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Swimming Lessons

Lessons in Selfishness   Author: Claire Fuller Ingrid had everything going for her. She was doing well in college, an ardent feminist who saw a future filled with possibilities and freeness. But then she fell for Gil, her professor, a man who loved books and the stories revealed in the margins by doodling students and bored readers. When her romance turned serious and she became pregnant, she did the responsible thing, the thing a woman in love would do. She left college. She married Gil. She settled down. She settled. Despite all the warnings about Gil, she didn’t believe that he was [...]

2023-04-22T09:43:49-07:00April 22nd, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Head Full of Ghosts, A

Demon Possession or Dumb Christians? Author: Paul Tremblay The Barretts are already struggling when their eldest daughter, Marjorie, begins to act strangely. Before her decline, Marjorie was the perfect sister, inviting her younger sibling, Merry, into her room, reading her cute stories, making up tales with fuzzy animals and fun adventures. But now, Marjorie scares Mary. The stories are getting darker, more violent, more bizarre, and Marjorie isn’t acting appropriately, isn’t acting like herself. Eight-year-old Merry is afraid of her own sister. As events spiral out of control, the Barretts splinter in how they approach an increasingly unhinged and shockingly violent [...]

2023-04-21T16:53:16-07:00April 21st, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

Year of Wonders

Interesting Premise, But Breaks the Historical Mystique Author: Geraldine Brooks It’s 1666 and recently widowed Anna Frith is beginning to see hope and possibility. Not only has her new lodger brought some much-needed money into her domicile, but his love of her children, his inappropriately amusing city stories, and the bolts of colorful cloth he uses to weave the latest fashions are slowly drawing her back into the world. Perhaps there is more between them – or could be. Perhaps it is time to let go of grief and embrace life again. But then her boarder dies, horribly, and she [...]

2023-04-16T19:10:11-07:00April 16th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |
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