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Feb 4, 2021
The Nature of Fragile Things – a story of resiliency during the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
Sophie, a young Irish immigrant, is heading to San Francisco. She has answered a mail-order bride advertisement from a widowed man...
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Feb 3, 2021
You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
If you watch Late Night With Seth Meyers, you have been entertained by the talents of Amber Ruffin who serves as a comedy writer and...
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Feb 1, 2021
The Last Tiara - from the final days of the Romanovs to 1940s NYC.
In 1948, Isobelle Moon has returned to New York City after the loss of her mother Sophia, formerly Sofiya, a woman who kept her former...
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Jan 29, 2021
The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah is back and her new book will break your heart.
It’s 1921 and we meet Elsa. My heart was with her from the start. Lacking the beauty of her sisters, she’s a young woman who has never...
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Jan 22, 2021
Keeping Secrets – a moving post WWII drama about a family that immigrates to the U.S. from Poland.
It’s 1976 and Hannah Stone, a journalist living in New York City, is haunted by memories of her early childhood years in Poland during...
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Jan 18, 2021
Before She Disappeared - a mysterious woman is obsessed with finding a missing teenage girl.
It has been a while since we’ve had a new standalone book from Lisa Gardner (her Detective D.D. Warren Series is a favorite) and Before...
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Jan 14, 2021
Our Darkest Night - set in Italy, a heartfelt WWII story of love, hope and the human spirit.
Our Darkest Night begins in Venice, Italy, 1942. As Jews, Antonina (Nina) Mazin and her parents realize that they are no longer safe as...
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Jan 12, 2021
Lana's War - compelling WWII-era historical fiction set in the French Riviera.
The story begins in 1943 in Paris. Lana is witness to the brutal murder of her young husband, by an SS officer, for helping to hide...
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Jan 11, 2021
The Last Garden in England - five women connected by one unique place.
I was totally and delightfully transported to the country estate created by author Julia Kelly in The Last Garden in England. Many of the...
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Jan 10, 2021
The Perfect Guests - an enjoyable, gothic-style thriller set in a house filled with secrets.
In 1988, newly orphaned, fourteen-year-old Beth is brought to Raven Hall, a large estate in England located in the remote Fens area. She...
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Jan 9, 2021
Find Me in Havana - a moving story of Cuban-born singer and actress Estelita Rodriguez.
Before reading Find Me in Havana, I had never heard of Estelita Rodriguez. Author Serena Burdick had a chance meeting with Nina Rodriquez...
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Jan 4, 2021
Neighbors - a famous actress emerges from seclusion to help others after an earthquake.
When you’re in the mood for a quick, light read, a Danielle Steel book always fits the bill. Her latest is Neighbors. Steel brings us the...
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Jan 1, 2021
Watch Her - a wealthy Boston family is hiding many secrets.
Hester Thursby is a librarian at Harvard. She has a talent for using her research skills for finding people. Hester, her partner Morgan...
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Dec 30, 2020
Hamnet - the death of a son, the birth of a play.
With 2020 drawing quickly to a close, I selected a book that came out earlier in the year, received critical acclaim and was one I...
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Dec 26, 2020
Time Between - Chris Hillman's appealing memoir of the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers and more.
Does the name Chris Hillman ring a bell? How about the band the Byrds? In his enjoyable memoir, Time Between: My Life As A Byrd, Burrito...
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Dec 23, 2020
Thick as Thieves - a robbery gone wrong, a murder and a daughter seeking answers 20 years later.
The setting is Penton, Texas, a small town where everyone knows everyone’s business. When Arden Maxwell returns to town, the residents...
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Dec 21, 2020
The Lies You Told - a satisfying, tense, well-crafted thriller.
Sadie Roper abruptly leaves the U.S. and has returned to her childhood home in London after splitting with her husband. She enrolls her...
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Dec 16, 2020
The Berlin Girl – young British journalists head to Berlin in the period leading up to WWII.
It is 1938 and two British journalists are sent to Germany to report on life in Berlin. Georgie Young (who writes under the name George)...
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Dec 14, 2020
In a Holidaze - a sweet, holiday romance where the days keep repeating in Groundhogs Day-style.
Maybe it’s the time of the year or this crazy year in general but the last several books I’ve read recently are much lighter and have...
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Dec 9, 2020
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany - a wonderful story about finding your true self.
While we can’t travel to far away places right now, you can escape to Italy in this lovely book. The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany has...
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