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 Last Rose of Shanghai
The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel is a historical fiction romance set in Shanghai during World War II. It involves a love story between a wealthy Chinese […]
The Secret Stealers
The Secret Stealers by Jane Healey is about Anna Cavanaugh, a 25-year-old widow, who is recruited by her father’s friend, Major General William Donovan, to work as his assistant at […]
The Living and The Lost
The Living and The Lost is the second book by Ellen Feldman that I have read. Like the first one, Paris Never Leaves You, this book is also about survivor’s […]
The Song Book of Benny Lament
The year is 1960. Benny Lament is a talented and popular songwriter, who only wants to look out for himself. Esther Mine is a singer, looking for her big break. […]
If The Shoe Fits
If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy is a modern and creative re-telling of Disney’s Cinderella. I can’t tell you how many times my daughter watched the 1950 classic as […]
Fair and Tender Ladies
Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith is an epistolary novel consisting entirely of letters written by Ivy Rowe, starting around age 12 and chronologically going through her last years. […]
In Five Years
It’s fun to ponder the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” After just finishing The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, I thought it would be […]
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo by Marianne Cronin is a heart-warming, funny, and sometimes tear-producing story of a unique friendship. It is a celebration of life and […]