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In Three Hens and a Peacock, written by Lester Laminack and illustrated by Harry Cole, everyone is happy at the Tucker farm until the arrival of a mysterious stranger throws the hens into an uproar of epic proportions. The newcomer is a comely peacock and even though the Tuckers are thrilled with the attention and [...]
Though I have been hearing folks rave about Jennifer Donnelly the past six months or more, this is not the first time that I have heard of her. I came close to reading her young adult novel A Northern Light, based on the real life tragedy of Grace Brown and Chester Gillette. I would still [...]
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague, by Geraldine Brooks, sees Anna Frith, a young mother and housemaid in a small village, grapple with the ideas of religion, scripture and the strength of her own faith when an outbreak of the plague cripples the community in which she was born and raised. As the village [...]
Song Yet Sung, by James McBride Riverhead – February 5, 2008 – Hardcover – 368 pages Source: Personal Copy Song Yet Sung has the distinct honor of being the book that I turned to after reading masterpieces To Kill A Mockingbird and The Color Purple. I knew that I couldn’t just pull any old thing off [...]
Folly, by Marthe Jocelyn Wendy Lamb Books – May 11, 2010 – Hardcover– 256 pages Source: Personal Copy Mary Finn’s life slowly changes with the death of her mother. At first her father relies on 13-year-old Mary to cook, clean and raise her brothers and sister, but all bets are off when he marries a [...]
The Stand: Captain Trips, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Mike Perkins, Laura Martin & Stephen King Marvel Comics – March 11, 2009 – Graphic Novel – 160 pages Source: Personal Copy I was really excited to see Sandy from You’ve GOTTA Read This review The Stand: Captain Trips graphic novel, and I totally blame her for my recent [...]
My Wife’s Affair: A Novel, by Nancy Woodruff Putnam/Amy Einhorn Books – April 15, 2010 – Paperback – 288 pages Source: Review Copy from Publisher Peter works while wife Georgie gives up a career on the stage to work in the home raising their three little boys. When the family is required to move to [...]
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, by Kelly O’Connor McNees Putnam Adult/Amy Einhorn Books – April 1, 2010 – Hardcover – 352 pages Source: Jen from Devourer of Books was sweet and had an ARC signed for me when Kelly visited Chicago, and I have to thank Marcia from The Printed Page for giving me [...]
Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky Harper Perennial – July 1, 2010 – Hardcover – 224 pages Source: Sent by publisher for review Marie has just been released from prison after serving six years for bank robbery and accessory to murder, the result of going off to Mexico with a boyfriend who was on the run [...]
For the King, by Catherine Delors Dutton Adult – July 8, 2010 – Hardcover – 352 pages Source: Sent by publisher for review France post-Revolution, under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, was teeming with factions scheming for power with an eye to either regaining the throne or at the very least ridding themselves of Bonaparte. [...]