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Right After the Weather by Carol Anshaw | Review

Susie — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:00:40 +0000

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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Grist Mill Road by Christopher J. Yates | Review

Susie — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:00:14 +0000

Grist Mill Road by Christopher J. Yates
Publisher: Picador
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Length: 352 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Twenty-six years after a brutal crime, the victim, the witness, and the perpetrator find their lives still tightly connected….

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Three End-of-Summer Mini-Reviews

Susie — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:00:59 +0000

As the summer begins to wind down, I find myself with a few books that I’ve yet to review. Though very different, these three books have in common that they feature in one way or another a young woman at a crossroads in her life. Today I take a look at those three women and their stories with three mini-reviews.

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The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti | Review

Susie — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 10:00:57 +0000

The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
Publisher: The Dial Press
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Length: 400 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: Samuel Hawley’s teenage daughter, Loo, is just beginning to put together the pieces about her father’s dark history – his very dark history.

Primary Characters: Samuel Hawley – Samuel has been a lot of things in his life: a desperate teenager, a common thief, a killer, a loving husband, a father, a protector. Loo Hawley – A brilliant girl, teenage Loo finds herself settled for the first time and it’s in the town where her mother grew up. Questions inevitably follow….

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