Tag Archives: Maine

“The Midcoast” by Adam White – Book Review

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Fictionophile

“If you’re happy all the time, you don’t appreciate anything. You have to have contrast, to have low moments to bring out the high moments in relief.” “When your head is down, and you’re trying to outrun your past, your … Continue reading →

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“Lacie’s Secrets” by Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist – Book Review

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Fictionophile

Villa Magna – a beautiful gothic, stone mansion atop a cliff in Maine overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. With a swimming pool, tennis courts, and myriad rooms with secret passages, this house would be my ideal…. only this house has a … Continue reading →

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“Margreete’s Harbor” by Eleanor Morse – Book Review

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Fictionophile

1955 – Margreete Hocking – an elderly woman who lives alone in a house beside the sea in the state of Maine. Margreete has been married three times, has had three children, and has lived a full and vibrant life, … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday – August 3, 2021 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday #TheSingingTrees @boowalkerbooks

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Fictionophile

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This book is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday August 3, 2021 I … Continue reading →

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“The Boatman’s Wife” by Noëlle Harrison – Book Review

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Fictionophile

Secrets. We all have them, yet some are more consequential than others. When young Lily Fitzgerald is widowed at the tender age of twenty-four, she discovers that her beloved husband has been harboring a serious secret indeed. 2017 – Lily … Continue reading →

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“The Northern Reach” by W.S. Winslow – Book Review

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Fictionophile

This is a series of interrelated stories about families in a small Maine fishing community. It follows them all, the ‘haves‘ and the ‘have-nots‘ over a span of time from 1907 to 2017. The characters are related by blood or … Continue reading →

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“The Other Mrs.” by Mary Kubica – Book Review

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Fictionophile

Sadie Foust has had a sense of foreboding ever since she first saw the house they had inherited from her husband’s sister. Along with the house came an extra responsibility in the form of her niece, Imogen. Sixteen years old, … Continue reading →

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“The Sea of Lost Girls” by Carol Goodman – Book Review

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Fictionophile

“People are mysteries, sometimes the people we thought we were closest to are the biggest mysteries of all.” When teenage Lila Zeller is found dead at the bottom of a seaside cliff, Tess’s life is thrown into turmoil.  Lila was … Continue reading →

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“The Salt House” by Lisa Duffy – Book Review

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Fictionophile

“…Gorgeously written, heartbreaking, yet hopeful debut set during a Maine summer traces the lives of a young family in the aftermath of tragedy.” “the isolation of sorrow” In a small Maine coastal town lives the Kelly family. Father Jack is … Continue reading →

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“The golden hour” by T. Greenwood – Book Review

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Fictionophile

I’ll readily admit that the reason for choosing this novel was the stunning cover.  Then, when I realized that it was largely set on an island in Maine, the decision was made. Wyn Davies is a thirty-three year-old artist. She … Continue reading →

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