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Words like adoration and enchantment are popping into my head as I read The Season of Second Chances, by Diane Meier. I will cry and be heartbroken if I don’t love this book as much as I have loved it from the beginning through the first fifty pages. It’s out on Henry Holt and Company [...]
Audrey Niffenegger’s latest novel Her Fearful Symmetry explores the lives of a set of twins who are bequeathed an apartment in London by their late aunt, Elspeth Noblin. Elspeth has been estranged from her twin sister Edie for 20 years. Elspeth is diagnosed with cancer and, knowing that she has less than a year to live, begins writing to [...]
The Spotlight Series was started as a way for bloggers to be able to promote books from deserving smaller and independent presses which might not receive as much attention as larger publishing companies. I was only to happy to jump onboard this first tour to spread a little love for Unbridled Books. They have a [...]
Meg and I are still reading Shakespeare and have decided that we are ready to read a play. How exciting! Nicole: So we totally dropped the ball on our final sonnets a few weeks ago. Sonnet 116 is beautiful, romantic and gorgeous, but try as I might I couldn’t think of much else to say [...]
Georgette Heyer is on Tour with The Classics Circuit this month. Click on the icon for more information about the Georgette Heyer Tour, and other tours on The Classics Circuit. Lord Alverstoke is a stylish and wealthy bachelor – bored with his sisters, their families and their perpetual ploys to get him to fund their [...]
Early last week Harper Collins hosted a release party for Joe Nesbø’s new book, The Devil’s Star – the latest in a series of novels about Norwegian detective, Harry Hole. I am always on the look out for a well written detective series, and while catching up with Amanda (Life and Times of A “New” [...]
Once I moaned, groaned and resigned myself to the fact that I had to go in and do my civic duty, I looked on it as an opportunity to read – something I never have enough time to do as I would like. I spent two days sitting in the jury pool before I was [...]
Willy Novinsky is a born tennis player. Playing since five, she has dominated the sport, beating out first her father and sister, and then going on to trounce all other opponents so badly that no one will play her. A mid-ranked professional player with minimal income, she is determined to make it to the top. Though her [...]
Meg Rosenthal and her daughter Sally have sold their home to move Arcadia Falls where Meg has obtained a teaching position at the town’s boarding school of the arts. It’s a hard time for both as they try to adjust to life in the absence of Meg’s husband, and Sally’s father, Jude. Sally is angry [...]
Tasha from Heidenkind’s Hideaway and Meghan at Medieval Bookworm have decided that they need to read more classics this month, so that is exactly what they are doing for the month of March. They have each decided to read at least four apiece. Today I am hanging out at Meghan’s blog and giving my .02 [...]
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