Monthly Archives: October 2020

Storytelling

Posted on October 29, 2020 by dianeledet

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield is unlike any novel I remember reading. The unique nature of this tale impressed me because in ways, it meanders like a river current. As soon as a bedraggled, bloodied stranger enters the … Continue reading →

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Threads of Life

Posted on October 26, 2020 by dianeledet

The Girl Who Wrote In Silk by Kelli Estes is a “then and now” story which flips back and forth in time taking place in Washington state. The two main characters are women; Mei Lein who lived in the late … Continue reading →

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Mothers and Daughters

Posted on October 19, 2020 by dianeledet

I recently read two historical fiction novels about famous women. The first was My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie and the second was Song of the Nile (Cleopatra’s Daughter, #2) also written … Continue reading →

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Life Changer

Posted on October 14, 2020 by dianeledet

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrik Backman is a hilarious book of letters the author has written to his young son. Given all that’s presently going on in the world, this clever book of off-the-wall … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Hide From It

Posted on October 13, 2020 by dianeledet

Less by Andrew Sean Greer won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The plot reminded me in ways of the popular book Eat, Pray, Love by Gilbert. However, this story is about a man named Arthur Less who, when jilted by … Continue reading →

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