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Surprise Me

  How Not to Save Your Relationship Author: Sophie Kinsella Sylvie and Dan have been together for ten years. They know everything each other will say before it is spoken. They have fallen into a comfortable routine, every gesture known before it is made, every day tracking much the same. They have good jobs, beautiful twin girls, and everything seems to be going fine. . . that is, until their doctor happily announces that they can easily live another 68 years. Together. When they said “till death do us part” they really hadn’t expected 78 full years together. With no surprises [...]

2022-07-26T09:41:11-07:00June 18th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

In a Book Club Far Away

Friends to Enemies to Friends Author: Tif Marcelo I came to In a Book Club Far Away for the title. What’s not to love about a book that is dedicated to people who love books? Plus, I miss my in-person book club (I moved too far away), and this evoked all those warm fuzzy memories of discussing great (and sometimes less than great) literature with others. The book club, however, is a minor story point. It’s really a catalyst for bringing three army wives/girlfriends together. There is Adelaide, who seems to have everything organized and always runs the entertainment for the [...]

2022-04-17T13:21:56-07:00April 17th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

Red and the Black, The

Power and Self Destruction Author: Stendhal Julien Sorel may not have a high station in society yet, but he will. His intelligence is matched by his brutal determination to be somebody, either by entering a church career or becoming someone in the military. How he gets there doesn’t matter. Getting there – being the most intelligent, the most powerful, the most sought after, having that lofty station is all that matters. If Julien has to leave a few broken people in his wake, then so be it. Life is a game and he is determined to play it to the max. [...]

2022-07-26T08:45:14-07:00March 27th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |
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