by envisionmg | Apr 23, 2015 | Fiction, Memoir, Staff Review
Recommended by Julie The House at the End of Hope Street – Menna van Praag “Distraught that her academic career has stalled, Alba is walking through her hometown of Cambridge, England, when she finds herself in front of a house she’s never seen before, 11...
by envisionmg | Apr 17, 2015 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Carol Early in the 20th century Jewish families were leaving the “old country” for America. Addie Baum’s family was one that settled in Boston in the poor section of the North End. Of three sisters, Addie is the youngest and only born...
by envisionmg | Apr 6, 2015 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Linda Touch & Go is a quick read suspense thriller without a lot of murder and blood. It involves a wealthy Boston family of three who have been kidnapped and hidden in the woods of northern New England. The husband is talented in the fields of...
by envisionmg | Apr 1, 2015 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Reading Lists
May 7 will be the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania (see Chris’s review of Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy and the End of the Edwardian Age) by German U-20 off the Irish coast. Like a lot of anniversaries of major historical events this one has spawned...
by envisionmg | Mar 25, 2015 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Today In History
The Today In History Reading List is a list of books, fiction and non-fiction, to go along with some of the events that happened today. 421 Traditional Date Given for the Founding of Venice No one knows the actual founding date of Venice but it is traditionally held...
by envisionmg | Mar 23, 2015 | Fiction, Rachel Reviews, Staff Review
Since seeing all three Swedish adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) as well as David Fincher’s Oscar-winning adaptation, I’ve felt no real need to...
