This story alternates between 1919 San Francisco and 1960's Napa, California. In 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is holding on to a dream that her long lost love, David, is still alive somewhere. David has been missing since the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, when it ripped Vivien's home and entire world apart. Vivien… Continue reading The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood
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Miller’s Valley by Anna Quindlen
Miller's Valley is set to be published on April 5, 2016. I've always been a big fan of whatever Anna Quindlen writes, one of my favorites is Black and Blue. Quindlen has a knack for making the reader feel like they are really submersed in the story and in the life of the family being… Continue reading Miller’s Valley by Anna Quindlen
The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur
I really enjoyed this story, especially because of the rich atmospheric scenes. As a reader, I really felt transported to the little lake community with its local legends and secrets. The story has a little bit of everything: mystery, suspense, coming-of-age, guilt, and regret. The story takes place in a mostly secluded lake community, where… Continue reading The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur
The Girl Without a Name by Sandra Block
This book will be published September 8, 2015 by Grand Central Publishing. The Girl Without a Name is a psychological suspense novel that I really enjoyed. Dr. Zoe Goldman is a psychiatrist completing her residency in the children's psych ward. Certain events in Zoe's past are still coming back to haunt her, and she actually sees… Continue reading The Girl Without a Name by Sandra Block
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
This is a fabulous story set in the 1960's in the rural South. Jane is a newlywed, fresh out of college and eager to start her first "professional" job as a social worker. As she becomes increasingly involved in the daily lives of her poverty stricken clients, both white and black families, her wealthy pediatrician… Continue reading Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
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