by: Michelle Zauner Goodreads description: A memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. Michelle Zauner tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother’s particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured […]
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The Echo Chamber
by: John Boyne Goodreads description: What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds – and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept. The Cleverley family live a […]
Top 5 Books of 2023
Helen says: #1 (A sweeping epic novel- I didn’t want it to end) #2 (I love novels about rich dysfunctional families) #3 (This is the funniest book I have read in years) #4 (Heavy and unsettling, but I couldn’t put it down) #5 (I loved this one!) Least Favorite: (Ugh- I don’t understand why this […]
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Death at La Fenice
by: Donna Leon Goodreads description: There is little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, history and decay. But the evil that does occasionally rear its head is the jurisdiction of Guido Brunetti, the suave, urbane vice-commissario of police and a genius at detection. Now all of his admirable […]
Good Bad Girls
by: Alice Feeney Goodreads description: Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things. Alice Feeney, returns with another thrilling mystery filled with drama and her trademark surprises. Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes […]
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
by: Patti Callahan Henry Goodreads description: When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed. In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural […]
The Vaster Wilds
by: Lauren Groff Goodreads description: A taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, about one spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that […]
Wellness
by: Nathan Hill Goodreads description: The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about marriage, the often baffling pursuit of health and happiness, and the stories that bind us together. From the gritty ’90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home-renovation hysteria, […]
November 2023 Tidbit
Here’s what we are digging this month…. Helen says: I love this time of year because the movies are gearing up for awards season. I recently went to a sneak preview of Alexander Payne’s new film, The Holdovers. It was everything I wanted and more- very satisfying coming of age story of two misfits together […]
Helen and Holly Hit the Books 