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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: , , , , , |

Sundial

The Effects of Generational Abuse Author: Catriona Ward Rob’s life is only perfect on the outside. On the inside, it is a life of abuse and hatred. Something keeps Rob in her loveless marriage though. Makes her put up with her husband’s violence, keeps them hurting one another day in and day out. That something is her children. Two little girls. It’s worth the violence, the pain, the degradation. But then one day, Rob discovers the bones in Callie’s room. The tiny animal bones, fitted together against construction paper, reassembled into a whole. Callie says the ghosts come with her, keep [...]

2023-04-08T10:06:55-07:00April 8th, 2023|Tags: , , , |
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