Category Archives: Reviews

Overview For fans of Christina Baker Kline and Fiona Davis, a coming-of-age story about a young woman discovering love, loss, and the power of her own creativity in World War II San Francisco. San Francisco in 1944 is a bustling … Continue reading →

Overview Fact or fiction: proposing to your best friend so she can inherit her family business is a great idea. When Addison “Roe” Monroe tells me she’s going on a husband hunt at the local lumberjack competition so she can … Continue reading →

Overview Three decades ago, a tragedy ignited a chain of events that devastated two New York City families and still haunts them today. Even their youngest members, Suzanne Starek and Jay Darnell, haven’t been left unscathed. Suzanne is at the … Continue reading →

Overview A tender, funny portrait of love in its myriad forms.” —Mikki Brammer, bestselling author of The Collected Regrets of Clover A funny, heartfelt, late coming-of-age story that examines the role of memory in holding us back—and in moving us forward—for … Continue reading →

Overview On a brisk February morning while walking to the diner where she works, 24 year-old Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn’t … Continue reading →

Overview Madeline Brimley, new owner of a bookstore in a small Georgia town, finds herself playing sleuth when a friend is charged with the murder of a much-disliked woman. Madeline Brimley recently inherited a bookstore in Enigma, Georgia, is embarking … Continue reading →