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The Uncommon Reader, by Alan Bennett Publisher: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux Publication Date: September 30, 2008 Format: Hardcover, 128 pages “Previously she wouldn’t have cared what the maid thought or that she might have hurt her feelings, only now she did and coming back to the chair she wondered why. That this access of consideration [...]
Perfect on Paper: The (mis)Adventures of Waverly Bryson, by Maria Murnane Publisher: Winks Ink Publication Date: February 29, 2008 Format: Trade Paperback, 314 pages “Can’t face the dating scene after a bad break-up? Honey, hit the bar, and hit it hard. Beer goggles are the lonely girl’s cupid.” Perfect on Paper by Maria Murnane is [...]
The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer Publisher: Sourcebook Casablanca Publication Date: October 1, 2008 Original Publication Date: 1946 Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages “Elinor sat up in bed, luxuriously sipping her chocolate, and wondering how many of the fantastic events of the precious day had had an existence only in her imagination. Her presence in [...]
Silas Marner, by George Eliot Publisher: Penguin Classics Publication Date: April 29, 2003 Original Publication Date: April 1861 Format: Trade Paperback, 272 Pages Ah! A golden oldy from the shelves. I have had Silas Marner for so long that I don’t even remember how I first came to pick it up. Was it for an [...]
In The Woods, by Tana French Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date: May 27, 2008 Format: Trade Paperback, 429 pages Part mystery and part detailed character sketch and psychological portrait, In The Woods is a riveting and enjoyable read throughout. Three children disappear in the woods near their home in Dublin, Ireland in 1984, and later, [...]
The Jewel Trader of Pegu: A Novel, Jeffrey Hantover Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: January 2, 2008 Format: Hardcover, 227 pages The Jewel Trader of Pegu is a delightfully descriptive and gently observed novel by Jeffrey Hantover. Told in epistolary fashion, The Jewel Trader of Pegu follows the journey of 16th century jeweler Abraham. Abraham [...]
Dating da Vinci, by Malena Lott Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Publication Date: November 1, 2008 Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages Ok. Play along with me now. Look at this cover, and now listen to what I have to say. No one was more surprised than me by the depth and consideration of this thoughtful novel about [...]
Your Roots Are Showing, Elise Chidley Publisher: 5 Spot Publication Date: October 29, 2008 Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages “The fact remains that I’ve been living in a bit of a dream world. I had this idea I could make some money out of my nonsense verses, but as it turns out I’d probably have [...]
Home Girl, Judith Matloff Publisher, Random House Publication Date: June 24, 2008 Format: Hardcover, 304 pages “To be sure, the walls were grotesquely pitted and the parlor-floor ceilings were caving in. Pocket doors and wainscoting had been torn out. Yet it was an unmistakable steal for a 4,860-square-foot building with a 50-by-25-foot garden. The place [...]
The Darcys and the Bingleys: A Tale of Two Gentleman’s Marriages to Two Most Devoted Sisters, by Marsha Altman Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: September 1, 2008 Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages I am always open to perusing a sequel to find out whether someone has been able to do an adequate job in following [...]