Tag Archives: New York

Review: Studio Saint-Ex by Ania Szado

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Knopf (June 4, 2013) ISBN-10: 0307962792 Source: Publisher Paris is currently occupied by the Germans. New York’s Mayor La Guardia believes he can make the city the new fashion capital of the world. Mignonne Lachapelle is … Continue reading →

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Review: The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Harper (June 26, 2012) ISBN-10: 0061140325 Source: Publisher “The most valuable thing a girl possessed was hidden between her legs, waiting to be sold to the highest bidder.  It was never a question of yes or … Continue reading →

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Review: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (June 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 1594487014 Source: Publisher Cora Carlisle lives in Wichita with her husband and twin sons. On the surface, she leads a fairly traditional life as a homemaker, volunteering her time … Continue reading →

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Review: The Possibility of You by Pamela Redmond

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Gallery Books; Original edition (February 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451616422 Source: Publisher Three women from three different worlds. Each are forced to make a personal decision that influence subsequent generations. Bridget (1916)-A nanny for a young boy. … Continue reading →

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Review: Hystera by Leora Skolkin-Smith

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 194 pages Publisher: Fiction Std (November 16, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1936558181 Set in New York the 1970s, in the midst of the Patty Hearst kidnapping case, Hystera tells the story of one young woman’s battle with intimacy and … Continue reading →

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Review: 31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (March 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061773972 Source: Publisher   Emma Cunningham is a young widow with two daughters.  She meets Harvey Burdell, a wealthy dentist.  Burdell promises her many things, including land, marriage, … Continue reading →

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