Chasing Lost Time: The Life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff: Soldier, Spy and Translator
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C K Scott Moncrieff's celebrated translation of Proust's A La Recherche du Temps Perdu was first...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated How To Bury Your Brother in Books
Oct 3, 2020
How To Bury Your Brother is the debut novel of Lindsey Rogers Cook. The title drew my eye, and I thought it would have been a humorous novel. Reading the description, you quickly realize it is not. After selecting the book, because of personal reasons, it was not easy to start reading this book. However, once I started, I could not put it down.
Alice thought she would see Rob, her estranged brother, again. His funeral happened first. Years passed, and while cleaning out her parents' house, she discovers a box of letters her brother wrote to other people. Devastated he did not write a letter to her, Alice is determined to learn about the brother she lost and discover why he left by delivering the letters and meeting people who knew Rob.
Doing so forces Alice to look at the dysfunctionality of her seemingly normal family, how Rob and his abandonment shaped her life, newly discovered family secrets, and secrets she has kept from her family and friends.
The well-written story is a fast read. Cook pulls from her Georgian background to accurately portray southern families, their interactions with each other, with the community, and the stories they tell.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 10/2/20.
ANZ Transactive
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ANZ Transactive – Mobile^, a corporate mobile banking solution, is available to existing ANZ...
Guess Brand Logos - What's the Logo Name? Trivia Quiz Game
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You come across these world brand logos every day but how many of them will you recognize? Let's...
Novena Church
Lifestyle and Reference
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This is the official mobile application of Novena Church, Singapore; an initiative of the...
EduKitty-Early Learning Preschool Color Games
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The Most Popular Early Learning Toddler Game According to Preschool Teachers and Moms For Learning...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated Dead Air in Books
Aug 6, 2020
It is no secret I am proud to be from Philly. I love the people, the sports, the arts, and the energy. Philadelphia is not perfect, but if you want to get my attention, set a novel in my city. I will read it. Michael Bradley, a southern Jersey native, set his third novel in Philly and combined his knowledge of the area and radio broadcasting to write Dead Air: A Novel of Suspense.
Kaitlyn Ashe, a radio DJ in Philadelphia, receives anonymous letters that threaten the life she built for herself. That life hides secrets she does not want to be revealed but, when the letters escalate, her fiance insists on calling the police. Kaitlyn needs to figure out who knows about the Shallows before her life crashes down around her, and her secrets revealed.
Rachel Fulginiti, an Audie-nominated narrator and veteran of the stage, skillfully narrates the audiobook, allowing us to hear Kaitlyn's "radio voice" and her normal voice. You can imagine Rachel is Kaitlyn conveying the story to us.
I found the audiobook a little slow to listen to at 1.0 speed. Philadelphians do not talk slowly so I played it at a more comfortable, higher rate.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 8/5/20.
The Night Swim: A Novel
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After the first season of her true crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent...
The Sharpest Needle
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Ready to mingle with the stars? Hollywood's A-list takes centre stage once again in this stylish,...
Minimo Town
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MiniMo Town is a casual learning builder game for children (5-9 years). In MiniMo Town children...