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Book Review: The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani
She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her. [Pub. Penguin Books. 228 pp.] After giving birth to her second child, ambitious French-Moroccan lawyer Myriam Massé decides to return to the career she’s put on hold, and…
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Book Review: The Farm by Joanne Ramos
When struggling single mother Jane Reyes is selected to become a Host at Golden Oaks Farm, she’s ecstatic. For the next nine months, she’ll be living in a luxury retreat for the one percent—or, well, for the women carrying the children of the one percent—where the staff will trip over themselves catering to her every…
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Book Review: America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
A sprawling, soulful debut about three generations of women in one family struggling to balance the promise of the American dream and the unshakeable grip of history. [Pub. Penguin Books. 432 pp.] In a time of fake news, literature is one of the best ways to combat ignorance and apathy. If you’re lucky, Dekada ‘70…
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Review: The Sultan and the Queen by Jerry Brotton
In a world where men have traditionally used women to further their own ambitions, Queen Elizabeth I—the last of the Tudor monarchs, Gloriana, and the Virgin Queen—has always been a compelling historical figure. But few know that besides ushering in the golden age of England, the woman once known solely as the daughter of King…
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Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Nora Stephens has always had everything under control. As a successful literary agent, Nora is known in New York publishing circles for her keen eye, strong relationships with her clients, and her most recent success: the world’s latest bestselling novel Once in a Lifetime, written by her client, author Dusty Fielding. But Nora’s personal life…
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Book Review: Eastman Was Here by Alex Gilvarry
Alan Eastman is a trainwreck. It’s 1973, and the biggest years of his writing career are decades behind him, his wife has left him, and nothing seems to be going right. So when he’s invited to cover the tail end of the Vietnam War as a foreign correspondent, he gets the brilliant idea of frightening…
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