Month: September 2021
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Still no Autumn…but wait, is that thunder?
We have had no rain in a long time. We have had lots of sunny and hot days. Since OU Boy is now the head chief in charge, his hours are 8 to 4. And week-ends off. This is very different for us and we are learning to adjust. The good part is we still…
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Darjeeling Inheritance by LIZ HARRIS
Charlotte Lawrence loves living in Sundar. She follows her father around learning all she can about the tea plantation. It’s all she has ever wanted. After eleven years in England, Charlotte has finished her studies and is coming home by boat with a suitable companion named Ada Eastman. Arriving home to find her father has…
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MADAM by PHOEBE WYNNE
Light a fire they can’t put out… This story takes place in Scotland. High on a cliff, stands Caldonbrae Hall. Built 150 years ago by Lord William Hope to become a boarding school for girls. He had a lot of them. With names like Temperance, Charity, and on and on. The goal of the school…
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MAIDEN VOYAGES by SIAN EVANS
MAGNIFICENT OCEAN LINERS AND THE WOMEN WHO TRAVELED AND WORKED ABOARD THEM Maiden Voyages explores how women’s lives were transformed by the Golden Age of ocean liner travel between Europe and North America. Up until the twentieth century, travel across the Atlantic was done on great ocean liners. Like the Ritz Carlton of the sea. Amenities…
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Voices from the Pandemic by ELI SASLOW
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter, a powerful and cathartic portrait of a country grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic—from fear and overwhelm to extraordinary resilience—told through voices of people from all across America Eli Saslow is one of the best at explaining things. Traveling around gathering data but also stories of people’s experiences. Some painful, some…
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The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
This one shook me. It is a story of a serial killer and all of the above blurb. But it’s also the story of a girl who lost her little sister, a boy who was horribly abused, a parent who is a sociopath, a cat who reads the Bible and watches television and a lot…
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DAMNATION SPRING by ASH DAVIDSON
Rich Gundersen is following in his family’s footsteps, felling giant redwoods on California’s coast. The work is dangerous and getting worse. Rich dreams of owning his own land to work and leaving it to his only child and son, Chub. Rich and his wife, Colleen, have known their share of heartbreak and hard times. Colleen…
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the santa suit by mary kay andrews
From May Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author of Hello, Summer, comes a novella celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances in The Santa Suit. Ivy Perkins is moving on from Atlanta, her ex and her half of the business. Looking for a fresh start away from everything. She has pretty specific wants. A white farmhouse…
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It is officially Autumn…somewhere
Hell yeah we are ready for a little cool down. With Autumn officially here it is still 90 degrees. I have seen so much pumpkin spice crap I want to throw up. Popcorn, Oreos (seriously leave Oreos alone). Personally I’d like to see more cider donuts. Buckle up y’all, things are about to get weirder.…
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THE STOWAWAY by JAMES S. MURRAY and DARREN WEARMOUTH
The Stowaway, a suspenseful masterpiece that leaves a cruise ship stranded at sea with a serial killer hiding aboard… Sounds like a good premise. Stranded in the middle of the Atlantic with a serial killer. What better place? Like a buffet for serial killers. This story begins with Maria Fontana. A single mother of two.…
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