The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman – 384 pages Book Blurb: In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility—much like Maggie Hughes’ parents. Maggie’s English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter that don’t include...
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens –384 pages Book Blurb: For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya...
Spark Of Light by Jodi Picoult – 352 pages ARC courtesy of Ballantine Books in exchange for an honest review. Book Blurb: The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes...
The Book Of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir – 336 pages Book Blurb: Esther Ann Hicks–Essie–is the youngest child on Six for Hicks,a reality television phenomenon. She’s grown up in the spotlight, both idolized and despised for her family’s...
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones – Audio Book Blurb: Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine...
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne – 582 pages Book Blurb: Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out...