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The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham Plot: “In the bestselling tradition of The Girl on the Train and In a Dark, Dark Wood, from the internationally bestselling author whom Stephen King called “an absolute master” of the psychological thriller, comes a riveting suspense novel about the unlikely friendship between two pregnant women that asks: how far would […]

Book Reviews

Books I Read in May and Whether or Not You Should Read Them.

My Favorite Things I Discovered in August.

A Separation by Katie Kitamura Plot: “A young woman has agreed with her faithless husband: it’s time for them to separate. For the moment it’s a private matter, a secret between the two of them. As she begins her new life, she gets word that Christopher has gone missing in a remote region in the […]

Book Reviews

Books I Read in April & Whether or Not You Should Read Them.

Stranger Things and Back to School Mantras.

Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach Plot: “Ava Antipova has her reasons for running away: a failing family vineyard, a romantic betrayal, a mercurial sister, an absent father, a mother slipping into dementia. In Paris, Ava renounces her terribly practical undergraduate degree, acquires a French boyfriend and a taste for much better wine, and erases her past. Two […]

Book Reviews

Books I’ve Read Lately (And Whether or Not You Should Read Them)

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