Literary Fiction
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Half Moon Bay
A haunting tale of a woman driven a little crazy by the loss of her teenage daughter in a senseless accident. Jane O’Malley has lost her daughter and husband, in an attempt to restart her life she moves from Berkeley to Half Moon Bay and takes a job at a local nursery that specializes in… Continue reading
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Idaho
When you read a book about murder especially a horrific murder you expect a resolution, an explanation, something to ease the pain. In Idaho Emily Ruskovich gives you none of that. Ann knows when she married Wade that he has early on-set dementia and that his first wife murdered one of their children. The beauty… Continue reading
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News of the World
News of the World, a National Book Award nominee is a delight. Janet Maslin in her New York Times review of News of the World called it a painfully simple story. Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd is an older gentleman, who travels around Texas reading the news. A friend asks Kidd to take a 10 year… Continue reading