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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Margery Allingham
Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. I read “Hide My Eyes” on a rainy Sunday afternoon/early evening. When I finished the book, my thoughts immediately were simply, “wow”. Margery Allingham has written … Continue reading
N or M?
N or M? by Agatha Christie My rating: 3 of 5 stars It is the first half of World War 2. Agatha Christie, along with her fellow countrymen/women, is coping with food shortages, bombs falling, waiting in lines endlessly (only … Continue reading
About Reading
“Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.” ― G.K. Chesterton “Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.” ― Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel “From that time on, … Continue reading
The Almond Tree
The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this book in less than four hours. At first I was not sure I wanted to stick with it. The violence in the beginning chapters … Continue reading
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Her Mother’s Hope
Her Mother’s Hope by Francine Rivers My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed reading and following the characters in this story, which was really a mini-history of a European family adjusting to one another and life in America. Hard … Continue reading
The Summer Kitchen
The Summer Kitchen by Lisa Wingate My rating: 3 of 5 stars I could not decide whether to give this novel 3 stars or 4! This book started out strong for me, but after about 2/3 of the way through, … Continue reading
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was not able to read this book the first time I tried, mainly because of the format. I just could not … Continue reading
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Common Sense Christian Living
Common Sense Christian Living by Edith Schaeffer My rating: 5 of 5 stars A book I have returned to over and over again through the years of being a wife and mother! Edith Schaeffer’s “Common Sense Christian Living” presents encouragement … Continue reading
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Pioneer Fiction
A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick My rating: 4 of 5 stars I always enjoy Jane Kirkpatrick’s writing! she does a great job with descriptive writing and characterization. I found the characters in this historical novel a little … Continue reading
Flavia who?
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a book I am going to read every Christmas! Flavia de Luce is gutsy. She is smart, she is inventive, she likes to do … Continue reading
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