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Charlotte Street by Danny Wallace

Title: Charlotte Street Author: Danny Wallace Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (2012) Pages: 416 Rating: 4 stars Jason Priestly (not the one from that sitcom that I’m too young to remember) is in a rough spot. He and his girlfriend have … Continue reading

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The Shoemaker’s Wife

Title: The Shoemaker’s Wife Author: Adriana Trigiani Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (2012) Pages: 496 Rating: 3.5 stars Set in Italy and America in the early 1900s, The Shoemaker’s Wife is a beautifully written novel about love, family, and inevitable changes. Ciro … Continue reading

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Love in the Time of Cholera

Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Pages: 348 Publisher: Vintage Books, a division of Random House (1988) Original Language: Spanish (1985), translated by Edith Grossman Rating: 4.5 stars She was embarrassed when she greeted him, and he was more embarrassed by her … Continue reading

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The Blue Place

Title: The Blue Place Author: Nicola Griffith Publication: Harper Perennial 1999 Rating:3.5 stars I recently deviated from my list by reading Nicola Griffith’s The Blue Place. It is a suspenseful tale about drug cartels and corruption, told by a strong, … Continue reading

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Cold Mountain

Title: Cold Mountain Author: Charles Frazier Publication: Atlantic Monthly Press 1997 Rating: 2 stars Last night I finished Cold Mountain. Finally. I’ve been reading it for almost two weeks! My grandmother lent me this book a few weeks ago. At … Continue reading

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