Orphan #8 by Kim van Alkemade- 416 pages Book Blurb: In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray...
Saving Sophie by Ronald H. Balson- 448 pages ARC- Courtesy of St. Martin’s Griffin and Ronald H. Balson Book Blurb: Jack Sommers was just an ordinary accountant from Chicago. That is, until his wife passed away, his young daughter was kidnapped, and he became the main...
A Master Plan For Rescue by Janis Cooke Newman- 336 pages Book Blurb: Set in 1942 New York and Berlin, A Master Plan for Rescue is an enchanting novel about the life-giving powers of storytelling, and the heroism that can be inspired by love. In essence, it is two...
Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg- 336 pages Book Blurb: Meet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she’s the truth-telling proprietress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater. It’s the Jazz Age, with romance and booze aplenty–even when...
Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner- 416 pages Guest Review by Carly Margolin Book Blurb: Born into rural poverty, Gabrielle Chanel and her siblings are sent to orphanage after their mother’s death. The sisters nurture Gabrielle’s exceptional sewing skills, a talent...
The Bridal Chair by Gloria Goldreich – 496 pages Book Blurb: As a child growing up in 1920s Paris, Ida Chagall copes with her father Marc Chagall’s brilliant artistic mind, overbearing ego, and the tight leash he keeps on her. But as Ida blossoms into a young...