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Title: Fiction Ruined My Family Author: Jeanne Darst Genre/Pages: Memoir/320 Publisher: Riverhead Books (div. of Penguin) Release Date: September 29, 2011 Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Natalie’s 1-Sentence Synopsis: The youngest of four daughters born into a family with a storied past, Jeanne Darst finds herself battling nature AND nurture with her wit and tenacity. Memoirs–family memoirs in particular–are one [...]
Title: The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie Author: Wendy McClure Genre/Pages: Nonfiction/352 Publisher: Riverhead Press Release Date: April 14, 2011 Rating: 4 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis: A thoroughly researched and well-written memoir that chronicles Wendy McClure’s reawakening of her love for the Little House [...]
Title: My Name is Memory Author: Ann Brashares Genre/Pages: Fiction/336 Publication: Riverhead Books; June 1, 2010 Rating: 3.5 Bookmarks Source: Review copy courtesy of publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis: A love story that spans centuries, My Name Is Memory tells the tale of Daniel and Sophia, time-crossed lovers who face insurmountable obstacles in each lifetime that keep [...]
Title: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Author: Allison Hoover Bartlett Genre/Pages: Nonfiction/288 Publication: Riverhead Books; September 17, 2009 Rating: 4 BOOKMARKS A riveting account of one man’s obsession with rare books, another man’s unrelenting efforts to catch him, and the woman who documented it all. Persistent lying and stealing. Check. Superficial charm. Check. Lack [...]
Title: The Wish Maker Author: Ali Sethi Genre/Pages: Fiction/432 Publication: Riverhead Books; June 11, 2009 Rating: 2.5 BOOKMARKS A sweeping saga told in lyrical prose about one Pakistani boy’s coming of age during a climate of political and social change. Ali Sethi’s debut novel, The Wish Maker, is an ambitious novel–almost an epic–spanning two decades (plus flashbacks), [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
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