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3 | Decided to wait until grandchildren are older... | I always read the book I plan to give my grandchildren (twins 8) just to be sure it’s something appropriate for them. It seems like almost every book I read wants to teach a lesson. The lesson here is complicated - a missing mother, folks leaving violence for safe harbor and more. I decided to put this on the shelf ... | [] | 1338157868 | 1338157868 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,575,491,156,782 | 23 | false |
5 | Everybody needs to be able to tell time! | Some of my grandchildren can’t tell time on a clock - they expect everything to be digital and do the work for them! So, this is a great “toy” to teach them what they need to know - no matter their age. Watches with clock faces are back in style, so everyone needs to have this basic skill. I love this toy - it make... | [] | 1465484450 | 1465484450 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,574,306,108,341 | 0 | false |
4 | Based upon historic events! | It’s been a long time since I’ve read about Holmes and Watson, but I thoroughly enjoyed their interesting relationship, which bred lively conversations. It’s 1905, Watson is still practicing medicine and is married to Juliet - and very content with his life. Holmes is taking a break from his investigations, and needs... | [] | 1250228956 | 1250228956 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,572,654,727,331 | 0 | false |
5 | The best of the best historical fiction! | What a powerhouse this novel is! The best of the best in historical fiction! The story of five young Americans chosen for their specific talents, and asked to participate in an espionage program during WWII. Embedded in France, their job is to relay everything they see and hear to the British in order for the Allied... | [] | 153873222X | 153873222X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,571,957,454,343 | 0 | false |
5 | One of the best historical novels of 2019! | I haven’t read a novel in a long time that I enjoyed as much as this one. Perhaps it’s because it was so brilliantly researched - or so wonderfully written, with locations, settings and characters so genuine and easy to see. This is historical fiction at its best.<br /><br />The story of the slave, Mary Emmons, takes... | [] | 1496719182 | 1496719182 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,570,991,868,787 | 0 | false |
4 | A very atmospheric detective story! | I loved the setting in Brittany, along the French coast - and I loved learning about oyster farming! The description of the locale makes you want to book a trip asap - and if you’re an oyster fan, this novel will have you salivating!<br /><br />This was my introduction to Commissioner Dupin - a humorous detective with... | [] | 1250173361 | 1250173361 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,570,568,813,444 | 0 | false |
4 | A love story in WWII Poland... | I love books about WWII - and especially ones that look at it from a fresher, largely unknown aspect. This novel allows us to be a fly on the wall as the Nazis invade Poland, prior to any US involvement in the war. It is an “on-the-ground”, day by day account of how the Poles lived, or managed to live, and help the p... | [] | 1525823566 | 1525823566 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,569,881,023,382 | 0 | false |
4 | A comfortable, warm read! | Sometimes you have to take a break from the spies, World War II and other-worldly scenarios - yes, I am a junkie - and I needed to spend some time with real people, with real lives and friendships! The good folks of Mason, Missouri provided the perfect respite!<br /><br />There are many characters in this tale, and I ... | [] | 1984855174 | 1984855174 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,569,256,694,050 | 3 | false |
5 | A thrilling historical novel unlike anything you have read before! | This is a very different Robert Harris - but written as beautifully, and as engrossing as all his other books. The Second Sleep follows the life of a new priest, who is sent to perform a funeral for an older priest - and, in the process, he discovers the older priest’s obsession, which constitutes heresy in the present... | [] | 0525656693 | 0525656693 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,568,757,176,896 | 1 | false |
4 | Need a break from the usual? Great mystery! | 1920’s India - A fascinating tale of the first encounter with Indian royalty by Perveen Mistry, an Indian woman lawyer - at a time when there are very few. Perveen is sent by the British overseers to help settle a decision as to the education of the 8 year old maharaja. His mother and grandmother cannot agree - a Br... | [] | 1616959096 | 1616959096 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,568,302,588,849 | 0 | false |
4 | A creative twist on the Donner Party saga. | An engrossing read about a undiscovered camp of the Donner Party. Since I live in the area, I wondered what more could possibly be said about their desperate journey through the Sierras - cut short by heavy snowstorms, which eventually bred cannibalism in their effort to survive. But Preston and Child did not disappo... | [] | 1538747227 | 1538747227 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,567,299,008,272 | 1 | true |
4 | Another good read from Ms. Fredericks! | Jane Prescott was a gift to the Tyler and Benchley families, who carried a lot of excess baggage! Jane was a maid/companion to the Benchley’s daughter, Louise, who was extremely needy and, at first, seemed ill-suited to marry the heir to the Tyler fortune. Jane’s mission was to help Louise build some backbone in time... | [] | 1250152992 | 1250152992 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,566,833,692,759 | 0 | false |
4 | New York history with a wonderful story woven in! | I love novels about old NY, and one centered around Grand Central Station, really lured me in! And, it did not disappoint for one minute. Since I’ve been in GCS, I felt the author’s descriptions placed me back there again and she really had me wondering about whether there really had been an art school on the second f... | [] | 152474297X | 152474297X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,566,330,880,758 | 0 | true |
5 | A great reading/learning experience! | I knew almost nothing about the Potato Famine in 1845 Ireland, so this novel was an eye-opener. This was no small event, as they say one million people died from starvation and the diseases that accompanied the famine. While a government - Queen Victoria - stood by and did nothing. This is the story of how one famil... | [] | 1496712293 | 1496712293 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,566,323,154,012 | 0 | false |
5 | Required reading - this is the whole reading experience! | This is my first five-star read this year! I’ve read a ton of books, but this novel is the only one that will stay with me for the long haul! This is a keeper! One reviewer said that this is a novel that has everything - a little-known bit of truth from WWII involving the use of pigeons for communication, characters ... | [] | 1496721675 | 1496721675 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,565,974,339,811 | 2 | false |
4 | A learning experience - a satisfying read. | This is a short novel, as most of them go - less than 300 pages. I read it in three sittings, and there was enough interest in it, to grab it whenever I could. It tells you a lot about what life is like for the homeless on the streets. It also tells you about how comforting a library can be for those who have no hom... | [] | 0062698168 | 0062698168 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,565,634,831,561 | 0 | false |
4 | Sci-fi at it’s best! Very realistic... | The thought of an alien space ship of unimaginable size hurtling toward the earth is enough to keep anyone up at night. And, that is what we’re dealing with here. NASA must assemble a crew of astronauts to intercept the ship and attempt to communicate with the aliens. Talk them into a different trajectory.<br /><br ... | [] | 0316419575 | 0316419575 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,565,462,987,322 | 0 | false |
4 | Another winner for Joseph Kanin! | This novel inspires some deep thought, along with the roller-coaster plot, which keeps you guessing. Aaron, an American, visits his dying uncle Max in Germany, and is persuaded to take up his obsession - finding the Nazi who gassed Max’s family at Auschwitz.<br />Otto Shramm, the Nazi, thought to be dead, is living in... | [] | 1501121421 | 1501121421 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,564,594,103,330 | 2 | false |
3 | Unhappy family, unhappy children, unhappy reader! | This is a beautifully written novel - the characters are real and easy to know - but it isn’t the kind of novel that left me feeling invigorated or satisfied or with an “Oh, wow, what a great read” exclamation. I’m left with having read about a highly dysfunctional family - whose father showered one daughter who was ... | [] | 0525508740 | 0525508740 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,562,792,036,196 | 1 | false |
4 | What a tangled web we weave... | This is a complicated tale of a family, in their adult years, coming back together after an absolutely horrific childhood. At first, as the novel visits one member after another, in present day, and some in the past to provide backstory, the reader has no real clue as to how all these people are connected, but, little... | [] | 1501190105 | 1501190105 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,562,169,923,606 | 0 | false |
5 | A must if you plan to grow lavender... | This a beautiful book - tons of pictures of all the various varieties of lavender - must for anyone contemplating growing a quantity of lavender. It’s also a perfect coffee table book, as it elicits questions and conversation. Very pleased with this reference tool. | [] | 1604692219 | 1604692219 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,561,314,070,891 | 0 | true |
4 | A page turner - great summer read! | My first by Michael Koryta - and I enjoyed the fast paced plot. The characters were interesting and well-defined. Just when I thought the suspense was at a very satisfying high pitch, it ratcheted up again and continued to the conclusion. It was a page turner, and impossible to put down!<br />The premise is unusual ... | [] | 0316294004 | 0316294004 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,561,157,399,530 | 0 | false |
3 | A disappointment... | This novel is described as sweeping and stunning, poignant and captivating - and I’m afraid none of those were adjectives I would use. They suggest something stunning - epic in it’s proportions - and the novel was neither stunning or epic. Granted, the writing was excellent - the reader was swept along for the most ... | [] | 1501197215 | 1501197215 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,560,196,227,380 | 1 | false |
3 | Three stars for excellent writing. | This was not really my kind of novel - fantasy and the supernatural played too big a role for me. I was lured by the suggestion of the beautiful cottage on an island in Scotland - at the edge of the sea, in a tiny community of interesting characters. My “fantasy” was bolstered by the cover - so appropriate and entici... | [] | 1643130056 | 1643130056 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,558,229,762,844 | 0 | false |
3 | I’m spoiled - hooked on the “real” Sheldons... | I was cruising along feeling “just okay” with this pseudo-Sidney Sheldon, when I decided to, just for the heck of it, re-read the real Sheldon's “The Other Side of Midnight”. Folks who have never read a real Sheldon may be pleased with The Silent Widow, but reading the “real thing” spoiled this for me. Sheldon’s nove... | [] | 1643850938 | 1643850938 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,558,030,391,674 | 2 | false |
4 | Gripping, unputdownable! | I had not read Bull Mountain - the popular novel that preceded this - but I didn’t feel I had missed important backstory. This was a welcome change of setting and situation. The author has made his characters come alive, and it’s easy to immerse yourself in the midst of the action taking place.<br /><br />The Burroug... | [] | 1250206944 | 1250206944 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,557,008,698,564 | 1 | false |
4 | A learning experience! | A very different, detailed account of life in the colonies between the English and the native Americans - both with extremely different cultural ways - which clashed over almost everything - even though both groups showed signs of wanting to get along from time to time. This is written textbook style with a lengthy No... | [] | 1479825824 | 1479825824 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,555,722,467,284 | 2 | false |
5 | Bet you won’t guess the ending of this one! | A refreshing new setting for murder - situated around horse-racing and jockeys. Ellie Stone is more than just a popular newspaper reporter. She has a resume that includes being front and center at the solving of several famous crimes. As a result, she is allowed some special privileges when crimes occur in her small... | [] | 1633884198 | 1633884198 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,555,719,575,999 | 0 | false |
4 | A good mystery - well-written and satisfying! | This was really a great mystery - it’s amazing that Marjorie has the kind of connections with law enforcement that she can participate in murder investigations. But, this is a small town, and she is one of its most revered citizens. An indexer? I didn’t know there were folks that have creating indexes for books as t... | [] | 1633882799 | 1633882799 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,555,102,829,902 | 0 | false |
4 | At last, a novel about the WWII women pilots! | I was attracted to this book by the story of women pilots during WWII. I had great hopes that I would learn more about the airplanes they flew, more details about their training, and more about their actual experiences flying. There was some of all of that, but I wanted more. But, this was not non-fiction - this was... | [] | 0778369226 | 0778369226 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,555,037,697,633 | 5 | false |
3 | Disappointing... | I was lured by the setting - a Chicago speakeasy in the time of Al Capone. And, the setting was great, although it was a bit difficult to envision Clarence Darrow on a barstool at the bar. I tried to cozy up to some of the characters, but they came at me so quickly that I began to lose track.<br />Lots of hint-droppi... | [] | 1250190835 | 1250190835 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,554,401,451,494 | 2 | false |
4 | An untold story...well told. | This is, in many ways, a disturbing novel. It involves a troubled relationship between three sisters, Patricia, Phyllis and Nina and a deeply troubled time for Britain - before, during and after WWII. The three sisters are together for a summer for the first time in many years - a summer that breeds devastation for t... | [] | 1643131265 | 1643131265 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,552,927,184,172 | 2 | false |
4 | One for the “keeper” shelf! | What lured me was the blurb on the back - “Can one unlikely bookshop heal two broken souls?” I’m not sure I would give the bookshop the credit! Yes, it brought two unlikely people together - Hannah to create something beautiful in her newly chosen home, and Tom, enlisted to build the shelves. Being a bookshop nut, I... | [] | 0525535926 | 0525535926 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,552,495,378,046 | 0 | false |
5 | Great book for those who love to fly! | This is added to Grandma’s library for the twins when they come and visit. Since their Grandma has flying in her background, we’re always talking about airplanes and trips we’ve taken. This is the first book I’ve found that talks about what goes on behind the scenes in an airport - which is pretty interesting - and f... | [] | 178701293X | 178701293X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,551,820,223,968 | 0 | false |
3 | Too over-the-top... | Sometimes books that may be an over-the-top hit in a foreign country like Italy, may just be over-the-top here in the USA! There is no doubt that Auntie Poldi is a one-of-a-kind leading lady - but there were many times that I wished she would tone it down for her nephew, who was the narrator of this yarn. Did he real... | [] | 1328919021 | 1328919021 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,551,562,324,071 | 2 | false |
5 | A valuable resource. | This was a very thorough plan for starting a business, and we’ll be using many of the ideas. It’s always wise to use many resources, and this was a valuable one. | [] | 193215602X | 193215602X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,551,208,357,009 | 0 | true |
3 | Set aside the time for this novel. | I’ve been struggling with this novel for too long. There is no doubt that it is well written, and has an interesting theme - and it’s a theme which is rarely found in novels about Indian Nations at the time after the Civil War. Much is being sorted out - persons on the reservation are not all pure Indian - many are h... | [] | 1328494225 | 1328494225 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,551,134,899,683 | 4 | false |
3 | Memories of his westerns interfered... | I think my problem was that I was used to Louis L’Amour’s usual westerns, which I loved. This was a just an okay adventure - one I started and put down too often - kept losing the thread, back-tracking, and finally losing interest. Three cheers for all the great westerns he wrote - only three stars for this attempt a... | [] | 0425284441 | 0425284441 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,550,261,457,360 | 0 | false |
5 | A great guide for some winery experiences! | This book proved invaluable when we were traveling the west looking for vineyard property, as it guided us to most of the best wineries. We learned enough with this book as our guide to decide to buy a farm and grow organic vegetables instead of a vineyard! It helped us understand what was involved in a successful vi... | [] | 1787017702 | 1787017702 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,549,580,361,164 | 0 | false |
4 | My favorite setting - a bookshop! | What better setting than a bookstore, lots of interesting characters and a mystery thrown in? A really excellent debut - such a comfortable writing style, that the pages flew! Add some family drama, and you end up with an unforgettable read! I’ll be watching for her next novel! | [] | 0778319849 | 0778319849 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,547,442,257,388 | 0 | false |
5 | A new, intimate view of Abe and Mary... | This caught my eye the minute it arrived, and I put life aside to read it straight through - with only time out for sleep! This was a look at the young Abe Lincoln and Mary Todd, and I was anxious to see what research had unearthed. Most portrayals of Mary Todd in books and movies have been so negative - would this s... | [] | 1616208473 | 1616208473 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,547,233,164,823 | 10 | false |
5 | Already a “best book” for 2019! | This is the story of a lifelong friendship between two strong women - and, despite a dangerous war that intervenes - is strengthened. There is almost nothing either will do to protect their families and each other - even though one, Eliza, is in the US most of the time and the other, Sofya, is in war-torn Russia. The ... | [] | 1524796379 | 1524796379 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,547,060,468,667 | 104 | false |
4 | Kept me reading late into the night! | I was glued to this novel from beginning to end. It brought back memories of high school - where a group of male and female friends plan jaunts off by themselves - and, in this case, this group goes camping. One of their member’s little sister, who was a tag-along went missing - and was never found. A big investigat... | [] | 1984817353 | 1984817353 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,546,705,243,220 | 0 | false |
5 | My grandaughter’s favorite... | My granddaughter reads this story over and over. The book is brightly illustrated, and the story is one that builds confidence. I’m glad to have found this story of a brave, strong girl! | [] | 1513262203 | 1513262203 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,544,802,345,196 | 0 | false |
5 | Pure pleasure - unforgettable! | A truly delightful book - with a different twist. Ninety-six year old Doris, living in Stockholm, only has one relative - a grand niece, Jenny, living in the US. Doris’s friends are all gone, she realizes, as she looks through her red address book - but seeing their names conjures up such interesting memories, and te... | [] | 1328473015 | 1328473015 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,544,292,502,020 | 2 | false |
5 | Hours of activities and a learning experience! | We’re having a lot of fun learning everything about California - some things we never knew - and we live here! This provides lots of activities for grandmas and grandkids - a lot to talk about. It is so much more than a sticker book. We’re taking it a page at a time as there is a lot to read and discuss on each page... | [] | 1880760703 | 1880760703 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,543,681,522,243 | 0 | false |
4 | 1920-1950 Italian family - a fight for survival | This novel gives the reader a different view of what life was like leading up to WWII - from a family in Italy. They are already suffering under the dictatorship of Mussolini. Family traditions also dictate life decisions - oldest daughter, Maria, is deemed practically unmarriageable at age 25, so her father goes in ... | [] | 0399592431 | 0399592431 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,543,609,420,979 | 1 | false |
4 | Men: Don’t get any ideas! | In many ways, this novel was indicative of the pendulum swinging ‘way far back to another era, when women were second class citizens. Perhaps the readers haven’t lived during the time when children were seen and not heard - only able to speak when spoken to. When women were educated only as housekeepers - with emphas... | [] | 0440000785 | 0440000785 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,543,535,723,766 | 4 | true |
3 | Not for me... | I’ve picked this book up to read it a number of times, but just couldn’t get passed the spoiled, rotten heroine, Kitty. I did enjoy the trip to Havana, but, frankly, it was predictable, and didn’t go into much detail about what life was like. Just a lot of getting dressed up and glittering hotels, casinos and nightcl... | [] | 1524760404 | 1524760404 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,543,431,779,080 | 0 | false |
5 | You will hear their voices... | This may be one of the best books I’ve read in 2018. There is an authenticity in the voices of three strong women in the 1920’s south - Retta, a black woman, who works for Annie, an entrepreneur and plantation owner’s wife, and Gertrude, an abused wife, who finds a way to escape. From the beginning and throughout, we... | [] | 0778307743 | 0778307743 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,543,426,529,928 | 1 | false |
3 | Best read after the previous novels in the series... | This is my first Christina Dodd, and I’m certain that my review would be different if I had read the books that led up to this one. It functions as a stand alone novel eventually, but is laced with quick “catch up” information from time to time to explain what has led up to this novel’s action.<br /><br />It begins wi... | [] | 1335507531 | 1335507531 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,543,035,359,344 | 10 | false |
5 | Miraculous kitty! | Great little Christmas story about a blind kitty with more than 9 lives. Just when everyone thought Homer had used up all his lives, a miracle happened. The kids loved to read this story about an invincible kitty. | [] | 1946885789 | 1946885789 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,542,581,749,363 | 0 | false |
4 | A great reading experience! | I am not burdened with a comparison of this novel with The Loney, Mr. Hurley’s last novel, which won such high praise - as I have not read it! But I plan to after reading Devil’s Day.<br />Polish up your Yorkshire accent, as you’re going to need some knowledge of it! When John and Kat travel to his family farm in the... | [] | 1328489884 | 1328489884 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,542,578,703,888 | 0 | false |
4 | A 4.5 star read - couldn’t put it down! | With several new books on the table beckoning, I decided to read the first chapter of each and, when one grabbed me, I’d read that one first! So, I started A Rancher’s Woman, and, before I knew it, I’d read 100 pages, and was completely hooked! Never got to those other books! Yup, I suspended life and kept reading, ... | [] | 1625220324 | 1625220324 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,542,164,089,429 | 1 | true |
5 | Un-put-downable! One of 2018’s best! | One of the best historical novels I’ve read this year - a tale of during and after WWII in France. The British male agents placed in German-occupied France as radio operators and message carriers, even though French-speaking and embedded with the local French population and Resistance, were failing in their mission. ... | [] | 0778330273 | 0778330273 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,541,903,642,191 | 12 | false |
4 | A psychological thriller written by a psychotherapist! | A very respectable debut. The narrative in Part I seems a bit repetitive and rambling - a constant recalling of events that led up to her twins’ tenth birthday - the day everything fell apart. Maddie, the mother and wife, relentlessly parses and dissects every hour of the days before - a mixture of good, bad and susp... | [] | 1496715357 | 1496715357 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,540,860,788,125 | 0 | false |
4 | One of the better novels of 2018! | Terrifically enjoyable read - about a subject that few of us know much about. In post-war 1947, members of the Jewish faith were shunned and persecuted, and, for the reader, today, it’s really difficult to understand. This novel shines a bright light on exactly how deeply this religious discrimination went.<br />The ... | [] | 0062844237 | 0062844237 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,540,585,503,899 | 0 | false |
5 | The kids love this book! | Since Mom goes to yoga everyday come hell or high water, the twins had a natural curiosity about what she was doing. And, this book not only had all the answers - it pictured all the moves and showed how to achieve them! The kids literally took the book and started on page one - and duplicated every move in the book!... | [] | 1465475419 | 1465475419 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,540,152,379,163 | 0 | false |
4 | Unforgettable characters! | My first Mick Herron - so it took a bit to get into the rhythm - this is definitely a departure from the usual spy thriller! First, the characters are the height of quirkiness - but evidently rather typical of the inhabitants of Slough House - home of the “demoted and outcast” spies.<br />The dialogue is so clever and... | [] | 1616959614 | 1616959614 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,540,141,487,760 | 0 | false |
2 | Delicious? Uh,uh. | This tiny book of short stories was a total surprise in many ways. First, the size fits most purses - barely 4X5 - 169 pages. I expected a warm, lovable, curmudgeonly older lady protagonist who got her kicks doing quirky things to entertain her friends. Wrong! Maud is a murderer - a very clever one, but capable of ... | [] | 1641290110 | 1641290110 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,537,540,984,297 | 7 | false |
2 | Missed the mark... | Yes, it is gripping - and, yes, it is well written - but could I find a character that I liked? Sorry, I get turned off by a mother who screams the f-word at her 7 year old child - no matter what that child may be up to. And a father - who is molded to be the perfect husband and father - a supportive, loving, romanti... | [] | 1250170753 | 1250170753 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,537,370,921,357 | 1 | false |
5 | Thoroughly enjoyable! | A magical novel which takes place “500 years after 1387” - making it 1887 - along the Thames River, a main character in the story. There are many pubs in the area at that time, but only one was known for storytelling - the Swan. Along with your drinks, you were treated to stories from the best storytellers in the ... | [] | 0743298071 | 0743298071 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,536,958,743,307 | 13 | false |
4 | For the Book Club! | A great story for the book club! We’re always looking for something new and different for Christmas stories, and Anne Perry delivers! Great size for traveling, too. This will make a great stocking stuffer gift at Christmas! | [] | 0399179941 | 0399179941 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,536,787,907,498 | 0 | false |
4 | Another winner for Steinhauer! | This novel starts off a bit slowly, but picks up speed and finishes with a bang and a twist! One of the best - and certainly one of the most timely spy thrillers that’s appeared this season. It’s also complicated, and will take your full attention - the characters are not always what they seem - and they’ll surprise ... | [] | 1250036178 | 1250036178 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,536,206,608,795 | 0 | false |
4 | Great dialogue - aspiring writers, take a look! | Based upon a true event - a plane crash in July, 1962, which killed 130 people - among them most of Atlanta’s elite art patrons, returning from a tour of European galleries. With that as the underlying premise, one might expect a somber, sad tale - and there is sadness - but there is also some of the most interesting ... | [] | 0544748069 | 0544748069 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,535,913,034,474 | 1 | false |
4 | A winning debut! | Finally, a fresh premise - a timely story - a peek inside a world we can’t really imagine! Every decision this evangelical reality-show family makes is based on how it will play to the camera - to the audience - to the ratings!<br />You can see how their world would turn upside down when the seventeen-year-old daughte... | [] | 0525520317 | 0525520317 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,535,836,532,611 | 0 | false |
3 | This was not for me! | Well-written - but I kept waiting for something super funny - and a “hilariously self-deluded” main character - I was looking for something to smile about, but never found it. Sometimes a reader likes to be a “fly on the wall” and is happy to just watch strange characters going through their machinations - but when it... | [] | 0812997417 | 0812997417 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,535,675,449,270 | 3 | false |
4 | A keeper - for future re-reading! | Nearly 500 pages of back and forth from different characters and different times, the main character and focus becomes the house - Birchwood Manor. I found myself re-reading due to confusion, trying to keep track of the eras and the circumstances of each - and it was annoying at times. I felt that the time and charac... | [] | 1451649398 | 1451649398 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,535,670,560,233 | 11 | false |
5 | Every personal library should have one! | This is a textbook on space exploration - loads of pictures and stories of those who led the way. Not a book you’ll read in bed - but one you’ll turn to over and over to get the achievements and dates straight - a real encyclopedia of space information. So many items that are new information. For those who are fasci... | [] | 1588346374 | 1588346374 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,534,821,135,457 | 1 | false |
3 | Disappointing... I loved “Clara”... | I loved Palka’s CLARA, so was looking forward to a similar experience in choosing The Hour of the Fox. The main characters, Margaret, the tax attorney, and Jack, the ‘always traveling’ geologist, were not your usual married couple. Both were almost totally adsorbed by their careers, so when the tragedy of losing thei... | [] | 077107381X | 077107381X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,533,746,566,819 | 1 | false |
4 | Historical fiction at it’s best! | I thoroughly enjoyed this historical, time-traveling novel. The true main character was Mary Seymour, daughter of Katherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII. What threw me at first was a quick assumption that Henry was her father - a leap in the wrong direction. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Seymour, whom Ka... | [] | 1525805991 | 1525805991 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,533,394,290,356 | 0 | false |
5 | For those who loved cats... | Bolt looks just like my kitty and my grandchildren love to pretend that it’s our kitty, Bunker, going on all these great adventures! Beautiful photography. | [] | 1682681203 | 1682681203 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,533,306,838,151 | 1 | true |
4 | Determination in spades! A great read! | A terrifically interesting tale of heroism in a WWI German prison. Lots of things that weren’t well-known - like how British officers were instructed that their most important role when imprisoned was to plan and carry out an escape. That their role was not to lay back and wait to be rescued.<br /><br />German prison... | [] | 0544937112 | 0544937112 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,532,625,757,965 | 2 | false |
1 | Whopping disappointment... | Unless you are delighted “being seized by irrepressible prolixity”, and know what that means, give this novel a pass. I was attracted to the story, as, for me, it conjured up a vision of the historic Algonquin Hotel Dorothy Parker Group - that gathering of famous writers, who drank and compared notes on their writing... | [] | 0778312828 | 0778312828 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,531,926,852,225 | 3 | false |
5 | A gem | When this novel arrived yesterday, I was, first, intrigued by its size, and number of pages! After reading the first page, I sat down and read it from cover to cover. It’s not a story you will want to put down. And, although small in size, the story is one of great magnitude, which causes the reader to wrestle almos... | [] | 110194739X | 110194739X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,531,501,825,688 | 3 | false |
5 | Beautifully written, a story grippingly told... | The setting is a marsh on the North Carolina coast, the year is 1952, and six year old Kya’s mother has just left the family, with no goodbye and no promise of a return. Her older brother and two sisters leave soon after, abandoning Kya to her erratic, sometimes volatile, hard-drinking father. Her life continues out... | [] | 0735219095 | 0735219095 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,531,498,640,247 | 4 | false |
4 | Escape to Ceylon... | Another well-written novel treating us to life in Ceylon in 1935. The author creates the main character, Louisa, wife of a rather unreliable, spendthrift husband, as an authentic 1935 wife - subservient to her husband and slow to question his disappearances. Like every good wife in those days, she maintained her hous... | [] | 0525576320 | 0525576320 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,531,166,771,592 | 0 | false |
4 | Interesting relationships - hard to put down! | Emily has a successful career and a roommate she enjoys, but no man in her life. It’s been years since her best friend stole the man she thought she would spend her life with - and she’s just finding herself ready to venture out again. She meets Adam, who seems to be the whole package. The romance moves along quickl... | [] | 125019198X | 125019198X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,530,384,177,132 | 11 | false |
4 | A well-told tale! Unputdownable! | I read this in one sitting. Samuel, a 9 year old boy, has been left in the care of the housekeeper, Ruth. Samuel’s father has died and his mother has left the home without saying goodbye. According to the housekeeper, Mrs. Clay has gone to America to raise the funds to resurrect her dead husband’s steel mill. As th... | [] | 1335652922 | 1335652922 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,530,379,345,854 | 1 | false |
4 | Great family saga... | I enjoyed this family saga inspired by the Rothschild family. Since I haven’t read anything about the Rothschilds and the author didn’t give us an Afterword as to how closely she followed their lives, I can’t say how true this story was to theirs. It was very interesting that the family set up banks in most European ... | [] | 073521297X | 073521297X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,530,219,375,006 | 7 | false |
5 | Doyle at his finest! | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s last case, it would seem - and instead of finding the murderer, he proved that the man who had been serving time in prison for over twenty years for a murder - was innocent. Marion Gilchrist, an older, rather reclusive woman, whose only activity seemed to be amassing a collection of expensive ... | [] | 0399589457 | 0399589457 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,529,261,638,075 | 3 | false |
4 | Roller-coaster ride - right up to the end! | Gripping, twisty and difficult to put down! Claire, from the UK, is visiting the US to work and enjoy life - and her green card has expired. Without the green card, it is almost impossible to find a job, unless the job is borderline legal. Her first love is acting, and more than anything, she wants to continue her ... | [] | 1101966319 | 1101966319 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,529,187,857,577 | 1 | false |
4 | This book will make you think... | I grew up in a border city during a kinder, gentler time, but when I visit my hometown, I am devastated to see how things have changed. I applaud the lawyer in El Paso, for his efforts in behalf of those seeking asylum. This book points out the need for full immigration reform. Immigration laws were never meant to k... | [] | 1786632179 | 1786632179 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,528,043,758,604 | 1 | false |
3 | Disappointing... | Rarely do two families have less in common - and they are assembled for a wedding rehearsal dinner for their son and daughter. The novel covers a very short period - leading up to the party, and during it. The Cohens - their daughter - are described in the hype as “wildly impractical intellectuals”, which hardly cove... | [] | 0399179720 | 0399179720 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,528,041,774,327 | 1 | false |
3 | Dandy premise...but a lengthy, bit tiresome read... | This is the story of a paralyzed vet, who suddenly regains the use of his legs. What happens next is somewhat akin to what we hear about a lottery winner. The world descends. Everybody wants to get in on the action - and everybody, in this case, wants to find a reason for it - how, where, when and how it happened.<b... | [] | 0553447580 | 0553447580 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,527,893,472,037 | 2 | false |
4 | A great book to read together! | I ordered this for my 7 year old granddaughter, which we read together. She is just longing for “chapter books”, but I thought the story was better read together so I could explain as we went along. We both loved Lucy’s life in the woods with all her friends. We hated her life with the nuns. We also loved the “Van G... | [] | 1943848092 | 1943848092 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,527,527,184,415 | 0 | false |
2 | Disappointing... | I had high hopes for this novel - rave reviews proclaiming an inability to put it down! Unfortunately, that was not my experience - the plot was not a terribly original one, and the characters’ thoughts and actions caused a lot of belief suspension. Of the three main characters, Daniel - the son, Cherry - the girlfri... | [] | 1496712463 | 1496712463 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,526,927,842,134 | 1 | false |
4 | Another Maggie Hope winner! | In the beginning, this sounded like a rehash of Christie’s Ten Little Indians, but, although there was an assemblage of persons in a secluded mansion, the similarities pretty much stopped there. Maggie Hope, in her last mission, had a pretty rough time, and, in the process, became the recipient of top-secret informatio... | [] | 0399593829 | 0399593829 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,526,833,823,317 | 3 | false |
5 | A keeper! | One of my favorite books, since I’m a Texan, and love stories of the hill country. This novel is based on truth, which makes it even better. I bought a copy back in. The 90’s but it got away from me, so purchased this one before they are out of print entirely. All Texas ladies should read this one, | [] | 1563525224 | 1563525224 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,526,481,720,842 | 1 | true |
5 | Good reading for career planning. | For our college marketing major, this book was an opportunity to see if she wanted to target the hospitality industry for her eventual career. Two others in the family are in event planning, so that course was a possibility. This book brought up many situations she hadn’t considered, so the jury is still out on her d... | [] | 1473926645 | 1473926645 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,526,478,717,210 | 0 | false |
3 | Harry Tabor - Man of the Decade? | The family gathers when their father will be receiving a prestigious award as “Man of the Decade” for his philanthropy and community service. Roma and Harry Tabor have three children: Simon, an attorney, married to Elena, have two young daughters; Phoebe, a single entertainment attorney, and Camille, a single social... | [] | 1250081459 | 1250081459 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,526,229,251,469 | 3 | false |
4 | A total historical delight! | Immerse yourself in New York society, 1910! As told by an extremely competent ladies’ maid, this mystery carries you through a number of the better families’ deceits, agendas, pasts and presents - leading up to a murder that contradicts the title! With all the mysteries I’ve read, I must admit that I wasn’t really su... | [] | 1250152976 | 1250152976 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,525,199,467,216 | 0 | false |
5 | A fascinating read! | Long as this was, and with all the fore-knowledge of the outcome, I still thoroughly enjoyed this historical novel. So many details are provided, that give the reader the opportunity to really get to know Henry VIII - and Anne Boleyn. And, for me, it was an eye-opening experience to get to know Jane Seymour. I alway... | [] | 1101966548 | 1101966548 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,525,197,726,923 | 0 | false |
5 | Dolphins explained! | Everything you have ever wanted to know about dolphins - in a form that is easy to understand for my 7 year-old twin grandchildren. Since we live in a coastal area, and take boat rides a couple times a year, the subject of dolphins comes up frequently, so now we have a reference book on the subject. Easy to read - fu... | [] | 1683308530 | 1683308530 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,524,150,684,131 | 0 | false |
5 | Beautifully written - a true page-turner! | For those those who have read many books about the Romanovs, this may be a new, very detailed, well-researched approach to their story. It is told by Princess Dagmar of Denmark, who wed Tsar Alexander III in the late 1860’s - and whose son, Nicholas, became the next Tsar, upon his father’s death. The story begins whe... | [] | 0425286169 | 0425286169 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,523,228,662,871 | 2 | false |
3 | Disappointing... | The saga of a Corsican family over the years - told by the daughter who survived the mysterious death of her family in 1989. We are also treated to this same daughter’s journal, which chronicles her life growing up - to the date of the accident - and her return 27 years later to try to find out what actually happened ... | [] | 1609454421 | 1609454421 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,522,116,519,494 | 1 | false |
5 | Fascinating family. | After touring the Greystone Manor, I wanted to learn more about the family. This book answered my questions and made that tour more meaningful. | [] | 0520229096 | 0520229096 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,521,479,693,810 | 0 | true |
2 | Disappointing... | I read LaPlante’s “A Circle of Wives” and enjoyed that novel - remembering the plot a number of years later. So, I had great expectations for her new novel - the title, “Half Moon Bay” caught me right away, and I was hopeful of another good reading experience. There’s nothing wrong with the setting description - the ... | [] | 1501190881 | 1501190881 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,521,301,322,319 | 5 | false |
5 | Colorful, filled with ideas and fun! | This is something special for the young lady who is beginning to care about how she looks and dresses. There are lots of alternatives and different looks to choose from - and pages in the back, where the little designer can come up with her own ideas. Very colorful - great illustrations - lots of ideas - this is boun... | [] | 1465467610 | 1465467610 | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,521,296,909,201 | 0 | false |
5 | Get to know all 50 states... | Great way to get to know the states - their locations, state flowers, special attractions - all about what makes each state special. For us, with fifteen grandchildren living all over the country, it’s a way to show the younger ones where everybody lives. This book offers a great way to get the conversation started, ... | [] | 168419265X | 168419265X | AG5FGCIM6PBJX3JNDRKQMITZTIMA | 1,521,296,677,972 | 3 | false |
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