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Friday, January 24, 2020

Book review: Circe, by Madeline Miller, Little, Brown and Company

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Circe is a goddess of Greek mythology, the daughter of Helios, god of the sun. She has the power of witchcraft – the ability to transform he...

Mini book review: The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett, HarperCollins

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This is a story of a brother, Danny, and his sister, Maeve, and the unbreakable bond between them. Ann Patchett is such a gifted writer that...
Saturday, December 21, 2019

Book review: Greenwood, by Michael Christie, Penguin Random House

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Read this book. Whether you're a budding environmentalist, a downright tree hugger or neither of the two, give it a go. I opened this b...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Mini book review: Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, PenguinRandomhouse

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I’m late to the party about Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, which has been out for more than a year and was on top of the New York ...

Mini book review: The World That We Knew, by Alice Hoffman, Simon & Schuster

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A little Alice Hoffman, anyone? In The World That We Knew, Hoffman writes about the French Resistance during the Second World War, but in he...
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Mini book review: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane, Simon and Schuster

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Looking for a sweeping family saga filled with memories, love and heartbreak to read this summer? Look no further – pick up Ask Again, Yes ...
Monday, July 15, 2019

Summer reading list: Two juicy mysteries and two au courant memoirs

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I haven't reviewed any books in nearly a year, so here's an attempt at catching up! Here are links to four reviews of books I...

Mini book review: Conviction, by Denise Mina, Hachette

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This book is a tour de force. Denise Mina, Scottish author of 13 novels, keeps getting better and better. In Conviction , Mina hits us with ...

Mini book review: Big Sky, by Kate Atkinson, Penguin Random House

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Fans of Jackson Brodie can rejoice – he’s back chasing bad guys in Big Sky , Kate Atkinson’s latest novel. It’s been nine long years since t...

Mini book review: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, by Alicia Elliott, Penguin Random House

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Reconciliation is a buzzword in the lexicon of Indigenous relations in Canada. In the memoir A Mind Spread Out on the Ground , author Alicia...
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Tracy Sherlock writes news, commentary, book reviews and features. She was the Vancouver Sun and Province education reporter and books editor until 2017 and is now a freelance writer and journalism instructor. Follow the blog by clicking on the follow button or email tracy.sherlock@gmail.com.
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