Right After the Weather by Carol Anshaw
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: October 1, 2019
Length: 288 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

At 42, Cate, still struggling to figure out exactly what she wants from life, gets the big break she’s longed for, only to have her life upended by a horrific act of violence….

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The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (debut)
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Length: 544 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

The four daughters of Marilyn and David Sorenson have had front row seats to their parents’ amazing marriage, but as each reaches adulthood she struggles with how truly high the bar has been set….

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Becoming by Michelle Obama
Narrator: Michelle Obama
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (Random House Audio)
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Length: 448 pages (19 hrs. 3 min.)
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Audiobook

{My Thoughts}

Today’s review is going to be a little different. I just could not find a way to make Michelle Obama’s memoir fit into my typical review format. Hers is a unique journey that we all are at least a little familiar with. It needs no introduction, no backstory. Before listening to Becoming, I was already captivated by what I knew of this remarkable woman. Those feelings only grew as she shared her life story with me….

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The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Publisher: Viking
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Length: 432
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Stunning portrayal of the AIDS crisis in Chicago seen through the eyes of two people deeply affected by the epidemic that’s slowly taking everyone they love….

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