Tag Archives: literary fiction
Book review: ‘Camp Nine’ by Vivienne Schiffer
In tiny Rook, Arkansas, Chess Morton lives with her beautiful and bold mother on a strip of land owned and run by the powerful Morton family. With Chess’ father dead and her mother struggling to maintain a foothold on reality, … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Untold Story’ by Monica Ali
Maybe Princess Diana didn’t die. Here’s a little something to rock your mind: you know Diana, beloved and ill-fated figure, mother of the future king of England and charitable woman extraordinaire? In Monica Ali’s imaginative novel Untold Story, her fate … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Girl In Translation’ by Jean Kwok
Kimberly Chang is just 11 years old when she journeys from Hong Kong to New York City with her mother, a tired single parent. Knowing little English and finding themselves completely at the mercy of Ma’s older sister, Aunt Paula, … Continue reading
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Literary Giveaway Blog Hop: Lynne Griffin’s ‘Sea Escape’
When I read Lynne Griffin’s Sea Escape last summer, I was profoundly moved by this story of mothers, daughters, fathers, sons — family, really, in all its vast and complicated forms. Griffin’s language drew me into the seaside setting where … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The London Train’ by Tessa Hadley
Paul should be happy. His life is filled with warm days in Wales, where he lives with his wife and two young daughters. Though he hasn’t written much in years, the possibility exists that he could again — someday. Sometime. … Continue reading
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