Tag Archives: motherhood
Book review: ‘All The Flowers In Shanghai’ by Duncan Jepson
Seventeen-year-old Xiao Feng is more interested in walking through gardens with her grandfather than blushing around boys in 1930s Shanghai, but life changes suddenly with an unexpected death — and a new deal brokered with an influential Chinese family. Married … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Another Piece Of My Heart’ by Jane Green
Ugh, this book. This book in which I actively disliked almost every character. This book in which the person I most related to was a raging alcoholic. This book in which any ounce of sympathy I felt was erased by … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Whole Latte Life’ by Joanne DeMaio
When Sara Beth Riley leaves a note for her best friend in New York City, she’s reached a precipice: do something to change the stagnant, painful way her life has changed or . . . well, there is no “or.” … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘What Came First’ by Carol Snow
In their quest to become mothers, three women find their lives intersecting in unexpected ways in this novel of family — the ones we have, the ones we create — and love. Carol Snow’s What Came First follows Laura, Vanessa … 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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Book review: ‘The Bright Side Of Disaster’ by Katherine Center
Busy planning a wedding to her rock-star-dreaming boyfriend, Dean, Jenny Harris wasn’t quite prepared for a little surprise headed the couple’s way: a baby. Just months from their wedding day, Jenny’s pregnancy has thrown everyone for a loop . . … Continue reading
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