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Review: The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
Title: The Pearl That Broke Its Shell Author: Nadia Hashini (Author Website) (Facebook) Genre: Adult Fiction Narrator: Gin Hammond (website) Unabridged Length: 16.2 hours Publisher: Blackstone Audio, May 5, 2014 Source: Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program About the Book: (from good reads.com) Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi’s literary debut novel, The Pearl that Broke Its Shell is a…
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Coming Soon to a Bookshelf Near You: June/July Edition
I am blogging to you from our deck, affectionately referred to as our “Cabin Up North”. It is a beautiful day in White Bear Lake today. The sun is shining, classical music is playing on the outdoor sound system, birds chirping, hubby is mowing the lawn and baby puppy is curled up on the chair…
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Review: The Lemon Grove by Helen Walsh
Title: The Lemon Grove Author: Helen Walsh (Author Website) Genre: Adult Fiction Pages: 224 pages Publisher: Doubleday (June 3, 2014) Source: Netgalley.com About the Book: (from good reads.com) Set on the rugged, mountainous west coast of Mallorca, this taut, sultry, brilliantly paced novel is an urgent meditation on female desire, the vicissitudes of marriage…
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Review: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Title: Ordinary Grace Author: William Kent Krueger (author website) Genre: Adult Fiction Publisher: Atria Books; Reprint edition (March 4, 2014) Pages: 336 Source: purchased for book group About the Book: (from goodreads.com) From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and…
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Review: The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay
Title: The Other Story Author: Tatiana de Rosnay Genre: Adult Fiction Narrator: Simon Vance Unabridged Length: 10 h, 3 m Publisher: Macmillan Audio, 2014 Source: Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program About the Book: (from good reads.com) Vacationing at a luxurious Tuscan island resort, Nicolas Duhamel is hopeful that the ghosts of his past have finally been…
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Review: The Hidden Child by Camilla Lackberg
Title: The Hidden Child Author: Camilla Läckberg Narrator: Simon Vance Publisher/Date: HighBridge Audio, 05/06/14 Format: Audio About the Book: (from publisher) Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among boxes in her late mother’s attic. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig into her family’s past to finally…
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Review: Goodnight June by Sarah Jio
Title: Goodnight June Author: Sarah Jio Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Publisher/Date: Blackstone Audio, 05/27/14 Format: Audio, MP3 About the Book: (from publisher) The New York Times best-selling author of Blackberry Winter imagines the inspiration for Goodnight Moon. Goodnight Moon is an adored childhood classic, but its real origins are lost to history. In Goodnight June, Sarah…
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Library Loot: February 15th, 2014
Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time…
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Books & Babble–2014 Reading Schedule
Do you belong to a book club??? Book Clubs are the best. They give you an opportunity to discover new authors and books you would not have otherwise read. Add in the opportunity to talk about books and life with people you enjoy, what could be better??? I have been working to simplify my…
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Book Review: Prime of Life by P. D. Bekendam
Title: Prime of Life Author: P. D. Bekendam(Author Website) Publisher: Worthy Publishing (February 4, 2014) Pages: 272 pages Format: Advance Copy provided as part of First Look Program from Worthy Publishing About the Book: (from publisher) Ben used to be a cardiothoracic surgeon before he suddenly abandoned his career and became a janitor at a…