June/12/08 01:44 PM Filed in:
Fiction
Julie
Buxbaum’s The Opposite of Love is an exceptional
first novel. The main character, Emily, is an ivy
league educated New York lawyer with an attentive
boyfriend, an absentee father, a deceased mother,
and a supportive grandfather. Read the
review...
June/12/08 01:39 PM Filed in:
Fiction
Chitra
Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of
Illusions
is the re-imagining of an Indian myth, the tale
of The Marabharat, from the perspective of the
Queen Panchaali. Panchaali was the wife of five
Pandava brothers and led her husbands and country
into a civil war. Read the
review...
June/12/08 01:29 PM Filed in:
Fiction
Shirley
Abbott, in her 2008 novel, The Future of
Love,
combines modern dramatic fiction with an extended
cast of characters living in Manhattan from 2001
to 2002. The falling of the World Trade Center
serves as a life changing catalyst for some and
allows others to more clearly define their
feelings for their significant others.
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review...
June/08/08 04:39 PM Filed in:
Biography
By
her own admission, Barbara Walters is a terrific
editor. Her new confessional "Audition: A Memoir"
throws that boast into question. There's plenty
to be sliced away from this bulky memoir, both
personal reflections that add little to the
narrative as well as the kind of clunky phrasing
you might read on a well-intentioned blog.
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review...
June/08/08 03:30 PM Filed in:
Fiction
| Romance
Anyone
who's had a fleeting moment of doubt regarding
their choice in a partner will enjoy Emily
Giffin's "Love the One You're With." Ellen
Graham's life is on track in more ways than one.
She followed her passion and makes a living as a
prolific photographer in New York City. She
recently married Andy, a successful, confident
man who's easy on the eyes and is the brother of
her best girlfriend, Margot. And, best of all,
Andy absolutely adores Ellen. Read the
review...
