Archive for September 27, 2009
BLAME by Michelle Huneven
Michelle Huneven’s new novel, BLAME, has one of the best prologues to come along in a long time. Here, we are introduced to Joey Hawthorne, a preteen struggling with the impending death of her mother to breast cancer. One day tall, handsome uncle Brice shows up to pick her up from summer typing lessons and she immediately suspects something is wrong—her mother will die shortly thereafter. Through Brice, Joey is introduced to his temperamental girlfriend, Patsy MacLemoore.
September 27, 2009
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Judi Clark · 
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Tags: AA, Contemporary, FSG, Literary · Posted in: Addiction, Award Winning Author, Contemporary, guilt, Literary
DISTURBANCES IN THE FIELD by Lynn Sharon Schwartz
DISTURBANCES IN THE FIELD is a deep novel and book of philosophy in one. It opens up very slowly, developing characterization and heading very slowly towards a tragedy. What, you might ask, is a disturbance in the field?
September 27, 2009
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Tags: 2009 Favorites, Contemporary, Literary, Philosophical · Posted in: 2009 Favorites, Classic, Contemporary, Life Choices, Literary, NE & New York
