*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The WagersAuthor: Sean MichaelsPublisher: Random House CanadaPublication Date: September 2019ISBN: 9780735278110 Synopsis from Goodreads:Theo Potiris is a grocer and a comedian who never repeats his jokes. After 15 years of open mikes, he’s still waiting for his break. When two other loved-onesContinue reading “Book Review: The Wagers by Sean Michaels”
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Book Review: When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman
Title: When God Was a RabbitAuthor: Sarah WinmanPublisher: Headline ReviewPublication Date: March 2011ISBN: 9780755379286 Synopsis from Goodreads:Spanning four decades, from 1968 onwards, this is the story of a fabulous but flawed family and the slew of ordinary and extraordinary incidents that shape their everyday lives. It is a story about childhood and growing up, lossContinue reading “Book Review: When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman”
Book Review: A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: A Ladder to the Sky Author: John Boyne Publisher: Doubleday Canada Publication Date: November 13, 2018 ISBN: 9780385692915 Synopsis from Goodreads:If you look hard enough, you can find stories pretty much anywhere. They don’t even have to be your own. OrContinue reading “Book Review: A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne”
Book Review: Virgil Wander by Lief Enger
*I received this book from the distributor in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Virgil Wander Author: Lief Enger Publisher: Grove Atlantic Press Publication Date: October 2, 2018 ISBN: 9780802128782 Synopsis from Goodreads:Midwestern movie house owner Virgil Wander is “cruising along at medium altitude” when his car flies off the road into icy Lake Superior.Continue reading “Book Review: Virgil Wander by Lief Enger”
Book Review: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Clock Dance Author: Anne Tyler Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: July 10, 2018 ISBN: 9780385691598 Synopsis from Goodreads: Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with herContinue reading “Book Review: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler”
Review: A Spool of Blue Thread
Title: A Spool of Blue Thread Author: Anne Tyler Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: Feb. 10, 2015 ISBN: 9780385683425 Synopsis from Goodreads: “It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon.” This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family–theirContinue reading “Review: A Spool of Blue Thread”
Worn Pages and Ink 