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Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “The Man She Married” Shocks

There are many ways to write about being in a coma, the shock, the helpless entrapment, and the frightening numbness and silence, but then there is Cathy Lamb's way, with bewilderment, with laugh-out-loud humor, and with chilling fear of why things have gone wrong. In The Man She Married,  (Kensington)…
Weina Dai Randel
November 1, 2018
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: The Last Honest Politician in Washington

Nietzsche once wrote “Truths are illusions which we have forgotten are illusions,” explaining without a trace of judgment how humans became animals who thrive on lies. Amy Impellizzeri has accomplished a similar feat, using fiction this time. In her latest novel, Why We Lie (Wyatt-MacKenzie) Impellizzeri demonstrates just how much…
Katie Pryal
March 14, 2019
The Language of SistersFiction

Tall Poppy Review: “The Language of Sisters”

Cathy Lamb’s novel, The Language of Sisters (Kensington Publishing Co.) is the latter. This story took me from Russia to Oregon and back again, through the tangles of family and the veracity of the statement “The truth will set you free.” This is the tale of a Russian, close-knit, witty and…
Patti Callahan Henry
August 11, 2018
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “The Simplicity of Cider” Fresh in Fall

Charming and enchanting, The Simplicity of Cider (Gallery Books) by Amy E. Reichert is a must-read for Fall. Set in Door County, Wisconsin on an apple orchard, Reichert’s descriptions of the land, owned by the fascinating Lund family for five generations, is only rivaled by the mouthwatering food served in their kitchen.…
Tina Ann Forkner
September 13, 2018
The Tiger in the HouseFiction

Tall Poppy Review: “The Tiger in the House”

The Tiger in the House (Kensington Publishing) by Jacqueline Sheehan introduces Delia Lamont, who is wrapping up the last month of work at Portland, Maine’s child services agency. She’s ready to open a seaside bakery with her younger sister and start a quieter life. But first, she has one last case…
Orly Konig
September 20, 2018
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “The Curiosities” Exposes Grief

“Art is like life,” Susan Gloss writes in The Curiosities (William Morrow). “It’s fragile, but that doesn’t mean you should never take a risk.” Taking a risk is exactly what Gloss’ protagonist, Nell, does when, in the wake of the loss of her baby, born at only 22-weeks’ gestation, she, looking…
Kristy Harvey
January 10, 2019
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Magical Realism Served in Pies

I’ve loved novels with elements of magical realism since before I was old enough to understand what the term meant. While Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth all have vast allure, there’s something bewitching about the idea of the magical in our own mundane world. Susan Bishop Crispell’s The Secret Ingredient…
Aimie K. Runyan
July 19, 2018
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “Sleeping in Eden:” Love and Mystery

Nicole Baart is a master of weaving stories about the complexity, beauty and heartache of human relationships with delicious prose. Her ninth novel, Sleeping in Eden (Howard Books) is no exception. It’s a story of two seemingly unconnected storylines told in alternating chapters that are destined for collision. The moment…
Susan Meissner
January 31, 2019
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Secrets of the Caribbean Revealed

Until the Day I Die (Lake Union Publishing) is one of those unique books that straddles multiple genres with equal brilliance to all sides. It is women’s fiction in its exploration of character development and growth, the intimacy Emily Carpenter builds between her characters and her readers. It is suspense…
Orly Konig
March 21, 2019
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Shedding Weight and Tears

People argue over who said "Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle," whether it was Plato or Philo or John Watson or whoever. But Cathy Lamb's touching Such a Pretty Face (Kensington) is the novel that philosophy perfectly embodies. It invites us to think about how what we…
Hank Phillippi Ryan
April 18, 2019

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