Please look after Mom

From Eileen Effrat Author:  Kyung-Sook    Shin Please look after Mom  Once you read this novel, you will never look at your Mom in the same light. You will find yourself asking, “Do I really KNOW my Mom?”The story begins when a 69 year old  woman , suffering from dementia, is separated from her husband  at [...]

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The Uncommon Reader

From Ellen Druda Author:  Alan Bennett The Uncommon Reader  This is a quick 120 page book about what would happen if the Queen of England was able to escape her minders and mingle, just a bit, with the commoners.   Once she is exposed to the wonderful world of books and reading, her majesty discovers so very, [...]

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Small Hotel

From Catherine Given Author:  Robert Olen  Butler Small Hotel It’s amazing what the element of suspense adds to most any plot. I picked up A Small Hotel by Robert Olen Butler expecting to read the sad tale of a couple’s separation after 20 years. Instead, because the book juxtaposes flashbacks of the couple’s first meeting with [...]

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Abduction!

From Ken Chan Abduction! Author:  Peg Kehret Abduction is a story of great suspense. Abduction is a book is about how a boy named Matt leaves to go to the bathroom and never comes back; he got tricked into going with a man who is his ex-stepdad, Denny. Denny lives a life of gambling and due [...]

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Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter

From Andrea Kalinowski Author:  Blaize  Clement Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter Dixie Hemingway, no relation to the famous personage, is a pet sitter in the Keys of Florida. She was a former deputy until a personal tragedy derailed her calm and her career. Her brother and his partner are her support system. Curiosity Killed the [...]

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“Time Enough at Last” from The twilight zone. Season 1

From Andrea  Kalinowski Author:  Lyn  Venable “Time Enough at Last” from The twilight zone. Season 1 [videorecording DVD] Time Enough at Last” is a television episode of The Twilight Zone, which is now on DVD. The television episode was based on a short story written by Lyn (Marilyn) Venable. It is a Twilight Zone episode [...]

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The descendants: a novel

From Catherine Given Author:  Kaui Hart  Hemmings The descendants: a novel By now you’ve probably seen either The Descendants’ promos or the movie featuring George Clooney and Beau Bridges. In the novel it’s based on, Hemmings provides a sensitive account of the dealings of a comfortably numb man. Matthew, the mostly emotionally absent father of [...]

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Last Man in Tower

From Ellen Druda Author: Aravind Adiga Title: Last Man in Tower (sound recording) Love of money is indeed the root of all evil. A congenial group of apartment dwellers who share the same building in a middle-class neighborhood in Mumbai are offered a buy-out deal from a powerful real-estate developer. Most are happy to accept [...]

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The house of silk : a Sherlock Holmes novel

From  Andrea  Kalinowski Author:  Anthony Horowitz The house of silk : a Sherlock Holmes novel House of Silk is a good addition to the Sherlock Holmes mystique. Dr. Watson is as always, Sherlock’s faithful amanuensis. The House of Silk is a criminal enterprise which has its evil tentacles in the most unusual places. The whole [...]

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The Kingdom of Childhood

From  Rosemarie Jerome Author:   Rebecca  Coleman The Kingdom of Childhood Judy McFarland and Zach Patterson are drawn to each other by needs that start out innocent but quickly turn into something much darker.  Sexual obsession drives a 40 year old wife, mother and teacher to statutory rape and her 16 year old victim to feeling [...]

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