Fiction

Sole Survivor Finds His Way Back to Living in “Dear Edward”

Reconnecting with life after loss can be a struggle, and Ann Napolitano’s Dear Edward, uplifting and hopeful, is a story of a young boy’s journey to overcome challenges, pick up the pieces and begin to dream again following a deadly plane crash. An unthinkable tragedy leaves a young boy devoid…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 9, 2020

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The Powerful Woman Behind Winston Churchill

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lady-Clementine-Marie-Benedict.jpg With the publication of Lady Clementine (Sourcebooks Landmark), Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Woman in the Room, (read our review here) provides readers a story so beautifully written and filled with historical fact and colorful fiction it becomes almost impossible to put down until the…

Carole ClapsJanuary 6, 2020

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Dreams and Destiny in “You Were There Too”

What do dreams mean? What if we share a dream — does that mean something more? Colleen Oakley’s latest novel delves into the world of dreams with artful curiosity and exquisite precision. Many stories center around the topic of dreaming and psychic phenomenon. Incredibly, this book’s premise of strangers dreaming…

Y. M. NelsonJanuary 7, 2020

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“The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany” Break a Family Curse

In her latest work of fiction, The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany (Berkley), Lori Nelson Spielman takes us on an inspiring journey of self-discovery, in a setting rich with beauty and history. Emilia is happy with her life. So, what if her relationship with her sister is not what it used…

Krista BegganJanuary 21, 2020

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“Such a Fun Age” Tackles Subtleties in Modern-Day Racism

Such a Fun Age (G.P. Putnam's Sons) by Kiley Reid follows the story of two women in modern America from different races and socio-economic levels. Alix Chamberlain is a successful white businesswoman who is struggling with a move from New York City to an affluent suburb of Philadelphia. With a…

Mary Helen SheriffFebruary 5, 2020

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Go on “Carnevale” with This Debut Literary Mystery

Peter Fortunato’s debut novel starts with a craps game and a red and white snake in a mayonnaise jar. But it moves on quickly to art, love, amphibians, the beautiful Gracie Laporta, the bewildering Leo Declare, Renaissance painters, philosophers, Tarot cards, a Ouija board, dreams, voyeurism and Debussy's "Prelude to…

Sherri DaleyNovember 1, 2019

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Is “The Ticket” to America Worth the Sacrifice?

That question becomes central to the conflict in The Ticket (Green Spring), a historical novel based on author Karen Schutte’s own ancestors’ emigration in 1906. As I turned the pages, Karl and his wife Katja go through eight children, five decades and two world wars. At the end, was it…

Lee PelletierSeptember 23, 2019

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Jojo Moyes’ Newest Heroine Delivers Books and Hope in Hard Times

Jojo Moyes sets her latest novel, The Giver of Stars (Pamela Dorman Books), in rustic Kentucky during the Depression. At this time, Americans in remote areas had little or no access to books, and many were uneducated. In contrast, our reading habits today are fluid: we peruse library shelves and…

Susan Shapiro BarashOctober 8, 2019

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“A Woman is No Man:” Divulging the Secret Struggles of Palestinian Immigrants

Fareeda, a Palestinian woman, may have moved to America with her grandchildren, but she keeps her tradition intact. Fareeda believes in arranged marriages, that sons are more valuable than daughters and women should do all the housework and raise the children. In A Woman Is No Man, (Harper) Etaf Rum follows…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 23, 2019

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Breaking Out of Emotional (and Actual) Captivity

For 13 years, sisters Luella and Effie Tildon have never left each other’s side. When the unthinkable separates them, can they each survive without the other, and can their mother Jeanne overcome the grief of losing them? In The Girls With No Names (Park Row), author Serena Burdick weaves a…

K.L. RomoDecember 27, 2019

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“The Vineyards of Champagne” Is a Bubbly Historical Romance

In a second storyline, Lucie Marechal and her family lose everything with the invasion of the Germans during World War I. They build a new life in caves found beneath the Champagne Region in France. With neatly woven and suspenseful stories bridging the lives of two women protagonists who lived…

Mary Ann RyanJanuary 11, 2020

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“Searching for Sylvie Lee:” A Maze of Love and Heartbreak

Searching for Sylvie Lee (William Morrow) is the perfect combination of literary fiction and suspense. Jean Kwok lets us inside the minds of Chinese immigrant sisters Sylvie, Amy and their Ma. Smart, pretty and accomplished Sylvie is the golden child in the family. Having grown up with her grandmother in…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 1, 2019

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The Joke’s on Hitler in “The Ventriloquists”

Is there anything more intriguing than learning about a little known but magnificent piece of history? In E.R. Ramzipoor’s epic debut novel based on a true story, The Ventriloquists (Park Row Books), courage and fortitude raise the middle finger to Hitler and the Third Reich. Hitler had invaded Belgium three…

K.L. RomoAugust 13, 2019

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Little Women Grow Up in “Meg and Jo”

What would the beloved characters from Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women be up to if their story took place today? That’s the premise behind the innovative Meg & Jo (Berkley) by Virginia Kantra. The title marks the first foray into women’s fiction for Kantra, the New York Times bestselling…

BookTribDecember 19, 2019

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Patchett’s “The Dutch House:” A Sprawling Family Saga of Loss and Obsession

As with her 2016 hit Commonwealth, Ann Patchett’s latest mesmerizing and kaleidoscopic tale, The Dutch House (HarperCollins), deftly links various yarns spanning several generations, allowing the repercussions to cascade and branch off into new and unexpected directions and the past to assert itself anew. We are introduced to Cyril Conroy, a World…

Jessica McEnteeSeptember 4, 2019

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’20s Cotton Crisis Plunges 3 Gritty Women into Survival Mode

After boll weevils devastate the Southern cotton crops in the early 1920s, three diverse Branchville, South Carolina women will do whatever it takes to keep their families safe. In her debut novel Call Your Daughter Home (Park Row Books), Deb Spera plunges readers into life in a small Southern town…

K.L. RomoMay 15, 2019

Sole Survivor Finds His Way Back to Living in “Dear Edward”

The Powerful Woman Behind Winston Churchill

Dreams and Destiny in “You Were There Too”

“The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany” Break a Family Curse

“Such a Fun Age” Tackles Subtleties in Modern-Day Racism

Go on “Carnevale” with This Debut Literary Mystery

Is “The Ticket” to America Worth the Sacrifice?

Jojo Moyes’ Newest Heroine Delivers Books and Hope in Hard Times

“A Woman is No Man:” Divulging the Secret Struggles of Palestinian Immigrants

Breaking Out of Emotional (and Actual) Captivity

“The Vineyards of Champagne” Is a Bubbly Historical Romance

“Searching for Sylvie Lee:” A Maze of Love and Heartbreak

The Joke’s on Hitler in “The Ventriloquists”

Little Women Grow Up in “Meg and Jo”

Patchett’s “The Dutch House:” A Sprawling Family Saga of Loss and Obsession

’20s Cotton Crisis Plunges 3 Gritty Women into Survival Mode

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