Tag Archives: love

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

My Review: In An American Marriage, circumstances put loyalty to the test.  After just a year of marriage, Celestial and Roy find themselves in an undesirable situation and Roy is sent to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. How … Continue reading →

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Tin Man by Sarah Winman

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

  My Review: Tin Man, a tender and beautiful story, is heartbreaking and wonderfully moving.  At twelve years old, Ellis and Michael become friends.  They both have difficult family lives and less than stellar relationships with their fathers.  They spend … Continue reading →

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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

  My Review: LOVED THIS BOOK! The Great Alone is an epic story of love of family and love of home –  full of emotion with picturesque descriptions of the beautiful and dangerous Alaskan landscape and the depiction of a non … Continue reading →

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A Marriage in Dog Years by Nancy Balbirer

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

My Review:  AVAILABLE IN JUNE! PRE-ORDER NOW! Author Nancy Balbirer takes us with her on the rocky journey of life as we see her joy filled marriage filled with hopes and dreams blossom then fizzle, at the same time her … Continue reading →

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Every Note Played by Lisa Genova

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

My Review: I am a huge fan of Lisa Genova’s and have enjoyed and highly recommend her four previous novels, Still Alice, Inside the O’Brien’s, Left Neglected and  Love Anthony.  Genova has a degree in Biopsychology and a Ph.D. in … Continue reading →

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The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

My Review: The Last Suppers is a captivating novel set in a Louisiana penitentiary where Ginny, young daughter of a murdered prison guard, is now all grown up and cooking for the inmates at the jail.  She meets with the prisoners … Continue reading →

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The Best of Us by Joyce Maynard

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

My Review: I highly recommend reading The Best of Us , just make sure you have a box of tissues.  Joyce Maynard finds the love of her life in her 50s, many years after being divorced and raising her children … Continue reading →

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The Atlas of Forgotten Places by Jenny D. Williams

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

My Review: Don’t let this exceptional new novel fall under the radar!  Based on war-torn Africa and the innocent people caught in the middle, the stunning debut, The Atlas of Forgotten Places by Jenny D. Williams takes us to Uganda where … Continue reading →

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I Found You by Lisa Jewell

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

My Review: I couldn’t help but get caught up in the nail-biting suspense and the misleading plot twists as the talented author, Lisa Jewell kept me guessing until the end in her latest novel, I Found You. Present day Britain, … Continue reading →

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