With another week left to go in October, I’m finding that I’m severely behind on writing reviews. I usually wait until the very end of the month, but thought it was time to shine a light on these October releases. Each of the four books is unique and a little unsettling, but all in very different ways. Some I enjoyed, one I decidedly did not! So, let’s get to my October mini-reviews for all the gritty details….

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Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Length: 272 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: On its surface, a small rural community may seem mundane, but everyone has a story: big and small, ordinary and extraordinary.

Primary Characters: There are none. This is a collection of connected stories about members of a rural Illinois community. Every chapter focuses on a different person….

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Single Sentence Summary: While in the hospital, Lucy Barton has a five-day visit from her estranged mother that alters the course of her life.

Primary Characters: Lucy – a married woman with two young daughters, confined to a hospital after a tricky post-surgery infection. Lucy’s mother – from a very small town in Illinois, she comes to visit after not seeing Lucy for many years….

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