Notes on Books & Life
I read Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel for an online discussion group last fall but never posted my thoughts here. It’s not a book I would have picked up myself, and while I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it either. The book was translated into English by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen. …
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I received a copy of Queen Hereafter by Susan Fraser King from the publisher for review. About the Book: Margaret and her family, royal Saxons fleeing from the Normans who have taken England, are shipwrecked on the shore of Scotland. They seek sanctuary from King Malcolm, hoping the king will aid Edgar, Margaret’s brother, in …
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I received a copy of Stranger Here Below by Joyce Hinnefeld from LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. It’s the first of Hinnefeld’s novels I’ve read. About the Book: Stranger Here Below begins with a letter, written in 1968 from Maze to her friend and college roommate Mary Elizabeth. The letter’s tone is nostalgic and sad. From …
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A few Fridays ago I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. This week, in the final installment of Books for Your Ears, I’ll be focusing on classics. I’ve selected a few of my favorites: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (read by Sissy Spacek) Set in Maycomb County, Alabama, during the …
I picked up Burning Valley by Phillip Bonosky simply because it was set in western Pennsylvania, where I now live. I’ve heard of Pittsburgh referred to as a steel town, but I didn’t know much about the industry or the area’s history. Though Burning Valley is a novel, I ended up learning a great deal. …
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