[...] it was remarkable, he thought, how little mark the tumult of inward experience leaves on the external shells we inhabit. – from The London Train, page 315 – Paul is grieving the death of his elderly mother and feels oddly detached from his wife, Elise, and their two small daughters. When he gets a [...]
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Wrecker – Book Review and Giveaway
They couldn’t control him and so they gave up trying. But neither could he control them, and he, too, came to understand this, and the shimmering tentative thing that stretched between them those first days thickened into something workable, something like love in overalls, love with a spade in its hand. – from Wrecker, page [...]
Guest Post: Author Julianna Baggott (Bridget Asher) and Giveaway
The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted by Bridget Asher 416 pages ISBN 978-0-385-34390-9 Bantam (March 29, 2011) Do you love books grounded in setting? Do you dream of visiting the French countryside? Do you love novels which include luscious descriptions of food? Do you love to read about the lives of enchanting characters? If you [...]
The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted – Book Review
Why were we here? The three of us suddenly seemed like an unlikely trio. This was a time for Charlotte to broaden her horizons, a chance for Abbott to overcome his fears, and me? I was on a pilgrimage for the brokenhearted and was supposed to learn to live again – to be alive. – [...]
The Postmistress – Book Review and Giveaway
If there was a place on earth in which God walked, it was the workroom of any post office in the United States of America. Here was the thick chaos of humanity rendered into order. Here was a box for each and every family in the town. Letters, bills, newspapers, catalogs, packages might be sent [...]
Shadow Tag – Book Review and Giveaway
If Gil didn’t know that she knew about him reading her diary, she could write things there to manipulate him. Even hurt him. She thought she would start with a simple test, some irresistible hook. – from Shadow Tag, page 27 – A soul could be captured through a shadow. It was in the Ojibwe [...]
Small Wars – Book Review
The outrage of the collective frees the individual to commit terrible acts. – from Small Wars, page 141 – In the quiet times, when he thought of the siege on Pappas’s mountain camp and its conclusion, he felt doubt, like a betrayal, shadowing him. Hal had known these things happened in wars; he had thought [...]
Author Guest Post: Eleanor Brown (TLC Book Tour)
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown ISBN 978-0-399-15722-6 336 Pages Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (January 20, 2011) It is the rare book that will keep me up way past my bedtime, but Eleanor Brown’s wonderful debut novel The Weird Sisters did just that – I just couldn’t stop reading! This is one of those books that [...]
The Warden – Book Review for Classics Circuit
What right had he to say that John Hiram’s will was not fairly carried out? But then the question would arise within his heart, – Was that will fairly acted on? Did John Hiram mean that the warden of his hospital should receive considerably more out of the legacy than all the twelve old men [...]
Spotlight Series Tour: Graywolf Press
Today I am happy to join other readers in celebrating Graywolf Press through The Spotlight Series which focuses on the small, independent presses. You can learn more about the Spotlight Series here; they also have a page of FAQs if you are interested in participating in a tour. To read reviews for the Graywolf Press [...]
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