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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

I love this book. I have no idea why I put a hold on it. Sara comes from Sweden to visit her pen pal , Amy from Iowa. Amy has died and Sara finds herself immediately ensconced in Amy’s house at the behest of the funeral attendees, the townspeople Amy has written about to Sara […]

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The Red Tent

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The 20th anniversary of this book!? Dang, I’m old. I couldn’t remember what it was about except Biblical women menstruating in tents, but boy, as I read it, the thing that came back to me the strongest was my feelings. Same as 20 years ago. Dang, the Bible should have more stuff about women. How […]

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The Summer Before The War

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Jane Austen meets World War 1. So good. Just completely readable and wonderful. Newly orphaned Beatrice arrives in Suffolk on the brink of World War 1, hired to teach Latin at the local school, despite the moral qualms of the locals about having a woman (gasp!) in the classroom. Helen Simonson’s first book was Major […]

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Playing Hurt by John Saunders

Friday, September 15, 2017

This book was written jointly by ESPN announcer John Saunders and a Michigan sportswriter that I loved listening to on Michigan Radio, John U. Bacon. Saunders story of a horrifying childhood, lifelong depression, Canadian hockey, an unexpected career at which he was apparently gifted (his 2-page description of being a sports announcer is SO great […]

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The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Last week I read Andrew Sean Greer’s latest book Less and loved it. His tenderness and humor for his protagonist was so endearing and had a sort of light and masterful way of reading that made me think of Updike or Irving. Published 5 years ago, The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells seems like a […]

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The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Stories of marriages and affairs and partnerships all set in the framework of engagement rings, complete with anecdotes and historical bits about diamond monolith DeBeers and the ad agency and write that created the iconic motto “A Diamond Is Forever.” I found the stories themselves engrossing and think Sullivan has a good ear for different […]

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