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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel in Books
Oct 5, 2020
If you call me an Anglophile, I'll say "guilty as charged"! So if you're like me, you might be interested in this recently released novel about Princess Margaret, the troubled younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. You can read my full book review here. http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/11/08/some-royalty-blues/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Printed Letter Bookshop in Books
Oct 5, 2020
Today Katherine Reay’s latest work “The Printed Letter Bookshop” was released, and I just published my #bookreview of this novel on my blog. It is a work of literary, contemporary, women’s fiction, and you can find out what I thought of it here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/05/14/bookish-kinship-building/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Perfect Mother in Books
Oct 7, 2020
What would you do if your daughter were half a world away and accused of murder? Could you be the perfect mother, supportive and believing, even when things don't add up? Read my review of this mystery/character study novel, here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/11/18/a-mother-and-a-mystery/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated How to be a Heroine: Or, What I've Learned from Reading Too Much in Books
Oct 7, 2020
If you've ever read a story or novel and thought the heroine's life was like your own, or wanted your life to be like it (or the opposite), you should read this book. To find out why, read my review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/03/27/finding-a-fictional-role-model/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt in Books
Oct 7, 2020
I am trilled to give you the link to my #bookreview of this debut novel. This is a real winner and I hope that you'll take a look at this to find out why I'm giving it 5/5 stars, without any reservations! https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/06/21/a-family-inventory/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Second Honeymoon in Books
Oct 7, 2020
When the kids have finally moved out, do you really want them back again? Joanna Trollope investigates what happens when grown kids who have "left the nest" end up needing to return. You can read my review of this novel, here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/12/22/empty-nest-and-or-wishful-thinking/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Author and Me in Books
Oct 7, 2020
In an attempt to prove that characters are not necessarily the mouthpieces of their authors, Eric Chevillard takes us on a highly controversial journey, where the lines of reality and fiction are constantly blurred. Read my review of this unusual novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/09/03/cauliflower-gratin-vs-trout-amandine/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Various Pets Alive and Dead in Books
Oct 7, 2020
Once again, Marina Lewycka brings us a hodge-podge cast of highly flawed characters and puts them into a slew of sticky situations for yet another wild romp of a story. You can read my review of this fabulously fun novel here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/05/26/a-socially-capital-laugh/
Anne1840 (8 KP) rated Big Little Lies in TV
Jul 11, 2019
Zama (2017)
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Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the 17th century...
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