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#395 ~ A Year and Six Seconds

6 Feb By 4 Comments

A Year and Six Seconds: A Love Story by Isabel Gillies Published by: Voice Published on: August 2011 Page Count: 256 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook provided to me by the narrator for consideration Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Karen White Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook [...]

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#356 ~ By Nightfall

23 Aug By 13 Comments

By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham Published by: Picador Published on: August 26, 2011 (paperback) Page Count: 256 Genre: Literary Fiction My Reading Format: Reading copy sent to me by the publisher for agreeing to participate in Book Club Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook and audiobook My Review Peter and Rebecca have a comfortable marriage. They [...]

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#345 ~ Rules of Civility

26 Jul By 23 Comments

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Published by: Viking Published on: July 26, 2011 Page Count: 352 Genre: Literary Fiction My Reading Format: eGalley downloaded from NetGalley Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook My Review Katey Kontent, the orphan of a Russian immigrant, lives with her roommate Eve in a boardinghouse in New York City. She [...]

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#251 ~ Let the Great World Spin

5 May By 24 Comments

Let the Great World Spin by Column McCann Published by: Random House Publishing Published on: June, 2009 Page Count: 368 Genre: Literary Fiction My Reading Format: Purchased hardcover copy with Christmas money from Powells.com – Thank you, Santa! Available Formats: hardcover, paperback, eBook, and audio book Today it is my great pleasure to be Colum [...]

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#210 ~ Ruined

7 Nov By 8 Comments

Ruined: A Ghost Story by Paula Morris Rebecca is a typical high school sophomore.  She is active in her school and is extremely upset and resentful when her father uproots her from her New York City home to live with a friend and her daughter in New Orleans.  She doesn’t understand why her father sends [...]

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#194 ~ Secrets of Happiness

26 Aug By 8 Comments

Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn I had fair warning.  When  I entered the contest to win  a copy of this book on Beth Fish Reads, Beth said that she could not finish the book.  Had I not entered Beth’s contest, won it, and then received The Art of Racing in the Rain that same [...]

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#185 ~ Hedge Fund Wives

27 Jul By 7 Comments

Hedge Fund Wives by Tatiana Boncompagni Hedge Fund Wives, Tatiana Boncompagni’s second novel, tells the story of Marcy Emerson, a midwestern girl who moves to New York City with her husband as he begins his career in hedge funds.  Although Chicago is anything but a small town, but she is not prepared for the cut [...]

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Can’t Go to the BEA? I’ve Got Prizes for You!

29 May By 15 Comments

In case you didn’t know, Rebecca @ The Book Lady’s Blog has arranged BEAtwittyParty for those of us who are not among the fortunates at the Book Expo America in New York City this weekend. There are prizes galore and, although I didn’t get my prizes to Rebecca on time, I do have some prizes [...]

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#156 ~ The Tory Widow

24 Apr By 10 Comments

The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins Anne is married against her will to a much older man in order to create a business relationship between her husband and her father.  Both men are printers and her husband’s shop, with its Tory leanings, is in New York City.  Her marriage brings her no joy outside of [...]

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#82 ~ Escape

1 Jul By 2 Comments

Escape by Robert K. Tanenbaum It’s been quite some time since I’ve read a courtroom drama/thriller. So, when I was offered the opportunity to read Escape, I eagerly agreed. There is something about procedurals, be they on TV (Law and Order) or on paper that are soothing to me. I know that this does not [...]

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