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Maureen
by Rachel Joyce
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Although this book stands alone, it is a moving finale to the author's trilogy that begins with The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Maureen's husband. The book is interesting in how she is different from her husband, but relearns to love him, now in their later years, and struggles to deal with the suicide of their only son 30 years ago. I really enjoyed the author's style and may still read the other books out of order!!!
Circe
by Madeline Miller
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I loved this book! The story touches on or at least mentions many of the gods and other recognizable figures from Greek mythology and really helped me understand how they connected. The story begins with Circe’s birth and life in the city with her family but then spends much time and attention on the island of Aeaea where she comes to terms with some old demons and charts the course for her future. If you like mythology, you will love this story.
THE HEIRLOOM GARDEN
by Viola Shipman
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THIS IS A VERY UPLIFTING BOOK INVOLVING MANY GENERATIONS. tragedy, hurt, healing and joy. I won't be specific but if you're curious have a read.
When Caesar was king
by David margolick
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It's amazing to me how someone went from the top comedian to off the air a decade later. Overall, well written.
Seduction Theory
by Emily Adrian
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What a great book! And what really make it interesting is the way it is set up. It starts out as the beginning of an MFA grad student’s dissertation but then evolves into the book itself. And while it starts off as third person narrative, at some point it becomes first person, which just adds a whole new layer to the story. And to say that the story is about a man cheating on his wife and the wife maybe cheating on her husband (you’ll have to read in order to make sense of that) does not begin to do it justice.
The Racketeer
by John Grisham
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I found the book very intriguing. It held my interest throughout the whole story.
Morality for Beautiful Girls
by Alexander McCall Smith
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Excellent book and this book is really three stories in one. As with all the “#1 Ladies Detective Agency” books, the setting is Botswana and the title story centers around finding a beauty contestant who is morally sound. Also, we see Mr. J.L. B. Matekoni struggle with a personal challenge, and Mma Makutsi does outstandingly well in a new role. To read these books and know these characters is to love them and Botswana.
Whose Body in the Library
by Eva Gates
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I enjoyed this Mystery. This is the first book I have read from this author. It takes place in the Outer Banks and surrounding regions and the library is in a lighthouse. A body is discovered on the steps of the library and has a direct relation with the newly employed Assistant Director who is the Main character in the story. This relation has been estranged from our main character Nichelle for 38 years since she was 16. I like the fast paced, to the point writing and I also wanted to know the answers which encouraged me to keep reading.
ALL THE BEAUTIFUL LIES
by PETER SWANSON
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Days before his college graduation, Alice calls Harry (step son) with shocking news. His father is dead and the police think it’s suicide. Devastated, Harry returns to his father’s home in Maine. There, he and Alice will help each other pick up of the pieces of their lives and uncover what happened to his father, however, the author provides so many twists and turns. Maybe you can predict some of them, maybe not........truly enjoyed the book and did something I don't often do: seek out the same author for multiple reads.
Happy Place
by Emily Henry
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I have come to really enjoy Henry’s books when I need a lighter read that still has some real substance. This was truly a good book about two people who love each other but can’t get out of their own way to be together. My only problem was that, as a non-linear novel, both the current events and past events both contained dialogue, which, since I did it as an audio book, I felt made it harder to keep track of the time frame than if only the current time has the dialogue.
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