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The Widower’s Tale: Review
The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass Publication date/ Length: 2010 / 402 pages First line: “Why, thank you. I’m getting in shape to die.” Synopsis (from the jacket cover): In a historic farmhouse outside Boston, seventy-year-old Percy Darling is settling happily … Continue reading
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How to Read the Air: Review
How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu Publication date/ Length: 2010 / 305 pages First line: It was four hundred eighty-four miles from my parents’ home in Peoria, Illinois, to Nashville, Tennessee, a distance that in a seven-year-old … Continue reading
How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Review
How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond by Cesar Millan Publication date/ Length: 2009 / 289 pages First line: Several months ago, I walked into our Cesar Millan, Inc., offices and noticed our staff crowded around one … Continue reading
Review: The Last Templar
The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury Publication date/ Length: 2005 / 404 pages First line: The Holy Land is lost. Synopsis (from the jacket cover): In a hail of fire and flashing sword, as the burning city of Acre falls from the … Continue reading
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Review: Strength in What Remains
Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder Publication date/ Length: 2009 / 272 pages First line: As we drove through southwestern Burundi, I felt as if we were being followed by the mountain called Ganza, the way a child feels … Continue reading
