Category Archives: Novel

It May Not be Downton but it is SUMMERSET ABBEY

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

This is the first in a trilogy that  you will want to mark for summer reads especially if you are missing your weekly dose of Downton Abbey.  SUMMERSET ABBEY transports you to another time right from the start. It opens in 1913 … Continue reading →

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A LIGHT FOR LOST SOULS

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS by M.L. Stedman, read by Noah Taylor from Simon Audio runs 10.5 hours. There were few times while listening to this book that I did not feel like my heart was being ripped from my body. Stedman … Continue reading →

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Careful This Audiobook Might Runaway With Your Day

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

THE LAST RUNAWAY Written by: Tracy Chevalier Published by: Dutton (a Penguin imprint) Audiobook Produced by: Penguin Audio I stand in appreciation of Tracy Chevalier’s talent and have read almost all of her books. However, this is the first time … Continue reading →

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Hunting for the Right Husband

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

THE HUSBAND LIST Authors: Janet Evanovich and Dorian Kelly Published by: St. Martin’s Press Audiobook Produced by: Macmillan Audio Read by: Lorelei King Back in the day where society ruled the day before women had much of a voice, mother’s … Continue reading →

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A Love That Was Always Meant to Be

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

AND THEN I FOUND YOU by Patti Callihan Henry is the April She Reads Book Club pick. Henry examines love from many angles: family love, young love, sacrificing love, love from afar, unrequited love and love ever after. These facets of love gave … Continue reading →

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STRAIGHT TO THE HEART – ME BEFORE YOU

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

ME BEFORE YOU is my second time around with UK author Jojo Moyes. I had the opportunity to read her first novel THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER and did not think it was possible for someone to shoot directly for my … Continue reading →

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Fay Weldon Was There Before Downton Abbey

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

I for one could not be more thrilled that the world has fallen in love with DOWNTON ABBEY but I have always had a special fondness for this time and place.  Long before anyone heard of DOWNTON ABBEY there was UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS.  Fay Weldon the author of HABITS OF … Continue reading →

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A Different Time, A Different Love

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

I cannot help myself, I am often drawn to a book by its cover and THE TYPEWRITER GIRL reached out and grabbed me.  I have a fondness for period reads and THE TYPEWRITER GIRL is that and more. While the place … Continue reading →

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An Excellent Novel That Speaks of Forgery But Is The Real Deal

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

THE ART FORGER by B.A. Shapiro published by Algonquin Books takes the reader into the odyssey of art forgery. B.A. Shapiro was clever to use a watchful hand as this has all of the elements of an intriguing novel without being  academic in the … Continue reading →

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To Live or Die That is the Question

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

ONE LAST THING BEFORE I GO By: Jonathan Tropper Read by: John Shea Produced by: Penguin Audio Quite certain Jonathan Tropper did not write ONE LAST THING BEFORE I GO with my ears in mind.   I have said on many occasions that … Continue reading →

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