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Crystal Book Reviews: 2015-05-03
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. The Secret Life of Violet Grant: A Novel by Beatriz Williams. The Secret Life of Violet Grant: A Novel. Beatriz Williams. Penguin Group (USA). May 5, 2015. 528 pp. ISBN#: 9780425274842. Vivian Schuyler has graduated from college and now has a job at the competitive Metropolitan. The pages reveal an explicit diary documenting the insatiable appetites of one character while a young British army captain turns out to be so much more than any character in the story anticipated. If ...
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Crystal Book Reviews: 2015-05-24
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Saturday, May 30, 2015. Looking for Charlotte by Jennifer Young. Looking for Charlotte. Jennifer Young. Tirgearr Publishing. April 2015. 306 pp. and also an E-book 2253 kb. ASIN: B00UEVPWIK. A little bit may be said about Flora’s children who only come home to Momma when they need money or comfort for their own needs. Flora needs to get up some guts to tell these selfish brats to get lost and grow up, but the question looms whether or not she’s up to the task. DEBORAH HARKNESS - A CONVERSATION. What I ho...
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Crystal Book Reviews: 2015-07-26
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Friday, July 31, 2015. A Pledge of Better Times: A Novel by Margaret Porter. A Pledge of Better Times: A Novel. Margaret Porter. Gallica Press. April 2015. 414 pp. ISBN#: 9780990742043. Power and its consequent manipulations, betrayals, immoralities, favors, and dysfunction are characteristic of 17. Century English royalty and service in a dynamic and enchanting manner. Fine, fine historical fiction that this reviewer highly recommends! Labels: A Pledge of Better Times - A Novel. What are the Ten Thousan...
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Crystal Book Reviews: The Summertime Girls: A Novel by Laura Hankin
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The Summertime Girls: A Novel by Laura Hankin. The Summertime Girls: A Novel. Laura Hankin. Berkeley/Penguin Group (USA). August 2015. 304 pp. ISBN#: 9780425279632. Ally Morris and Beth Abbott have been best friends since they were children. They pictured each other as sisters from the well-known and beloved novel, Little Women. Ally wants to be a great singer, songwriter and musician but feels like she’s lacking the “sparkling” touch that would wow producers an...Secrets will be...
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Crystal Book Reviews: Brush Back: A V. I. Warshawski Novel #17 by Sarah Paretsky.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Brush Back: A V. I. Warshawski Novel #17 by Sarah Paretsky. Brush Back: A V. I. Warshawski Novel #17. Sarah Paretsky. Penguin Group (USA). July 2015. 480 pp. ISBN#: 9780399160578. The end of this story is surprising not only for a solution as to who committed several crimes a/k/a murders but in how Stella reacts to the end of this story. Labels: Brush Back - A V. I. Warshawski Novel No. 17. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 18 Million: Mohammed of Babylon: Book One. A Piece of...
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Crystal Book Reviews: 2015-06-07
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Thursday, June 11, 2015. The Strangler Vine: A Novel by M. J. Carter. The Strangler Vine: A Novel. M. J. Carter. G. P. Putnam’s Sons. March 2015. 384 pp. ISBN#: 9780399171673. India in 1837 is a very frightening place. William Avery is an intelligent person but uses his brains to gamble and drink too much. The result? The reader will not be able to put this down because it’s so riveting in unique ways. Fine, fine novel that is highly recommended historical fiction! It would make quite a unique movie!
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Crystal Book Reviews: 2015-06-21
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015. A Week at the Lake: A Novel by Wendy Wax. A Week at the Lake: A Novel. Wendy Wax. Penguin Group (USA). June 2015. 432 pp. ISBN#: 9780425274477. Wendy Wax is back and better than before! Wendy Wax gets better and better at plotting great summer reads! Lovely, delightful and heartily recommended contemporary fiction! Labels: A Week at the Lake - A Novel. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 18 Million: Mohammed of Babylon: Book One. 29 Days to Save Money and Achieve Financial Independence.
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Crystal Book Reviews: The Ten Thousand Things by John Spurling
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Friday, July 31, 2015. The Ten Thousand Things by John Spurling. The Ten Thousand Things. John Spurling. The Overlook Press. April 2014. 400 pp. ISBN#: 9780715649565. What are the Ten Thousand Things that the artist, government official, and philosopher Wang Meng says are “Mind” at the conclusion of this remarkable story which takes place in 14. On and on it goes, but what is most remarkable about this collection of tales is the beauty of discovery in each scene, in each painting, in each conversation, i...
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Crystal Book Reviews: 2015-04-26
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Saturday, May 2, 2015. A Small Indiscretion: A Novel by Jan Ellison. A Small Indiscretion: A Novel. Jan Ellison. Random House Publishing Group. January 2015. 336 pp. ISBN#: 9780812995442. Meanwhile, we are also watching Jonathan and Annie’s brief interactions. They had a twenty year close, relaxed and deeply bonded relationship. Now we see some occasional hints of closeness and wonder where it will all go. Does the “confession” mean twenty years of closeness is wiped out? Nicely crafted, Jan Ellison!
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Crystal Book Reviews: 2015-08-02
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The Summertime Girls: A Novel by Laura Hankin. The Summertime Girls: A Novel. Laura Hankin. Berkeley/Penguin Group (USA). August 2015. 304 pp. ISBN#: 9780425279632. Ally Morris and Beth Abbott have been best friends since they were children. They pictured each other as sisters from the well-known and beloved novel, Little Women. Ally wants to be a great singer, songwriter and musician but feels like she’s lacking the “sparkling” touch that would wow producers an...Secrets will be...
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