Category Archives: The Sunday Salon

Fly Away Home: Review

Fly Away Home  by Jennifer Weiner Publication date/ Length: 2010 / 397 pages First line: Breakfast in five-star hotels was always the same. Synopsis (from the jacket cover): When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, The Sunday Salon | 2 Comments

The Botany of Desire: Review

The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan Publication date/ Length: 2001 / 245 pages First line: The seeds of this book were first planted in my garden — while I was planting seeds, as a … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, The Sunday Salon | 2 Comments

The Edge of Winter: Review and Giveaway

 The Edge of Winter by Luanne Rice Publication date/ Length: 2007 / 478 pages First line: “The day the world ended started our crystal clear, the sky so sharply heart-stoppingly blue, it seemed it might crack. Synopsis (from the jacket cover): In … Continue reading

Posted in Book Club Favorites, Reviews, The Sunday Salon | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Mr. Peanut: Review and Sunday Salon

Mr. Peanut  by Adam Ross Publication date/ Length: 2010 / 335 pages First line: When David Pepin first dreamed of killing his wife, he didn’t kill her himself. Synopsis (from the back cover): David Pepin has been in love with … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, The Sunday Salon | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Sunday Salon: Hunting Unicorns

Hunting Unicorns: A Novel by Bella Pollan Publication date/ Length: 2003 / 350 pages First line: My mother and father drank. Synopsis (from the back cover):  The patrician Bevan family clings to tradition while wrestling with taxes, tree blight, and the need to … Continue reading

Posted in Future Classics...?, Reviews, The Sunday Salon | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments