Tag Archives: Massachusetts

“Everything My Mother Taught Me” by Alice Hoffman – Book Review #shortstory @ahoffmanwriter

Posted on October 19, 2020 by

The year is 1908. After losing her beloved father, thirteen year-old Adeline elects to never speak again. Her widowed mother, now having to find a way to support herself and her daughter, takes a menial job at a remote island … Continue reading →

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“The Second Home” by Christina Clancy – Book Review

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

Ann Gordon – the eldest of the three Gordon children, is seventeen the year that everything changed for her family. This is the year that the family introduces their newest member to the family’s second home, an old saltbox style … Continue reading →

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“My Kind of People” by Lisa Duffy – Book Review

Posted on September 4, 2020 by

Leo – a talented architect, has lived on Ichabod Island his entire life. He has become used to being one of very few black people on the island and the fact that he is gay further influences his distinction from … Continue reading →

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“Careful What You Wish For” by Hallie Ephron – Book Review

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

Once an elementary school teacher, thirty-something Emily Harlow is now a professional ‘declutterer’. She and her friend Becca have started a business which they call Freeze-Frame Clutter Kickers. It is ironic that Emily makes a living purging people of their … Continue reading →

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“Delivering the truth” by Edith Maxwell – Book Review

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

Nominated for the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel  Blurb from Goodreads: Quaker midwife Rose Carroll hears secrets and keeps con­fi­dences as she attends births of the rich and poor alike in an 1888 Massachusetts mill town. When the town’s … Continue reading →

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“Second Helpings at the Serve you Right Café” by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs – Book Review

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

Located in a small Massachusetts college town, the “Serve you Right Café” has a hard-working staff of two.  A full-time owner/manager, a full-time baker,  and one part-time server. The owner/manager, Eden Rose, is a recovering alcoholic.  A woman with a big … Continue reading →

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“Nantucket Sawbuck” by Steven Axelrod

Posted on February 24, 2014 by

Nantucket.  An island of the privileged class, or so most of us think.  However… it has its share of troubles.  It has varied inhabitants just like everywhere else.  Some with old money, new money, and some with NO money.  Though … Continue reading →

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