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The Summer We Ran
by Audrey Ingram
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This is the story of a woman and her ex-lover who wind up running for governor at the same time. It’s wonderfully done, mixing the story with present day natation and that of the past. It also tells the story from both protagonists’ point of view. And there is so much more to this story than first appears, and even when you think you have the whole story a whole other layer appears. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
The Cat Who Saved Books
by Sosuke Natsukawa
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This translated book from Japanese was very interesting. A boy of high school age who works in his family’s bookstore has just lost his grandfather who he lived with. He shuts himself away in the bookstore until a strange visitor comes into the shop. I liked the different writing this book presented as well as the way it presents a different way of looking a books.
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
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Interesting premise family with very sick daughter genetically engineered another child to be born with a genetic material to save the first daughter’s life. Who are we to play God and play with biology like this
blood Relatives
by Ed McBain
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At its heart, this is a police procedural. But the characters are so well explored within this context and the circumstances so bizarre, that the story, though bloody and twisted, is very interesting. If you like cop drama, you will definitely enjoy this one.
The Stranger In The Lifeboat
by Mitch Albom
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Albom delivers another story of faith as we read about the interconnected stories of people at sea and on land. He shines a light on how we are never alone and how that helps us heal from our deepest hurts.
The storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
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Found it interesting her story went back-and-forth between German high school teacher and young Jewish bakery in small town. What was their connection was the high school teacher a Nazi story unfolds
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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This is a good old fashioned detective story where women were “dames” and were “notin but trouble”. The language is fun and the central character is the grounding influence here as everyone else in the story is either crazy or a killer…..and one is both.
Widow's Walk
by Robert B. Parker
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For those of us who read a lot of mysteries, after a while, you can often see the ending coming. Not in this one! The central character’s alibi appears to be that she is just too dumb to organize and commit this crime. And it turns out what she did do really ends up confusing the police. A good whodunit.
A Murder For Miss Hortense
by Mel Pennant
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Excellent book. I almost put it down after a few pages, but I persevered and am glad I did. Very well written, interesting novel. Expats from Jamaica in England whose lives intersect and secrets are unraveled as the book progresses. Twists and turns I did not see coming. Looking forward to the next book by this author.
The Kingmaker's Daughter
by Philippa Gregory
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This book follows the 2 daughters of the man who was responsible for people seated on the throne of England in the 1400's. It follows the 2 girls through their lives and does a beautiful job of following their changing view of the position of Queen from their childhood until their death. It is a wonderful, albeit at times a grim, look at the life of powerful women during that time period.
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