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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated My Name is Lucy Barton in Books
Oct 5, 2020
I know it's early, but here's a novel that I'm already certain will rank high on my "top 2016 books" list next year. Read my review here to find out why this book should be your first read of the New Year. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/12/20/depths-in-simplicity/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Rodin's Lover in Books
Oct 5, 2020
This beautifully rendered story is about Camille Claudel, the woman who inspired and challenged Auguste Rodin's talent and emotions, with a level of passion and genius all her own. Read my review of this amazing historical fiction novel here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/11/04/the-cast-and-curse-of-genius/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Chocolate Maker's Wife in Books
Oct 5, 2020
This is the story of Rosemund, a woman who was both literally and figuratively pulled up from the gutter to become Lady Blithman, the Chocolate Maker's Wife. See what I thought of this historical, culinary, women's fiction novel in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/08/16/a-delicious-phoenix/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Astonishing Life of August March in Books
Oct 7, 2020
The blurb says this book is “Candide by way of John Irving, with a hint of Charles Dickens.” I'm not totally sure, but you can find out what I thought of this fun debut novel in my #bookreview on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/04/17/seasons-of-surprises/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Death of an Owl in Books
Oct 7, 2020
After author Paul Torday died, his son Piers found his father's last manuscript, which was supposed to become his ninth novel. Piers decided to complete this unfinished work to honor his father's memory. Read my review of this unintentional collaborative effort here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/04/02/truth-and-politics/
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/04/02/truth-and-politics/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold in Books
Oct 7, 2020
Only Margaret Atwood could take Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and turn it not only into a truly modern piece of art, but also include a rendition of the original play, in the most surprising way. Read my review of this rollicking novel here
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/07/20/theatrical-turbulence/
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/07/20/theatrical-turbulence/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Foreign Bodies in Books
Oct 7, 2020
When Bea reluctantly agrees to get involved in getting her nephew to return home, she ends up traveling far more afield than just from her solitary life in 1950s New York. Read my review of this Orange Prize winning novel here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/07/03/overtures-with-a-nightingale/
Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated The Long Call in Books
Sep 29, 2019
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