This has been on my TBR list for a while… I must have heard about it on one of the Facebook reading groups I frequent, and I’m glad I did. I just wish I had gotten to this one sooner. Translated from Japanese to English, this is the story of 36-year-old Keiko Furukura, who lives alone in Tokyo in a small studio apartment. From the time she was a young girl, much to the consternation … Read More “Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata” »
Category: Literary Fiction
Overall, this was the perfect book for the beginning of autumn. The writing style reminded me of a fairy tale, and I just wanted to curl up under a warm blanket with some apple cider and enjoy it uninterrupted. Alice Hoffman’s latest addition to the Practical Magic series takes us back to the years of the Salem Witchcraft Trials, and we learn about Maria Owens — her childhood, her first love, her daughter — and … Read More “Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman” »
I’ve only read a couple books by Jodi Picoult in the past — many are on my list, but my list is long so I haven’t gotten there yet — which might have helped because I didn’t have the same expectations as other reviewers. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The book opens with Dawn Edelstein sitting on a plane that is crashing. Miraculously, she’s one of the few survivors, and the airline tells her … Read More “The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult” »
Liza, Maggie, and Tricia are the Sweeney Sisters, very different adult sisters dealing with the unexpected death of their father, famous author William Sweeney. While dealing with the memorial and estate, they are shocked to discover they have a fourth sister, Serena, who lived next door while they were growing up and is now an accomplished reporter. Their father not only left a surprise daughter but a contract guaranteeing his publisher a tell-all memoir, which … Read More “The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan” »
This book is told in a dual time frame, with Elaine’s story set in London during World War II and Jen’s story set in present-day Spain. Elaine is a typist for the military, typing letters written by POWs and looking for secret messages, when she meets — and falls deeply in love with — famed )real-life) war photographer Robert Capa (aka Bobby) who travels around to photograph men on the front lines. Jen is newly … Read More “The Forgotten Girls by Lizzie Page” »