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Set in Chawton — where Jane Austen lived while writing three of her famous books — right after the second World War, a group of eight people come together to create the Jane Austen Society. The characters have very little in common, but for their love of Jane Austen, but it’s enough for them to … Read More “The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner” »
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 … Read More “The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan” »
A year later, May is the survivor of a school shooting that her brother Jordan didn’t survive. Zach’s mother is a defense attorney defending the shooter. Somehow, both broken, May and Zach are drawn to each other as they each try to slowly heal. While this book starts off as just another YA with a … Read More “The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson” »
Another great book by Lisa Wingate. Mostly set in Louisiana (with a bit of Texas thrown in,) the chapters alternate between Benny Silva’s story in 1987, and Hannie Gossett in 1885. Hannie is a young woman who is a freed slave but still working for her former master and his wife in basically the same … Read More “The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate” »
Rowen is a 17-year-old girl with a lot of baggage. Her father blames her for the unexplained death of her infant brother seven years earlier, her mother has barely gotten out of bed in those seven years, and her 15-year-old sister hates her and wants to ruin her life any way she can. Rowen just … Read More “A Life, Redefined (Rowan Sloane, #1) by Tracy Hewitt Meyer” »