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The Operator is a book primarily about Vivian, a nosey switchboard operator in the Midwest, although we also get snippets of life from her daughter, Charlotte, and Flora, a local woman who has just robbed a local bank (yes, really) and fled to Canada. Vivian always tries to measure up to those around her, including … Read More “The Operator by Gretchen Berg” »
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 … Read More “The Forgotten Girls by Lizzie Page” »
This book is told from the perspectives of three women: Sarah, Connie, and Anna. Sarah is a London restaurant owner who leaves her husband (after the police start questioning her about his business practices) and returns to her family home to spend more time with her father. She ends up buying an old house to … Read More “The Orphan House by Ann Bennett” »
Answer Creek tells the story of Ada Weeks, a fictional 19-year-old adopted daughter of an undertaker and his wife, who treks across the United States with the fated (and real) Donner Party. If you know anything about the Donner Party, you have a good overview of what happens in this book, although it goes on … Read More “Answer Creek by Ashley E. Sweeney” »
Emily is a young girl who is in a persistent vegetative state with seemingly no explanation as to why. Her mother, Rachel, has remained faithfully — obsessively — by her side ever since, while her father, James, seems to have moved on with his life. He’s even divorced Rachel and remarried Eva, a 36-year-old digital … Read More “A Hope for Emily by Kate Hewitt” »