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Tag Archives: stand-alone novels
“Don’t Look For Me” by Wendy Walker – Book Review
Five years ago, Molly Clarke killed her youngest daughter. She was coming home and her nine-year-old daughter dashed into the street just as she turned the corner. Desolate with grief and guilt, she hates herself for what she has done. … Continue reading
“Soldier Boy” by Cassandra Parkin – Book Review
Frank and Jane, the parents of Liam, love each other very much. But Frank is breaking the law and, in Jane’s mind, he is putting their son in danger. So Jane takes Liam and moves away telling Frank to stay … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Literary fiction, NetGalley
Tagged domestic drama, dual time lines, England, recommended reading, stand-alone novels
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“When I Was Ten” by Fiona Cummins – Book Review
“The currency of secrets is more valuable than anything else, even money.” THEN: Dr. Richard Carter and his wife Pamela were probably the most despicable characters I’ve ever read about. Concerned only with themselves and how they appeared to the … Continue reading
“The Timekeeper’s Son” by Sara Baker – Book Review
Josh Lovejoy is a teenager who is also an aspiring filmmaker. A ‘good’ boy, an only son, he lives in a small town in Georgia. One sweltering summer night, he uncharacteristically shares some marijuana after a filming session. High, he … Continue reading
“The Boatman’s Wife” by Noëlle Harrison – Book Review
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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Tagged Ireland, Maine, recommended reading, stand-alone novels
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“Season of Second Chances” by Aimee Alexander – Book Review
Grace Sullivan left her small Irish village to go to university in Dublin. She wanted to follow in her beloved father’s footsteps and become a doctor. While in the big city she met and fell in love with Simon Willoughby, … Continue reading
“The Pull of the Stars” by Emma Donoghue – Book Review #ReadingIrelandMonth21
An intense and grim story about three days in a Dublin maternity ward during the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918. Influenza derives from the Latin word influentia, meaning influence of the stars. The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed more people … Continue reading
“Forgive Me” by Susan Lewis – Book Review
Widowed, Rebecca is a talented interior designer with her own business in London. She has a vivacious teenage daughter named Cara who has lost all her ‘spark’ since she married for the second time. Her new husband, financier Marcus Huxley … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse victims, domestic drama, England, recommended reading, stand-alone novels
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“Life Sentences” by Billy O’Callahan – Book Review #ReadingIrelandMonth21
1920 – The first story we read is that of Jer (Jerimiah). A man who, born in dire poverty in an Irish workhouse, has gone on to fight in the trenches of WWI and raise a family of six children … Continue reading
“Exit” by Belinda Bauer – Book Review
The protagonist, Felix Pink, is one of life’s invisible people. A retired accountant, Felix’s life was as beige as the jacket he wore. He was elderly, alone, and led an unexciting life. All this changed when the wrong person was … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, elderly protagonist, England, recommended reading, stand-alone novels
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“An Unwanted Guest” by Shari Lapena – Book Review
The ten guests that are staying at Mitchell’s Inn in the Catskills all have their own personal and diverse reasons for being there. Criminal defense attorney David Paley is there to unwind from a stressful career and to escape the … Continue reading
“You Sent Me a Letter” by Lucy Dawson – Book Review
After finding a man in her bedroom in the middle of the night, Sophie Gardener’s life is thrown into a tailspin. He does not harm her, but gives her a letter which he warns her NOT to open before her … Continue reading
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Tagged England, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers
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Throwback Thursday – “A place called Winter” by Patrick Gale – Book Review
The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk. She made this meme to share some of her old favorites. Although all bookbloggers have an endless TBR pile, we seldom take the time to reflect back … Continue reading
“The Northern Reach” by W.S. Winslow – Book Review
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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Tagged debut novels, Maine, recommended reading, stand-alone novels
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