fiction novel by one of my favorite Canadian authors, Genevieve Graham. “Bluebirds” was the nickname given by soldiers to the World War I Canadian nurses […]
Lessons In Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus has done a wonderful job in presenting an unorthodox protagonist with her debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry. Meet Elizabeth Zott, a 1960s woman who loves being a chemist […]