When books feature multigenerational storylines, I sometimes worry because, generally, it means that the plot is going to be like a sweeping epic with little humour and a lot of trauma. There's nothing wrong with those things, but it's not what I'm drawn to as a reader. When I read the synopsis for The Fortunes … Continue reading Book Review: The Fortunes of Jaded Women
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Book Review: The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner has been in the publishing industry for as long as I've been choosing my own books. Her debut novel Good In Bed came out in 2001; I was twelve years old and remember thinking the title was scandalous. Twenty-one years later, I got my hands on an ARC of The Summer Place (in … Continue reading Book Review: The Summer Place