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It’s January 1946 and London slowly emerges from the destruction of World War II. Author Juliet Ashton seeks a topic for her new book when a letter arrives from one of the English Channel islands called Guernsey. Dawsey Adams tells her he found her book by Charles Lamb, and he asks her ...
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Richard is a renowned concert pianist. He receives standing ovations after his performances all over the world. He is famous for his perfected piano-playing technique combined with emotional resonance. But his flame of fame soon dies out when a doctor diagnoses Richard with ALS. He slowly ...
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Review of The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
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The year is 1920 in the Alaskan wilderness. Jack and Mabel recently arrived and built their homestead. But the weight of survival bears down on the couple. Jack continually stresses about the farm while Mabel feels lonely at home. One night, the couple builds a child out of snow. The next ...
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Review of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
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The year is 1942 when Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to Auschwitz, one of the most notorious concentration camps of World War II. While there, his captors discover that he can speak multiple languages, and they put him to work as the Tätowierer (German for ...
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Review of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
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Meet Ove. The very definition of a curmudgeonly old man. While grieving his late wife, a young family moves in next door. With his strict routines, short temper, and general dislike for others, Ove finds the family irritating, but unavoidable. Over time, however, given various ...
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Why Politics Should Be Left Out of Fun Books
We’ve all been there, reading along in good mystery novel, trying to find out what happens next, when a character suddenly blurts out a side comment about politics. It can be left or right-leaning, and it still irritates me. Why do we need the author to reveal their political biases in a book that’s ...
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