Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

Frances is hired to write a report on the follies in the garden of an old dillapidated home in England. There she meets Cara and Peter, a glamorous, hedonistic couple who dazzle Frances offering her their unexpected friendship. As Frances becomes increasingly entangled in their lives she finds that their stories don’t always quite add […]

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All Things Consoled by Elizabeth Haye

This is a beautiful, wise memoir of Elizabeth Haye’s parents final years. She writes with her signature wisdom and humour as she broaches the devastating reality of losing a parent a little at a time.

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Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

” On a dark, misty night in the small English village of Radcot, locals gather at the Swan Inn to cap their day with drinks and lore. Into the inn bursts a mysterious man, sopping and bloodied and carrying an unconscious four-year-old girl. But before he can explain who he and the child are, and […]

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Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Eleven year old Washington Black is a slave on a sugar plantation in Barbados. When his master’s eccentric, abolishionist brother, Titch, chooses Washington as his manservant, Wash is introduced to a world of science and wonder. When a man dies there is a bounty placed on Washington’s head and Titch risks everything to save him. […]

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The Ghost Keeper by Natalie Morrill

Josef Tobak is a quiet man who loves his wife, Anna, his son, Tobias and caring for an old, abandoned Jewish Cemetary in Austria. Then comes the Anschluss of 1938 and his world is upended. His closest friend has joined the Nazi party but helps Josef’s wife and son escape to China. Josef must stay […]

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Everybody’s Son by Thrity Umrigar

David Coleman is a white US Senator and Judge. He and his wife, Dolores, adopt ten year old African American Anton. Anton becomes as successful as his adopted father, whom he has come to love and respect as his own. But when he discovers the truth about his life, his birth mother, and his adopted […]

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The Paragon Hotel by Lindsay Faye

Alice James, who is carrying a bullet wound and fleeing 1921 New York city, ends up at the Paragon Hotel in Oregon. Her life is saved and she becomes embroiled in the troubles of the people who have saved her. This is a fast paced story of people who don’t quite fit, who aren’t quite […]

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The Secrets Between US by Thrity Umrigar

This is a sequel to The Space Between Us (This is one sequel where it really helps to have read the first book). We follow Bhima as she struggles to build a new life for herself after having been forcebly sent away from her old job. She meets Parvati and the unlikely duo begain a […]

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The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman

Mikey Callaghan is reconnecting with his childhood friends, known as The Gunners. The group lost touch after Sally committed suicide. Mikey is suffering from macular degeneration and some of the blur in his life is due to unresolved issues. Perhaps the Gunners, Alice, Jimmy, Sam and Lynn can help him focus? A fast paced mystery […]

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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Celestial and Ray are newlyweds are crazy in love. Unforseen circumstances rip them apart as their new love is tested by systemic racism in America. This book was scary in its portrayal of how a situation than is beyond your control can change your life forever. A must read in this Trump era. Beautifully written […]

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