Prince of Thorns
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From the publisher that brought you Game of Thrones...Prince of Thorns is the first volume in a...
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
Leo Tolstoy, Andrew Kahn and Nicolas Pasternak Slater
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'no one pitied him as he would have liked to be pitied' As Ivan Ilyich lies dying he begins to...
The Executioner Weeps
David Coward and Frederic Dard
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Winner of the 1957 Grand prix de la litterature policiere It was fate that led her to step out in...
Jakob's Colours
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Inspired by the lost voices of the Romany Holocaust this heartbreaking and tender novel will appeal...
Dancer's Lament
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It was once a land ravaged by war, minor city states, baronies and principates fight for supremacy,...
Wolf Winter
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'Like a silent fall of snow; suddenly, the reader is enveloped...visually acute, skilfully...
After Hitchcock: Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality
R. Barton Palmer and David Boyd
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Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the most famous director to have ever made a film. Almost...
Orson Welles: v. 3: One-Man Band
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In One-Man Band, the third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work, Simon Callow...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Vacation in Books
Jul 22, 2020 (Updated Jul 22, 2020)
T. M. Logan will probably never realize it, but he changed my life. Tim's first novel, Lies, was the first book I was given to review. You can guess that he has a special place in my heart, but I will still provide an honest review.
The Vacation, his third book, introduces us to Kate and her 3 BFFs. After college, they drifted apart but made time for the yearly vacation. That is until kids and life get in the way. After several years, they are getting the gang back together to celebrate their 40th birthdays, and they are inviting their husbands and kids too. Kate is looking forward to it until she realizes one of them is having an affair with her husband.
If that were the full story, I would not have enjoyed it. However, secrets come out. Secrets from, the past, the couples, and from friends. Is anyone who Kate thought they were?
I had difficulty getting into the book, but once the rest of the story opened up, I was hooked. I tried to think of what I would cut from the beginning but found nothing. It is necessary to set up the events that follow.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 7/21/20.
The Scandi Kitchen: Simple, Delicious Dishes for Any Occasion
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There's so much more to Nordic food than pickled herring and meatballs. Stretching from the...