by radguru | May 8, 2008 | Fiction
Written chronologically in reverse, this new novel by one of my favorite authors keeps the reader guessing. It begins with the wedding preparations of Allie a transplanted American in London. She’s invited her sister to be her maid of honor. Maddy has always...
by ta | May 6, 2008 | Fiction
At night the garden drops below daylight language and murmurs in an older tongue, in voices of wormwood and rue, black cohosh and henbane, reminding me that the plants of the garden attend to me as well as allowing me to attend to them. In the berry patches, orchards...
by ta | May 1, 2008 | Adventure Classics, Fiction
Best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also a passionate historian, and The White Company was his favorite among his own works. This spirited account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers during the Hundred Years War features...
by radguru | Apr 30, 2008 | Fiction, Historical Fiction
The author of Peace Like a River has written another well-crafted novel. Monte Becket is an author whose one book was a huge success. He is under great pressure to write another blockbuster, but has a severe case of writer’s block. His story starts in...
by radguru | Apr 24, 2008 | Fiction
This book contains eight short pieces of fiction with a common theme. The characters are all immigrants from India living in the United States. Very smoothly written, the topics include dealing with aging parents, marital infidelity, breast cancer, alcoholism, family...
by Michelle | Apr 23, 2008 | Fiction
“Like any young boy, Paolo becomes obsessed with what he can’t have — in his case, a violin. Hidden away in his parents’ room, it beckons the boy to release the music inside it. The music leads Paolo to a family secret, a story of World War II that changed the...
