Review: The Flying Troumans by Miriam Toews

Title: The Flying Troutman Author: Miriam Toews Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: ISBN: 9780307397492 Synopsis from Goodreads: Hattie hears her sister Min has been checked into a psychiatric hospital, and finds herself flying back to Winnipeg to take care of Thebes and Logan, her niece and nephew. Not knowing what else to do, she loads theContinue reading “Review: The Flying Troumans by Miriam Toews”

Review: The Strays by Emily Bitto

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Strays Author: Emily Bitto Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada Publication Date: January 3, 2017 ISBN: 9781455537723 Synopsis from Goodreads: On her first day at a new school, Lily befriends one of the daughters of infamous avant-garde painter Evan Trentham. Lily has never experiencedContinue reading “Review: The Strays by Emily Bitto”

Review: Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Here I Am Author: Jonathan Safran Foer Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada Publication Date: September 6, 2016 ISBN: 9780735232938 Synopsis from Goodreads: How do we fulfill our conflicting duties as father, husband, and son; wife and mother; child and adult? Jew andContinue reading “Review: Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer”

Review: The Night Stages by Jane Urquhart

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Night Stages Author: Jane Urquhart Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication Date: April 7, 2015 ISBN: 9780771094422 Synopsis from Goodreads: Set mainly in a remote area of County Kerry in the ’40s and ’50s, Jane Urquhart’s stunning new novel is at onceContinue reading “Review: The Night Stages by Jane Urquhart”

Review: The Sunken Cathedral by Kate Walbert

*I received a copy from Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Sunken Cathedral Author: Kate Walbert Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: June 2015 ISBN: 9781476799322 Synopsis from Goodreads: Marie and Simone, friends for decades, were once immigrants to the city, survivors of World War II in Europe. Now widows livingContinue reading “Review: The Sunken Cathedral by Kate Walbert”

Review: Ghosting by Edith Pattou

 *I received this ePUB from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Ghosting Author: Edith Pattou Publisher: Skyscape, an imprint of AmazonPublishing Date Published: August 19, 2014 ISBN: 9781477847749  Synopsis from Goodreads: On a hot summer night in a Midwestern town, a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. Alcohol, guns, and a dare. WithinContinue reading “Review: Ghosting by Edith Pattou”

Review: We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt

Advanced copy provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Title: We Are the Goldens Author: Dana Reinhardt Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Publication Date: May 27, 2014 ISBN: 9780385742573  Synopsis from Goodreads: Nell knows a secret about her perfect, beautiful sister Layla. If she tells, it could blow their world apart.When Nell and Layla wereContinue reading “Review: We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt”