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Discovery in the Woods Bonds Three Small-Town Sisters in “Threads”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_CharlotteWhitney_Threads.jpg The first pages of Threads: A Depression Era Tale, Charlotte Whitney’s latest work, is narrated by a seven-year-old named Nellie who loves cows (but not cowpies), cherry blossoms, daydreams and exploring in the woods. She’s got her eye out for gypsies, mushrooms and buried pirate treasure. What she does…
Sherri Daley
November 3, 2020
Fiction

The Wartime Sisters in Need of a Peace Talk

It’s Brooklyn in the early thirties, and Mr. and Mrs. Kaplan have brought forth two daughters who could not possibly be more opposite from each other.  Ruth is studious, brittle and envious of her younger sister, Millie, whose beauty and charm captivate everyone around her. Even as a child, Millie…
Claudia Keenan
January 7, 2019
Fiction

Life, Love & Loss at the Dead Letter Depot

Lost letters have been around since the very beginning of correspondence. Illegible writing, no forwarding address: what happens to such missives? Historically, post offices have hired smart, trustworthy, kindly people who spend their days trying to track down senders and recipients. They function as detectives, really. Often their work involves…
Claudia Keenan
June 4, 2019
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: An Irresistible Dual-Timeline Southern Gothic Tale

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_Carpenter_RevivingTheHawthorneSisters.jpg "Moody, suspenseful ... gorgeously written." — Julia Dahl, author of Invisible City "Saturated with suspense." — Amber Cowie, author of Raven Lane —∞— I adore everything Emily Carpenter writes and absolutely loved the first book in this “series,” Burying the Honeysuckle Girls. I put “series” in quotes because, while the books…
Kate Moretti
November 19, 2020
Fiction

Pursuing the Dragon Lady in Italy, London and Rhodesia

Louisa Treger's The Dragon Lady (Bloomsbury) offers a nuanced perspective on British and African cultures during precarious times, the 1920s through the 1950s. It’s a wonderful mystery, love story and odyssey, all rolled into one. What's even more incredible is that this story is based on a real person. Yes,…
Claudia Keenan
August 13, 2019