Archives for the ‘4 stars’ Category

Book Review | Good Harbor by Anita Diamant

By Mrs S • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: 4 stars, 50 book challenge, Spring Reading Thing

Good Harbor - Buy this book
Rating
4 stars - an ejoyable read
Description from Amazon
From the bestselling author of THE RED TENT come a contemporary novel that explores the burden of secrets, the weight of grief and the healing power of female friendship When Kathleen meets Joyce, each woman has come to a turning point in her [...]



Book Review | Body Surfing by Anita Shreve

By Mrs S • Mar 18th, 2008 • Category: 4 stars, 50 book challenge, The Pub (2008)

Body Surfing - Buy this book
Rating
4 stars - a really enjoyable read
Description
At the age of twenty-nine, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their oceanfront New Hampshire [...]



Book Review | Notes from an Exhibition - Patrick Gale

By Mrs S • Feb 9th, 2008 • Category: 4 stars, 50 book challenge

Notes from an Exhibition buy this book
Rating

4 stars - an intriguing and poignant tale that was a pleasure to read.
Description
An eccentric and bipolar artist living in Cornwall dies suddenly, leaving her family to discover who she really was and where she came from. Full of warmth and rich in texture, the novel tells the [...]



Book Review | Since I don’t have you - Louise Candlish

By Mrs S • Feb 2nd, 2008 • Category: 4 stars, 50 book challenge

Since I Don’t Have You - Buy this book
Rating
4 stars - perfect for the beach - and makes me want to visit Santorini!
Description
They were friends who shared everything - until tragedy singled one out. At the birth of their daughters best friends Rachel, Mariel and Jenny make a promise: to love and care for each [...]



Book Review | The Shakespeare Secret - J L Carrell

By Mrs S • Jan 20th, 2008 • Category: 4 stars, 50 book challenge

The Shakespeare Secret - buy a copy
Rating
4 stars - enjoyed it immensely but can’t see it going on the re-read pile
Description
A modern serial killer - hunting an ancient secret. A woman is left to die as the rebuilt Globe theatre burns. Another woman is drowned like Ophelia, skirts swirling in the water. A professor has [...]