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LitStack Review: ‘The Invention of Wings’ by Sue Monk Kidd

The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd Viking First Edition:  January 7, 2014 ISBN 978-0-670-02478-0 Sarah Grimké, who is the main character in The Invention of Wings, was a very real person.   Born in...

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LitStack Review: The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby

The Pink Suit Nicole Mary Kelby Little, Brown and Company Publication Date:  April 29, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-23565-5 Few garments have come to define a moment in history as the pink Chanel suit that...

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LitStack Review: With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden

With Every Breath Elizabeth Camden Bethany House ISBN-10: 0764211749 Release Date: August 5, 2014 I have learned…that spiritual courage is of a higher type than physical courage; and that it takes a...

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LitStack Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

The Paying Guests Sarah Waters Riverhead Books Release Date:  September 16, 2014 ISBN 978-1-59463-311-9 Sarah Waters is known for her historical depictions of Victorian and war time life and women who...

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LitStack Rec: Wolf Hall & In Ashes Lie

Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel Mantel’s novel, which appeared in 2012 and has gone on to be a global best seller, has won numerous awards  including the Man Booker Prize and The National Book Critic’s Circle...

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LitStack Review: The Tutor by Andrea Chapin

The Tutor Andrea Chapin Riverhead Books Release Date:  February 5, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59463-254-9 Author Andrea Chapin is a brave woman.  She’s taken the “lost years” of William Shakespeare, and made him...

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LitStack Review: Arcadia by Iain Pears

Arcadia Iain Pears Alfred A. Knopf Release Date:  February 9, 2016 ISBN 978-1-101-94682-4 Recently, I attempted to explain the plot of Iain Pears’ novel, Arcadia, to a friend who is both an author and...

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LitStack Review: The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown

The Stargazer’s Sister Carrie Brown Anchor Books Release Date:  January 19, 2016 (trade paperback release:  December 13, 2016) ISBN 978-0-8041-7213-4 The Stargazer’s Sister is a beautifully written...

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LitStack Review: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

The Wonder Emma Donoghue Little, Brown and Company Release Date:  September 20, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-39387-4 It’s 1859, and English nurse Lib Wright has been hired to travel to the Irish Midlands to...

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LitStack Review: The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge

The Night Ocean Paul La Farge Penguin Press Release Date:  March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-1019-8108-5 I cracked open the cover of Paul La Farge’s novel The Night Ocean in trepidation, because Lovecraftian...

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