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Monthly Archives: February 2021

We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan
memoir / nonfiction / review

We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I loved the idea of We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan but I came out of it thinking this man must be incredibly exhausting and dare I say boring to be around. I’ve read a lot of travel and family memoirs and this was an odd one. There … Continue reading →

Black Widows by Cate Quinn
fiction / mystery / review / Suspense

Black Widows by Cate Quinn

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I came across this one in a NYT column and put it right on my holds list. It sounded intriguing–a man with three wives found dead near his rural compound. What a disappointment! I’m not entirely sure if Marilyn Stasio actually read the book. I didn’t get the impression from Black Widows or interviews with … Continue reading →

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