Reading in White Bear Lake
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Review: The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Title: The Hour I First BelievedAuthor: Wally LambPages: 752 pagesPublisher: Harper (November 11, 2008)ISBN-10: 0060393491 Caelum Quirk narrates Wally Lamb’s newest book, The Hour I First Believed. Caelum is a high school English teacher struggling to maintain his third marriage. Caelum and his wife, Maureen moved to Littleton, Colorado to start a new life after…
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What’s On Your Nightstand – 5/26/09
What’s been on your nightstand this month? The folks at 5 Minutes for Books would like to know. See what everyone else is reading and discover some new titles to add to your TBR pile! Mine is ever growing!! Books I have Read in May, 2009 – Across A Hundred Mountains by Renya Grande –…
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Mailbox Monday – 5/25/09
This is my second week in participating in Mailbox Monday. This is a weekly event hosted by Marcia over at The Printed Page. This week I recevied from Random House, The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha. This book will be available July 2009. THE CRYING TREE has been selected for Barnes & Noble’s autumn Discover…
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Mailbox Monday – May 11th
This is my first time in participating in Mailbox Monday. This is a weekly event hosted by Marcia over at The Printed Page. This week I recevied from Simon and Schuster, In The Kitchen by Monica Ali. This book will be available June 2009 from Scribner. This book appealed to me due to many of…
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Review: Across A Hundred Mountains by Renya Grande
Title: Across a Hundred MountainsAuthor: Reyna GrandePages: 259Publisher: Atria (June 20, 2006)ISBN-10: 0743269578 This is the story of migration, love and loss as two women (Adelina and Juana) find the path of their lives crossing. Juana’s family suffers a tragedy which greatly affects Juana’s relationship with her mother. Juana’s father, Miguel leaves to go to…
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Review: The Girl She Used To Bo
Title: The Girl She Used To BeAuthor: David CristofanoPages: 256 pagesPublisher: Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (March 19, 2009)ISBN-10: 0446582220 When Melody Grace McCartney was 6 years old she and her parents accidently witness a horribly brutal act of violence committed by an influential mafia figure, Tony Bovaro. Melody and her family go into the…
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LIBRARY LOOT – May 2nd, 2009
Hubby went to the library for me this week and I had alot of reserves in! It was like my birthday when he got home. I was excited. I need to make time this week to get some serious reading done. Josh, my oldest came over and set up my gazebo/outdoor living room. It is…
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Review: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Title: The Story of Edgar SawtelleAuthor: David Wroblewski Pages: 576 pagesPublisher: Ecco; 1ST edition (September 19, 2008)ISBN-10: 0061768065 Edgar Sawtelle is the much desired child of Gar and Trudy Sawtelle. The Sawtelle family was known in Wisconsin for their breeding and training of dogs. When their son, Edgar was born without the ability to speak,…
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Review: The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle
Title: The Kindness of Strangers Author: Katrina Kittle Pages: 400 pages (paperback) Publisher: Harper Perennial (January 2, 2007) ISBN-10: 0060564784 From Publishers WeeklyMaster caterer Sarah Laden is barely holding her life together as a widow with two difficult sons—recalcitrant teen Nate and troubled fifth-grader Danny—when the unthinkable happens. Her best friend and neighbor, Courtney Kendrick,…
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Review: Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
Title: Barefoot Author: Elin HilderbrandPages: 432 pagesPublisher: Back Bay Books (June 9, 2008)ISBN-10: 0316018597 From Publishers WeeklyHilderbrand’s sixth novel heaps on the trauma as a substitute for realistic connection in this heady mix of beach house, cancer, affair and mom lit. Connecticut housewife Vicki, diagnosed with lung cancer, has packed up her two kids for…
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