by Morris L. West, 1971, Compania Financiera Perlina, S.A. This book is a hard one to review. I loved the writing. The setting of the book is in the Hebrides and we had read the Lewis Trilogy (The Black House, … Continue reading →
by Lee Child, Audiobook narrated by Scott Brick, 2018, Random House Audio We listened to this book in the car on our annual migration from Florida to Rhode Island. It was okay, but not Child’s best. The book is about … Continue reading →
by Fredrik Backman, 2019, Atria Books After reading Us Against Them by Backman, I swore I would never read another book by him as I really hated that book. I was presented with this book and decided to read it … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 1991, Macmillan This book had a lot more potential as the setting was a Pan Am Clipper flight which had a diverse set of passengers and crew, all of whom had their individual stories. The problem is … Continue reading →
by Hyeonseo Lee, 2015, Kindle Edition, William Collins If her story is all true, this is a great book about an incredible journey to freedom. Each chapter ends with, Oh, No! What Next? Just when you think she is finally … Continue reading →
by Paul Kalanithi, with forward by Abraham Verghese and epilogue by Lucy Kalanithi, 2016, Random House, New York This book is a memoir by a young neurosurgeon who is just about to complete his residency when he discovers that he … Continue reading →
by Lisa Scottoline, 2004, Harpertorch, New York The plot of this book is about a case that Mary DiNunzio, a lawyer in Philadelphia, takes for the estate of an Italian-American who died in a detention camp in Montana during World … Continue reading →
by Brian Freeman, 2020, Thomas & Mercer, Seattle This is a fast-paced thriller that is about a woman who has made it big as a writer of mystery thrillers, this one taking place in her home town of Thief River … Continue reading →
by Bill Griffeth, 2016, New England Historic Genealogical Society I heard about this book at one of my genealogical society lectures and thought I would pick it up as it relates to one of our family member’s situation. The book … Continue reading →
by Leon Uris, 1961, Doubleday This book is fictional account of the Warsaw Uprising during WWII but it is based on journals that were kept by some of the Jews during that time. The Germans attempted to keep their actions … Continue reading →