The Only Woman in the Room Author: Marie Benedict Some of you may have read Carnegie’s Maid, or perhaps The Other Einstein, or maybe Lady Clementine (about Winston Churchill’s wife), all by the author Marie Benedict, who also writes under the name Heather Benedict Terrell. Her 2019 novel, The Only Woman in the Room, is about Hedy Lamarr, the 1940s Hollywood film star. Ms. … [Read more...]
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Where the Crawdads Sing Author: Delia Owens Over the last few months, I saw this book everywhere. A friend took it on a trip and loved reading it. It’s a New York Times Bestseller, a Reese’s (Witherspoon) Book Club selection, and it got 4.52 stars on Goodreads. After all the good reviews, I had to find out what was so special about this novel. The narrative is told in … [Read more...]
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Title: The Death of Mrs. WestawayAuthor: Ruth Ware Some time ago, I read Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 and liked it. And recently, a book club friend suggested I try Ware’s newer book The Death of Mrs. Westaway, so I picked up the paperback. I had heard that Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 was a New York Times Best Seller and that her newest book, The Turn of the Key, due … [Read more...]
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Title: The Stolen Marriage Author: Diane Chamberlain Recently, I was looking for another good, quick read for the summer. One of the Orange County Library book clubs had just discussed The Stolen Marriage, so I am taking the opportunity to share it with you. Diane Chamberlain is a New York Times bestselling author of several books, and this one scored 4.23 out of 5 on … [Read more...]
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Title: Little Fires Everywhere Author: Celeste Ng Having heard some good comments about this book and realizing it was a 2017 release, a New York Times bestseller, and is being adapted for Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington as an eight-episode TV miniseries for Hulu, I decided to pick up the hardback. Although Ng is a relatively young author (born in 1980), this is … [Read more...]