Charming is the best way to describe this sweet story. The title character is a jeweler that owns a small shop in a small town in England. Things are not going well for Benedict Stone. His wife has left him, saying she needs some time and space. His parents are long dead, and the brother … Continue reading
Mean Girls to the nth degree is the best way to describe DeBoard’s novel The Drowning Girls. The McGinnis family is all set to begin a new life in “The Palms” a luxury gated community where husband Phil has just landed the job of community relations specialist. And with the job comes a home in … Continue reading
Truly Madly Guilty, Moriarty’s newest, has probably the least shock value as her others. I do not mean there is no shock value, just not as much as usual. It all starts with a barbeque. A simple, summer pleasure that happens all over the world every day. Friends get together, someone cooks, someone brings drinks, … Continue reading
Yes, another “Girl” book. But the reviews on this one are amazing and according to USA Today “Ron Howard is already on tap to direct a movie version of ‘The Girl Before.” Now, trying to tell someone about this novel without giving too much away is a bit tricky, but here goes… There two narrators … Continue reading
The non-fiction book group’s selection this quarter was the classic The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain. There has always been debate in the library world as to whether this book is non-fiction (travelogue) or fiction. It is a true story, but it seems pretty clear Twain embellished quite a bit in his writing. Does anyone … Continue reading
Most of us want to be rich. We dream of being rich. We read books about rich people. We watch television shows about rich people. We go see movies about rich people. We all want to be rich! Perhaps after you read We Could be Beautiful, you will see that maybe being rich is not … Continue reading
It is a difficult to determine if Alice Hoffman’s newest novel, Faithful, is a teen novel with an adult theme or an adult novel that feels like a teen read. When the novel begins, the main character, Shelby Richmond, is a typical teen that has just had her life completely upended when tragedy strikes. This … Continue reading
