Shortly after the Twin Towers fall on 9/11 in New York, Shirli, a young Jewish girl, is cast as Golde (the older mother) in her middle school’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. She’s upset she won’t have a solo, until her crush, Ben Morgan (who isn’t Jewish,) is cast as Tevye (her character’s husband.) She decides to be the best Golde she can be, and even enlists her Zayde (Yiddish for “grandfather”) to help … Read More “Broken Strings by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer” »
This book is told from the perspective of three different women — Alice and Molly both in the present time, and Margaret, mostly in the past, although her chapters cross into the present time toward the end. Alice is a married mother of three with a horrific past. Molly is a loving and very loved daughter and sister who has had six miscarriages and wants a baby more than anything. Margaret is an active alcoholic … Read More “The Nowhere Girl” »
This delightful book alternates between the present day (2018) and 1940. In 1940, Anna Dale, a young, naive artist from New Jersey, wins a contest to paint a large mural to represent Edenton, North Carolina. In 2018, Morgan Christopher, a young art student who is sitting in prison serving a 3-year sentence for a DUI that seriously injured someone else, is paroled so she can work on restoring that same mural. Morgan knows nothing about … Read More “Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain” »
When I picked up this book, I thought I was getting something light and fast. It was definitely a fast read — I got sucked in and finished it in a day — but it was not light. Have tissues at the ready, especially in the middle of the book. But it was a really good, unexpected read. Kay Bright’s mother recently passed away , and while Kay cleans out her childhood bedroom, she finds … Read More “The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright by Beth Miller” »
I’ll lead this review off by saying that I usually really like Jill Mansell’s books, especially her newer books, so I was excited to get a copy of Mixed Doubles to read and review. However this particular one is a re-release from the late nineties, and it feels very dated. Three best friends end their year together sharing their resolutions. One wants to stay married (even though her husband is a jerk, a gambling addict, … Read More “Mixed Doubles by Jill Mansell” »