Twists and a well-crafted tale madeThe Family Upstairsa winner. It’s easy to see why it won a Goodreads Reader Choice Award. The audiobook was fantastic, and I was glad to see three narrators. Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland and Dom Thornburn each handle a point of view giving voice to t...
The Family Upstairs by Lisa JewellWe Were Never Here by Andrea BartzSomething in the Water by Catherine SteadmanThe Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv ConstantineSo many great books! I also have some ebooks and audiobooks on hold from the library to check out this month as well. :)What are you gu...
Bayou Whispersis the story of no-nonsense New Orleans native, Jeannine LaRue, the sole survivor of her family after the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina. In the aftermath of the storm, she believed she’d been saved, but soon found herself held hostage and sexually exploited, rescue...
We’ve gathered the family around the table to celebrate F’sgiving, a thing we just made up in which we care enough to watch a film featuring F. Murray Abraham. In this case it’s “Last Action Hero,” a movie that Wikipedia claims is a cult classic. We don’t know about that,...
Jenny Wheeler:We are talking about your fourth novel, The French Gift, but they have all got a very similar feeling. You have set yourself a tradition of lush dual timeline stories with an international reach, dealing with family secrets and female friendships. This is literature you have been...
I’m going to go upstairs and hopefully find it to pop on the table with some little candles and else something festive. I’ve got a whole butternut squash in the larder, but was planning to roast it for dinner tonight….ho hum. I’m not sure that really works anyway. Autumn leaves...
In this compelling new novel, Kate Grenville uses family memories to imagine her way into the life of her grandmother. This is the story of a woman, working her way through a world of limits and obstacles, who was able-if at a cost-to make a life she could call her own. Her ...
I wish to carry upstairs in my arms looking up at me and thinking be careful, dear human Ondaatje addresses his cat, Jack, and remembers how he was adopted (“I found you as if an urchin in a snowstorm”), how he became a member of the family, (“learned the territories of the ho...
I have a few books to talk about. I’m readingThe Push by Ashley Audrainright now, which is wonderful. My laptop is sitting on top ofThe Wife Upstairs by Rachel HawkinsandJ. Elle’s Wings of EbonyandAlex Bracken’s Lore.Anything thatLeigh Bardugo does,I am there for. I can go on...
I tried not to let air get caught in my throat, just like I tried not to read into any of it, which was basically impossible. But before I could say anything, he was carrying Viera upstairs. And while I wrangled a cat, cleaned up poop, and helped Ben put away groceries, my heart...