I read this novel some time ago, and posted a short review on a Goodreads. I had mixed feelings about this book, so here is an expanded review. The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman was billed as "a delicious novel about appetite, temptation, and fulfillment" yet I did not find it so. Isn't it …
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Catching up on Book Reviews
In the last two months, I have caught up with several good books from three good authors, and one in the not so much category. In each case, I picked up new titles, at least new to me, from authors I have enjoyed in the past. I have already put abbreviated reviews on Goodreads for …
Cozy Christmas Reading
One thing nice about cold weather is curling up with a good book next to a nice fire. I think it is fun at holiday time to find books with a Christmas theme, particularly cozy mysteries. If you haven't heard that term, a cozy mystery is one without overt violence, no foul language, and the …
Book Review – The Violets of March
This is a wonderful story, with an interesting premise. Emily's marriage is over. Joel is moving on with someone new, so she decides to visit her aunt on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. It is the perfect getaway, putting an entire country between Emily and New York to begin healing her broken heart. The descriptions …
Book Review – Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
A delightful book with just a touch of magic, as a woman comes to life again after the death of her husband. Kate has been 'asleep' for a year and allowed her controlling mother-in-law to take over her and her daughter Devin's lives. On the morning movers are to come to move them out of …
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Book Review – The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
I really like the writing in Kate Morton's novels. It is thoughtful and measured, not rushing to reveal too much at one time, but at times maddeningly so! The reader sees into the mind and thoughts of the characters, understanding their motivations. In The Distant Hours, a young researcher and writer uncovers a link between …
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Friday night in a small town, and Books!
Last night was the beginning of a concert series that our small town does every summer. It is called Music on Main, and is free, just bring a chair. Our car club decided to attend the associated car show too, so we all gathered at a local shopping center and drove in together. Music was …
Shopping Wilmington
Next to last day of vacation, and I had it in mind to visit two really special shopping areas. I read about these in a review of Wilmington shopping so I had to visit. The Cotton Exchange is a downtown shopping area of eight restored old buildings connected by walkways and stone paths with a …
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt – book review
Reading some of the reviews on this book, I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the time on 770 pages, but it won a Pulitzer Prize. Those are certainly not given for bad writing. After reading it, I think most of the people that didn't enjoy this book didn't understand what it was really about. …
Dog On It – A Chet and Bernie Mystery Series
Prepare to fall in love with Chet, a 100-pound canine private investigator (who flunked out of K-9 police school) in business with his human, Bernie. Chet narrates the books, but this isn’t a fantasy book, he acts like a normal dog. He doesn’t speak to Bernie, but he does think, narrating the books in first-dog …
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From My Carolina Home 