The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain is a story about a 64-year-old man named Albert Entwistle (big surprise there) who is about to retire from the Royal Mail (the UK equivalent of the United States Post Office). He discovers that he has largely […]
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha is set in Japan from The Great Depression through just after World War II. A young girl named Chiyo moves from her small town in Yoroido to the big city to become a geisha. However, Chiyo misses her family, and an older
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The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer Kelly Rimmer’s The Things We Cannot Say is my second World War II book set in Poland this year (The Light of Days, a nonfiction book, is the other one). This book switched between two sections, a modern-day section following Alice and a World War II section
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Mildred Pierce by James Cain James Cain’s Mildred Pierce focuses on a down-on-her luck mother named Mildred Pierce (big surprise there). The book is set in sunny California in the Depression era, and Mildred is in a pickle. Her husband has just left her, and she has two young children to support. With no work
How to Be a Boss B*tch by Christine Quinn Calling all Selling Sunset fans! How to Be a Boss B*tch is Christine Quinn’s debut novel. Christine is the villain in Selling Sunset, a real estate show with very low stakes drama on Netflix. Seriously, I think most of the show follows a script of two
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My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier After reading and loving Rebecca, expectations were high for Daphne du Maurier’s My Cousin Rachel. The premise is incredibly interesting. Philip, a 24-year-old orphan, discovers that his long-time caregiver, Ambrose, has fallen in love with his cousin Rachel. However, Ambrose succumbs to a sudden illness, leaving Rachel a
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Benjamin Alire Saenz’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a coming-of-age novel set in 1987. You guessed it. It centers on two 15-year-old boys, Ari and Dante. They are struggling with finding their place in the world and
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My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell My Dark Vanessa is Kate Elizabeth Russell’s debut novel, a fictional story where a fifteen-year-old Vanessa enters into a relationship with her much older teacher. The book has two different timelines, the present-day timeline and a back-in-the-day timeline. My Dark Vanessa perfectly captures the complex feelings regarding the
The Searcher by Tana French Tana French’s The Searcher is the slowest mystery that I have ever read. Cal Hooper is a retired police officer who finds himself in Ireland, fixing up a rather old house on a small spot of land. One day, he is minding his own business, living the simple life that
The Imagination Chamber: Cosmic Rays from Lyra’s Universe by Philip Pullman The Imagination Chamber: Cosmic Rays from Lyra’s Universe is the latest work from Philip Pullman. He is my favorite author! Way back on January 21, Philip Pullman announced the release of The Imagination Chamber on Twitter, and I put in my order at Waterstones,
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