F. Scott Fitzgerald
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
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“The Teacher” by Tim Sullivan
“The Teacher” by Tim Sullivan is the sixth book in the DS George Cross series. I already read four other books featuring Cross, and it’s easy to say that he is one of my favorite detectives. He’s on the spectrum, and while he has problems with interpreting people’s social niceties, he has the highest ratio…
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“The Keeper” by Tana French
“The Keeper” by Tana French is my first encounter with this author’s work. The story takes place in a remote Irish village called Ardnakelty. The seemingly peaceful life of its residents is suddenly disturbed when the body of a young girl, Rachel, is discovered in the river. She was the fiancée of a young son…
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“Sisters in Yellow” by Mieko Kawakami
“Sisters in Yellow” starts like a mystery: a young woman, Hana, stumbles upon an intriguing article online. Her one-time mentor and trusted best friend, Kimiko, now 60 years old, is accused of confining a girl in her apartment and battering her over more than one year. The novel continues with this intriguing promise, as Hana…
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“Kin” by Tayari Jones
Annie and Vernice (Niecy) call themselves ‘the cradle friends”. Born in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, in the midst of racial segregation, Annie was raised by her strict grandmother, while her mother gave her up and left for Memphis. Vernice’s auntie raised Vernice when her mother was killed. Two girls become the closest of friends, but one day…
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“The Murder at World’s End” by Ross Montgomery
It’s May 1910, and the Haley Comet is once again passing close enough to Earth to be visible with the naked eye. And once again, some take it as an engaging scientific experience, while others prepare for the end of the world. At the small tidal island off the Cornish coastline, Lord Stockingham-Welt is busy…
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“My Husband’s Wife” by Alice Feeney
„My Husband’s Wife” is my first book by Alice Feeney, who is often called the ‘Queen of Twists’, and after listening to her latest audiobook, I think this title is well-deserved. This book is very engaging, with chapters told from different perspectives. It starts when Eden Fox goes for a morning run by the sea.…
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