Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: December 8, 2022 Length: 368 pages, paperback I received this book directly from the author. A father unexpectedly dies leaving his family to work through all the details of his death. It is no easy matter to stop the minutiae of a person’s life. Bank, house, bills, funeral service, […]
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: November 15, 2022 I received this book from the publisher. There is a school on a Russian peninsula that trains children to be more than they are. Much, much more. Is this an elite preparatory school? No. Is it a state-funded school? No. This is a school started generations […]
Publisher: Simon and SchusterPublishing Date: April 4, 2023Length: 384 pages, hardcover I received this book from the publisher. In the early years of the United States, there was little in the form of entertainment. Richmond, Virginia was fortunate to have a beautiful theater. The theater had three stories, boxes for the well-to-do, and even an […]
Length: 220 pages, Kindle Publication date: May 31, 2017 I received this book from the author. Rome Lockheed and Julian Rider are average middle school students, or are they? Rome accidentally set the neighbor’s tree on fire by looking at it. Julian is a soccer player that always carries a die with him. He catches […]
Publisher: Ballantine Books Length: 304 pages printed Publication Date: January 4, 2022 I bought this book to read for book club. Molly is a maid. Her job at the Regency Grand Hotel is her happiness. Molly loves cleanliness and order, she does her job with pride. She also likes the anonymity of being a maid. […]
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Length: 240 pages printed Publication Date: March 7, 2023 I received this book from the publisher. The Ramirez family lives in Staten Island. Jessica, Ruthy, and Nina are being raised by their parents ina Puerto Rican neighborhood. When Ruthy tragically disappears on her way home from school, the Ramirez family changes […]
Publisher: Forge Books Length: 336 pages printed Publication Date: February 7, 2023 I received this book from the author. Imagine being blindsided by your husband as he walks out the door telling you your marriage is over. Bill Macallan casually mentions this to his wife as he leaves, suitcase in hand. Alyssa Macallen thought life […]
Publisher: Flatiron Books Pages: 480 in print Publication Date: December 27, 2022 I received this book from the publisher. In Lahore, Hindustan the family Vij had a well-respected fabric shop. They changed their business to perfume after Vivek Vij returned from an apprenticeship in France following WWI. Soon the name Vij became synonymous with custom, […]
I received this book from NetGalley. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi living two streets apart. They played baseball, listened to baseball games, and dreamed of playing professionally. They played against each other and with each other. Being part of the team was the foundation for their early friendship. As they grew […]
I received this book from Grand Central Publishing for an honest review. This book is part of the Memory Man series. I haven’t read any of the other books in the series, but it wasn’t a problem since Baldacci provides ample backstory in the book’s early chapters. The main character, Amos Decker, is an FBI […]