The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff There is something spectacular about a book whose first line lures you into its spell like a siphon and never lets you go. In my 36 years of reading, there has only been two books whose first lines I’ve memorized and cannot forget: “Call me Ishmael.” Moby Dick [...]
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#41 ~ The Monsters of Templeton
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#39 ~ The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton I joined the Historical Fiction forum at the end of last month. [I need to write another post on that later - it's a lot of fun.] They have a book of the month forum for anyone who would like to join. From the beginning of September on, the [...]
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