The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Higsmith’s The Price of Salt was the famed suspense writer’s second novel after Strangers on a Train. Due to its realistic and non-judgmental portrayal of a lesbian relationship, Highsmith first put the novel out under the pseudonym Claire Morgan. Only years later was it revealed that Highsmith was the book’s author. The two main … Continue reading →

Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz

Over 18 years ago, an event takes place in the lives of best friends Daphne & Madeline that is never spoken of again. That is, until a death occurs. Madeline’s grandmother has just died, leaving her the hotel that she vacated on that awful night so long ago. Now she has received an unusual message … Continue reading →

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

On a day too hot to go outside and with no urgent chores waiting, what could be better than a tall iced coffee and a lush, fat historical novel? Kearsley’s The Winter Sea turned out to be the right book on the right day. Carrie McClelland goes to Scotland to research her latest book about … Continue reading →

Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bojalian

The systematic slaughter of the Armenian Christians by the Turkish Muslims is a primarily overlooked piece of history. In 1915, under the guise of national security – Turkey was allied with Germany in WW I and accused the Armenians of siding with the British – an estimated 1,000,000+ Armenian men, women, and children were exterminated. … Continue reading →

Love and Summer by William Trevor

Ellie, a convent-raised orphan, was sent to serve as housekeeper to Dillahan, a widower who tragically lost his wife and child. She ultimately married him and has a routine-driven life with him on their farm. She rides her bicycle from their farmhouse to the fictitious Irish town of Rathmoye once a week to deliver eggs … Continue reading →

Mister Wonderful by Daniel Clowes

This is my very first adult graphic novel, and I must admit that much of it I enjoyed. I do not think I would regularly read graphic novels just because they really are not my thing, but I can certainly understand the appeal. Mister Wonderful is a story about a very lonely man named Marshall, who … Continue reading →

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

My mother always told me that if you do not have anything nice to say, do not say anything at all. The Fault in Our Stars Karen Read-alike: Love Story by Erich Segal Continue reading →