Contemporary Women’s Fiction

Book Review-THE KITCHEN DAUGHTER by Jael McHenry

Posted by on Jan 13, 2012 in Book Reviews, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction | 6 comments

 She says, “Hello uccellina.” The name she had for me, Little Bird, from the mouth that spoke it. I am hallucinating the voice as well. Low, sharp, familiar. The first time I tasted espresso I thought, ‘This is what Nonna sounded like.’ This is her. The whole Nonna, solid. Right here, sitting in the kitchen. Jael’s debut novel, originally published in hardcover in April of 2011, just came out as paperback December 20th. It has been on my To-Read list since forever and I finally got my hands on a copy to read over the Christmas break. Ginny Selvaggio is a young...

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Book Review: LITTLE GALE GUMBO by Erika Marks

Posted by on Nov 15, 2011 in Book Reviews, Contemporary Women's Fiction | 10 comments

Fog crawled along the island’s rugged shoreline like old smoke, hugging shingled gables and steeped in the rich salty taste of the tide.   This 400-page contemporary fiction novel is written with a Maine setting so rich with sensory detail that the state has now moved up on my list of places I must visit. The story is about a woman and her daughters beginning a new life by letting Fate determine where they land. They end up on an island off the coast of Maine called Little Gale Island. The residents of this sleepy community are hesitant to take in the Bergeron woman as their...

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BOOK REVIEW: The Last Will of Moira Leahy

Posted by on Jan 12, 2011 in Book Reviews, Contemporary Women's Fiction | 3 comments

The Last Will of Moira Leahy: A Novel [Published by Shaye Areheart Books October 2009, 292 pages, ISBN 978-0-307-46157-5] “I lost my twin to a harsh November nine years ago. Ever since, I’ve felt the span of that month like no other, as if each of the calendar’s thirty perfect little squares split in two on the page.” The reappearance of a cherished family relic bring memories back to the surface that Maeve has drowned long ago. Her conservative ways are pushed to her limits as the memories of her twin and their pastbegin to haunt her night and day. Maeve gives in to the demands...

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Time Of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch

Posted by on Mar 30, 2010 in Contemporary Women's Fiction | 0 comments

Jillian Westfield is an everyday, suburban mom. She has the SUV and sprawling home to prove it. However, she is overwhelmed and under-fulfilled. She reflects on her life and realizes it is less than she had hoped for. Where had things gone awry? Was it her? Was it Henry, her husband? Or was it just part of married life? With these questions looming in her subconscious, Jillian visits her masseur, Garland, to help her relieve some of her angst. However, after he “unblocks her chi”, something happens. Not just a little something. A BIG something. Jillian finds herself transported...

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