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The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
4d ago
Book Review for “The Flower Sisters” by Michelle Collins Anderson. Summary: "At birth, Violet and Rose Flowers were identical, save for a tiny bluish-purple mark gracing Violet’s slender neck. By nineteen, their temperaments distinguish them, as different as the flowers their mother named them for—Violet, wild and outgoing, and Rose, solitary and reserved. Still, they ..read more
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1M ago
Book Review for “Amongst Women” by John McGahern. Summary: "Moran is an old Republican whose life was forever transformed by his days of glory as a guerilla leader in the War of Independence. Now, in old age, living in the country, Moran is still fighting - with his family, his friends, even himself - in ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
2M ago
Book Review for “The Memory of Lavender and Sage” by Aimie K. Runyan. Summary: "Food critic Tempèsta Luddington has always felt like the odd person out in her family, ever since she lost her beloved mother at the tender age of thirteen. When her workaholic father passes fifteen years later, Tempèsta is not surprised that ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
4M ago
Book Review for “The Physics of Relationships” by Chas Halpern. Summary: "Lexi is a sixty-year-old widow whose solitary life is thrown into turmoil when a desperate young woman moves in with her, soon followed by the unexpected arrival of her best friend, who has separated from her husband of forty years. The mix of these ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
6M ago
Book Review for “Ana Turns” by Lisa Gornick. Summary: "A kaleidoscopic story, unspooling over the twenty-four hours of a very contemporary woman’s sixtieth birthday. Nine years have passed since Ana Koehl had sex with her pot-addicted anesthesiologist husband, seven since she began an affair with a gonzo journalist. She’s gratified by her work as a ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
6M ago
Book Review for “The Kitchen Front” by Jennifer Ryan. Summary: "Two years into WW2, Britain is feeling her losses; the Nazis have won battles, the Blitz has destroyed cities, and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing, a BBC radio program called The Kitchen Front ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
6M ago
Book Review for “No. 23 Burlington Square” by Jenni Keer. Summary: "On the morning of Friday 5th February, 1927, Miss Agnes Humphries – the landlady of the attractive, if-slightly-shabby, white-fronted townhouse at Number 23 Burlington Square – has a decision to make. The rooms of the second floor lie empty, since poor Mr Blandford’s unfortunate ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
7M ago
Book Review for “The Adored One” by Susanne Dunlap. Summary: "Lillian Lorraine was a naive 15-year-old chorine on Broadway when she attracted the notice of the notorious 41-year-old Florenz Ziegfeld. Accustomed to getting what he wanted, Ziegfeld took Lillian under his wing and into his arms, giving her coveted numbers in the Ziegfeld Follies and ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
9M ago
Book Review for “California Golden” by Melanie Benjamin. Summary: "Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky A-Go-Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donelly is breaking the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport--and her ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog » Coming Of Age
10M ago
Book Review for “Days at the Morisaki Bookshop” by Satoshi Yagisawa, Eric Ozawa (Translator). Summary: "Unable to accept being dumped by her colleague, Takako quits her job and moves into the used bookstore owned by her uncle, Satoru, in Jinbocho [the bookshop-filled neighborhood of Tokyo]. Despite her initial lack of interest in novels, Takako is slowly ..read more