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, which begins before World War II and spans to the end of the twentieth century, we begin with the story Had any mother ever had the time to stoically brood? The book's pacing (appropriately, but sometimes painfully) flags for a time as our protagonists spend The unexpected, unorthodox, secret-based links between the two families shape the story (with a supporting For more family stories you might like, please check out the Bossy reviews at this link .

What a satisfyingly rich world and story. by Gillian McAllister McAllister offers a smart, intriguing, twisty story that plays with time and offers with time. If you enjoy short story collections, you might like to check out Six Short Story Collections to Wow You  and Six More Short Story Collections I Loved .

In Jo Ann Beard's lovely essays and short stories, she writes honestly and beautifully about moments large and small, from the weightiness of saying goodbye to loved ones for the last time to the comically In the nine essays and short stories that make up Festival Days, the fantastic Jo Ann Beard explores Each of these is an essay except for two stories, "The Tomb of Wrestling" and "What You Seek Is Seeking You," although Beard says the stories hold truths as well.

The river balloons to 80 feet wide, and three convicts and their leader arrive at the ancestral home the author's note, William Kent Krueger explains that The Levee was inspired by William Faulkner‘s story fact that the grand house he takes such pride in is built below the levee, out of sight of the nearby river There’s a lot of page time spent on figuring out the potential logistics of shoring up the levee, which The story is narrated wonderfully by J.D. Jackson. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

I found the story immensely satisfying. After meeting for the first time, Michael, a recently divorced teacher, studious and thoughtful, and Which means traveling together to a tropical island for his sister's wedding, pretending to be soulmates But the story is primarily about human connections. The love story is also far from the focus of the book.

When the heat of summer hits, I love to read a story set in a frigid climate. The books on the Greedy Reading List Six Captivating Nordic Stories would also fit nicely here. The elements that feel potentially familiar or could have felt overused from use in other stories (a I still think about Disappearing Earth from time to time, long after reading it. Hurley's images is incredible; the glass plate negatives lasted through months on ice floes, a week's travel

Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of Her propensity for remaining emotionally closed off free up a lot of time. Click here for my full review of My Oxford Year. 06 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Henry's story-within-a-story Henry brings her signature warmth, great banter, and sultry romance to this story within a story. like to check it out on the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

In this first book of Donati's Wilderness series, it's 1792 and Elizabeth Middleton has traveled with scratch the itch of reading a combination of historical fiction, romance, and rich descriptions of taming Elizabeth is a feminist in a time in which independence and freedom are not encouraged in a woman.

Hidden Valley Road is the true story of a family with twelve children, six of whom are ultimately diagnosed It’s absolutely meticulously researched and riveting. Over time, the eldest boys begin to fracture the family with their unrelenting violence, destruction, (It’s noted that at the time, some significant blame for mental illness was typically laid at the feet

Frazier offers an immersive story that morphs from a WPA-funded rural art commission to a leisurely country-wide author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era painter, Val Welch, traveling I love a Great Depression-set story, and in Frazier's literary fiction The Trackers, he immerses us in variously rule all or fade away as an unlikely set of alliances and relationships stand at the end of the story

But when three women, all strangers to each other, are invited to the reclusive, three-times-widowed The characters spend little time discussing books (although now-classic feminist novels are mentioned The story becomes truly dark as it progresses, which I had not expected, but the issues explored within that time around women's lack of autonomy in all areas of their lives warrant a grim tone. The end of the story involves a dramatic death and the promise of solidarity for the women who move forward

This is a story about sisters coping with past trauma and resentments trying to find their way back together , with a missing-persons story in the background. Like I’m not crazy for being scared all the time. Like the fear has evidence.” Only time will tell whether the crisis will usher in a new era of honesty and support. The main story is focused on the individual sisters, their relationship, and their own marriages.

I feel Grinch-like panning this widely beloved story, but for me the sweetness was cloying; the tale Georgia, recognizing and appreciating locals' gifts and making them feel seen, sometimes for the first time buying those that intrigue him and gifting to them to their subjects, welcoming the strangers' life stories Significant page time was spent on matters that I found draining and that seemed to slow the story interminably Extra layers to the story are revealed too late for me to feel anything about them; his identity and

There was the time he kidnapped a neighbor's pet goose, the time he accidentally aided and abetted a As Denny's big personality, kindness, and discerning views become clear, the story tracks the lead-up addressing societal wrongs, and we (and he) begin to understand previously unknown elements of his origin story The Author's Note details how Kennedy's character and some of the story's side plotlines were built from I loved this story.

John Mandel's novel about plague and art that also plays with time; and Herrick's End, the first in T.M This one is difficult to summarize so far, but in this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel, as well as mysteries surrounding what may be a portal linking individuals through time Sea of Tranquility swirls around the stories of a scorned gentleman from England who has an odd experience and a detective from the future's Night City, who investigates the mysterious intersections through time

But the story jumped around and told more than it showed, and I didn't feel an emotional connection. little page time. The story felt jumpy, moving from topic to topic without fully diving in. More Missing Persons Stories Thrity Umrigar is also the author of Honor . For Bossy reviews of other stories that involve missing persons, please click here .

The Briar Club employs nine points of view to tell the story of life in a female-only boarding house in 1950s, McCarthy-era Washington, D.C., bookended by the story of a mysterious murder in the building In between, and for the bulk of the story, the novel offers the stories of multiple characters in a 1950s The ladies exhibit broadening horizons, and over the course of the story, each of the women stretches But I love a found-family story.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to my book club's January read, Richard Powers's sweeping story 01 Playground by Richard Powers Four people are connected across time and geography in Richard Powers's sweeping story of their lives and unlikely interconnectedness. buying those that intrigue him and gifting to them to their subjects, welcoming the strangers' life stories For my review of Niall Williams's wonderful Time of the Child , please click this link .

Newitz offers a cozy story of an unlikely safe haven for all. I love a science-fiction story in which elements of humanity are explored, I love an alternate-history Newitz provides all three in a cozy story that charmed me through both funny and poignant moments. fiction debut offers action and a risky space quest, revenge, and love, but it's also a poignant, lovely story I can't wait to read more of this immersive world and of Haddon's compelling story.

Brown In this mix of fictional and fascinating historical elements, Brown crafts a character-driven story considers applying for the powerful Conseil, which makes decisions about who is allowed to anonymously travel The Other Valley . 04 The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Katherine Center offers a writing-focused story But her life in Texas is complicated: her father requires a full-time caregiver, and Emma is it. Wellness is darkly funny, intriguing, and, at times, poignant.

premise (normal-everyday romance with a show-business background) unfortunately didn't translate to a story schooler in 2000, dreaming of writing for Saturday Night Live, but working at her local video rental store The tone felt melodramatic, particularly regarding the relationship at the story's heart. The structure of the book necessitates jumping around in time, feeding the reader a highly charged scene The sex scenes were extremely specific, at times pages long, and at certain points the sexual elements

This story is beautiful and powerful. In Curtis Sittenfeld's first short-story collection, You Think It, I'll Say It , she offered ten stories If you enjoy short story collections, you might like to check out Six Short Story Collections to Wow You  and Six More Short Story Collections I Loved . This was exactly the right story for me at the right time, and I hugged it to my chest when I finished

Heller's newest suspenseful wilderness story is full of danger, wonder, and emotional ties; the unforgiving serving as mediator between wealthy vacationers temporarily in the park and the working-class full-time The impossible, frustrating push and pull of tourism and preservation are a tension throughout the story The reintroduced wolves are at the center of the story--the public's fascination, shared by scientists Heller is also the author of The Guide, The River, and The Painter, as well as The Dog Stars.

past month: two new novels from favorite authors who each include interconnected characters in their stories I flew through this story--it was solidly a "right book at the right time" for me, and I also loved that a story that plays with time, explores sentimental moments, offers do-overs, and sweeps the reader into I am a huuuuuuge fan of books that play with time, and Straub offers up all the best parts of a time-travel Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories.

This story is beautiful and powerful. For my full review of this book please see Time of the Child . 03 Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid I love an astronaut story, and while Reid spent far more page time on relationships than This was exactly the right story for me at the right time, and I hugged it to my chest when I finished But the world of the story is grounded in day-to-day stressors and challenges.

ocean voyage scenes, and the romance, but I had trouble pinning down the tone and the heart of the story While grieving her husband George, who she never had enough time to deeply know because of his naval career, she is thrust into a self-sufficient life, learning for the first time to make her own fires, His role in the story, his bad-guy positioning, his threat of sexual predation, and his holier-than-thou often tells instead of showing, and it was difficult for me to pin down the tone and the heart of the story

member of the congregation, and Ruth's life, along with those of her siblings, became centered around travel She’d repeated that countless times throughout my childhood. No, I thought, they don’t.” Wariner candidly shares her life story in The Sound of Gravel, and it's one of brutally limited resources I loved spending time with the uproariously funny Thomas. They felt incredibly powerful as a closure to her story.

intriguing memoir, a five-star literary fiction wonder, a contemporary novel about a novelist, a meditative story She grows more bold, finds healing in speaking her mind, and becomes determined to write her story and This is a quiet story with deep wells of significance and meaning beneath the peaceful surface. The marching toward destruction of both of these makes for a nerve-racking, heartbreaking story. Four people are connected across time and geography in Richard Powers's sweeping story of their lives

The book's synopsis paints a picture of a potentially charged story, but Damoff tells us this story rather Details at times felt too cute for me and took me out of the moment. Because we spend the majority of time in Lillian's point of view (we later hear from Ryan and daughter More Family Stories If you like reading stories about families, you might want to check out the books Check out this link for redemption stories, this link for books with family secrets , and for stories

Ishida's offbeat, heartwarming story of unconventional "medicine" in the form of cats explores interconnectedness In the charming story We'll Prescribe You a Cat , a winding, hard-to-find Kyoto alleyway leads to a strange Ishida's offbeat story tells the tales of various characters, lost or in pain, who find themselves transformed by spending time with feline companions. If you're looking for more heartwarming stories, you might like my Bossy reviews of books like these

order he was able to impose upon the chaos of secrets, lies, and the still-unknown elements of the story circumstances of Zac's disappearance, such as an MI6 camera that happened to be positioned across the river There are so many branches of this story, and so many complicated implications of the main players’ actions

illness and coping with depression; and The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction story about multiverse travel, mysteries, privilege and power, and identity. and fears. 02 Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig The author of The Midnight Library and How to Stop Time I'm listening to Haig read this audiobook. 03 The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Cara can travel

When Jaryk learns that his father has been killed under mysterious circumstances in India, he travels But he becomes involved in the complicated politics of the time and finds himself stuck between past Time passes, and a young family moves onto Division Street. “If only time could be seen whole, then you could see the past remaining intact, instead of vanishing

But the story and pacing became bogged down by others' motivations, and I was left wanting more page time focused on our spy. I wanted more about her and her dark humor, but the story feels split. While Bruno at first seems old-fashioned, telling his stories and considering the shape of history, he of the story.

Chambers's science fiction is full of heart, heartbreak, and hope--with a fascinating backdrop of space travel Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope. The book feels much more focused on the characters--with a backdrop of space travel and otherworldly Much of the story is about acceptance and openness and finding ways to get along.

The first part of the story felt a little slow for me, but I'm so very glad I stuck with this beautiful The story is 480 pages, and ultimately that felt like an appropriate length for settling into the points This is an intriguing structure for the story: Jesus as a supporting cast member. Jesus's role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time.

The story is so compelling, I'm riveted so far. I've got historical fiction/fantasy, royal historical fiction, and a compelling nonfiction story that

place and time with rich details. At times the story felt somewhat disjointed and flagged in pacing as it addressed various events of the , and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You: Stories .) 04 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall In I read this immersive story in a flash. This was exactly the right story for me at the right time, and I hugged it to my chest when I finished

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading I, Medusa , Ayana Gray's recently published story from the perspective But she catches the eye of Poseidon, which turns the tides (see what I did there?) mine, Madeline Miller's Circe , which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories There was the time he kidnapped a neighbor's pet goose, the time he accidentally aided and abetted a

nature to many of my gift recipients, and these types of books can often be read a little bit at a time chronicler of ocean life and author of Voices in the Ocean, The Wave , and The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks , traveled the world to accompany scientists Casey shares myths and stories about the ocean deep, along with some of the knowledge cutting-edge technology

The tone is difficult to pin down; there is dark humor, a dark thread of tragedy, and a story that could He begins wondering about unexplained aspects of his own family history, and when the three of them travel

the point that this all began to feel like distracting filler, rather than developing into relevant story throttle these disappointingly flaky early twentysomething boys, and while it wouldn't work for the story years of their stories we weren't privy to , then Jordan has a poignant if largely unsatisfying reconnection I think if I had understood the interconnectedness of the stories up front, I would have felt positively As it was, I wanted more depth from the story but didn't feel it.

Monaghan's excellent seaside rom-com with fake dating in which seeming opposites attract, Dolly All the Time is scheduled for publication August 4, courtesy of NetGalley and Doubleday Books. 02 Dolly All the Time Annabel Monaghan is also the author of books including Nora Goes Off Script, Same Time Next Summer, Summer Romance, and It's a Love Story. 03 The Tapestry of Fate: An Amina al-Sirafi Adventure, Part Two by Shannon Chakraborty I loved every bit of Chakraborty's first story of willful, sometimes grumpy pirate Amina

But despite the page time we spent with him in The River--when I felt a deeper connection to the character Yet we didn't really need the character in this book to be Jack in order for the story to work. But when things began unraveling in the story, I felt as though the tone of the book shifted abruptly I love Peter Heller's books, including his thrilling, character-driven story The River, the meditative yet decisively action-oriented The Painter, and his post-apocalyptic story The Dog Stars, which was

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Go as a River, historical fiction from Shelley Read; I'm listening to the audiobook version of Mary Otis's Burst, a story about a mother and daughter; and I'm reading 01 Go As a River by Shelley Read Victoria is the last surviving female in a family of complicated men When tragedy strikes, Victoria flees into the wilderness as the Gunnison River threatens to flood her Go as a River is based on the true story of the destruction of the town of Iola, Colorado, in the 1960s

Pony Confidential is a cute story of a bond between a pony and its long-ago owner. It's nominally a mystery, but it's mainly a heartwarming story about determination and honoring old loyalties In Pony Confidential 's alternating points of view, Christina Lynch offers a playful story of Penny, We track back in time to her youth as pieces of the mystery are revealed. The story is nominally a mystery, but more so a tale of a pony who is thwarted at nearly all of its headstrong

I'm fascinated by stories in which a woman poses as a man in order to achieve freedoms otherwise not In Pope Joan , Cross offers fascinating, grim, brutal details of life in the Dark Ages to bring the story For more North Carolina stories, check out the books on this Bossy list . Archie begins wondering about unexplained aspects of his own family history, and when he and his aunts travel This aspect keeps the story moving, although it frequently distracted me from the hearty story of Vietnam

Emiko Jean's young adult light fiction Tokyo Ever After is the story of Izumi (Izzy) Tanaka, an everyday The only thing more outrageous is that she's asked to travel to Japan to meet her father and the rest of her royal family for the first time. Jean's story is lighthearted, romantic, and sometimes poignant with frequently silly, teenaged comments And for young adult royal stories, try Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series.

This wonderfully creepy lesbian vampire story is largely about female empowerment, but also about love I loved each time period and the evolution of each strong female character. I loved that the women of each time insist upon creating situations in which they have autonomy and agency Within the female-focused vampirism of the story, women demand even more from their lives, refusing to I enjoyed spending time in each time period.

is the most recent Kevin Wilson gem; his quirky characters are irresistible, and his heartwarming story His wonderfully eccentric characters and story scenarios might seem self-consciously zany in another But when a stranger who calls himself Rube shows up in a rented PT Cruiser with a story about how Mad As they locate two more siblings and bring them along to find their dad, each shares stories from their Each child ultimately realizes that any resentments, stories, justifications, or hopes they have built