EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT WAS TRUE by Lisa Montanaro
What would it be like to live a lie? Every day. What would you lose if you lived your truth? What about the ones you love? This is the subject…
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HOPE AND GLORY – A Novel by Jendella Benson
Jendella Benson’s debut novel, HOPE AND GLORY (William Morrow), celebrates Nigerian culture and close family ties. The Plot: Glory Akíndélé’s family are Nigerian immigrants living in London. She’d always considered…
Brandon Hobson’s THE REMOVED: A Novel
A Cherokee family struggles to survive trauma past and present. Author Brandon Hobson is well versed in tales of tragedy suffered by the Cherokee Nation. His novel Where the Dead Sit…
Review of THE SILENCE by Susan Allott
The historical guilt of a nation ravages the lives of two Australian families. Silence isn’t always golden. It can also be “a cult of forgetfulness practiced on a national scale.” The…
Review of The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson
Diamonds, Dysfunction, and Family Legacy The fragmented Miller family is far from perfect — they’ve never been able to get their act together. But when the family matriarch dies and…
THE SHAPE OF FAMILY – A Novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Will tragedy bind a husband, wife, and their kids together, or rip them apart? The contour of a family is a fragile, fluid thing — tragedy can change its lines…
Review of THE GUEST BOOK – A Novel by Sarah Blake
Identity, Isolation, and An Island… Even those who lead a charmed life can be gob-smacked in a second, the tightly woven fabric of life’s perfection unraveled in the time it…
Review of The To-Hell-And-Back Club by Jill Hannah Anderson
Peyton Brooks has a terrible marriage. With both kids now in college, she is finally ready to tell Jerry she wants a divorce. Her group of three best friends have…