by jim newell | Mar 26, 2012 | Not Bee Rated
Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense of her bestselling novel The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Kim Edward’s The Lake of Dreams is a powerful family drama and an unforgettable story of love lost and found. Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in...
by jim newell | Jan 21, 2012 | Not Bee Rated
Hedi has chosen this months selection and it has a great first line: “Use to be when a bird flew into a window, Milly an Twiss got a visit.” It was a Ladies Home Journal book club pick and part of the Target Emerging Authors Program. Visit the...
by jim newell | Nov 9, 2011 | Not Bee Rated
I love this book – it is a classic. It was written in the 1940’s, takes place in the 1930’s, but I believe you will all find it enchanting. SUMMARY FROM AMAZON: Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain wants to become a writer. Trouble is, she’s...
by jim newell | Oct 30, 2011 | Not Bee Rated
NOTE: Bookclub moved to 11/10, Thursday at 7:30p A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the...
by jim newell | Aug 6, 2011 | Not Bee Rated
Author: Lori Lansens This is the second novel we have read by Ms. Lansens. Also see: The Girls Certain novels recall fairy tales. Their heroes are banished, repeatedly challenged, until finally, foes vanquished, they make their triumphant homecoming. Though it opens...
by jim newell | Aug 6, 2011 | Not Bee Rated
Author: Sandra Brown Starred Review. Bestseller Brown (Smash Cut) brings Depression-era Texas to vivid life in this poignant short novel. At the recommendation of Dr. Murdy Kincaid, Ella Barron, a hardworking woman whose husband deserted her, accepts David Rainwater,...