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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated The Long Call in Books

Sep 29, 2019

This novel immediately reminded me of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series. The bucolic setting is similar as well as the structure and characters. I found this story a bit slow and drawn out. Although it is a good book and up to par with Penny’s novels, it is not for me.