by Site Owner | May 6, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Historical Fiction
Exploring the Lives of Immigrants as Pioneers By Bich Minh Nguyen Viking, $26.95, 304 pages Lee Lien fights often with her overbearing mother. Her mother is critical of Lee’s seemingly aimless ways after receiving her PhD in American Literature. Without a job, Lee is...
by Site Owner | Feb 11, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Thought-Provoking and Magical! By Jojo Moyes Viking, $27.95, 369 pages Jojo Moyes has written an astoundingly great book. If you read “Me Before You” and were enraptured, get ready to be even more enamored with her latest book, The Girl You Left Behind. Sophie and...
by Site Owner | Sep 26, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Easy Summer Read By Luanne Rice Viking, $27.95, 286 pages Luanne Rice has connected an unlikely pair in The Lemon Orchard. Julia lost her daughter and husband in a car accident five years ago and the ache still remains as she takes a trip to Malibu for...
by michaeld | Nov 24, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Classics
Going to Bremen Old-School Style By Philip Pullman Viking 27.95 400 pages Sometimes the old school could really be the best, but Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm is an excellent retelling of the original Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales. This book is an...