So, I Met This Guy by Alexandra Potter - Well, isn’t that how every love story begins? But what we don’t know is how it will end. Maggie, who is almost 50 years old, certainly didn’t expect her love story to involve discovering that the supposed love-of-her-life had stolen her life-savings, along with her home and heart, and had also crushed her self-esteem. However, when … [Read more...] about So, I Met This Guy… by Alexandra Potter – Book Review
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Seed by Elisabeth Easther – Book Review
Seed by Elisabeth Easther follows the intertwined lives of four New Zealand women who are navigating fertility, career, and personal relationships. There is Virginia, a midwife, who has spent her working life looking after other women’s pregnancies and births, at 43 decides she too wants a child! With no partner, she seeks help to conceive from friends, which leads to, … [Read more...] about Seed by Elisabeth Easther – Book Review
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst – Book Review
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst tells of Dave Win, the son of a British dressmaker and a Burmese man that he’s never met. Dave is thirteen years old when he procures a scholarship to a top boarding school. As the entry to elite English society opens up for him, so do new possibilities regarding his status in life. Dave, however, is prey to the jealousy and brutality of his … [Read more...] about Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst – Book Review
Anyone’s Ghost by August Thompson – Book Review
Anyone’s Ghost by August Thompson depicts the lonely life of fifteen-year-old Theron David Alden, transformed when he meets Jake during one unforgettable summer in rural New England. Jake is seventeen, like-minded regarding drugs and bands, and owns the same driving force to oblivion! Six years later in New York City, too-short, enraptured nights change their lives … [Read more...] about Anyone’s Ghost by August Thompson – Book Review
Never Too Late by Danielle Steel – Book Review
Never Too Late by Danielle Steel is a moving drama regarding the powerfulness of human connection and the fortitude to make a courageous change, from the well-loved and billion-copy bestseller, Danielle Steel. After the death of her beloved husband, Kezia Cooper Hobson makes the bold decision to leave their home in San Francisco. She has purchased a luxury penthouse in … [Read more...] about Never Too Late by Danielle Steel – Book Review