The moving melodies of family and marriage form the chorus of this poignant collection of short stories. In The Woman In the Third Floor Front, Richard Scharine assembles a dynamic arrangement of stories that examine childhood memories, love, and a little bit of noirish fun in between. In the titular opening, Jack is an adventure […]
Sequels carry a particular kind of pressure. Shield of Sparrows introduced readers to Odessa, a princess thrust into a political marriage in a monster-ravaged land, and the warrior who turned out to be her greatest threat and her greatest love. It earned a devoted following and landed Devney Perry on the New York Times bestseller […]
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The Match by Sarah Adams
The Match by Sarah Adams on May 30, 2020 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Women Pages: 336 Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads Evie Jones has dedicated her life and very limited funds working for Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love […]
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Naguib Mahfouz: His Life
The Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz was the Arab world’s most prominent literary figure. Neglected in the west, modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1988. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Naguib Mahfouz: His Life Naguib Mahfouz […]
Female Gothic fiction is concerned with constraint. Not just fear, but the structures that produce it: marriage, inheritance, reputation, the… The post Female Gothic: What It Is, Why It Matters, and the Books That Define It appeared first on She Reads Everything.
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Invisible Threads by Maureen Walgren
A tender account of a mother’s grief after a devastating loss and the countless echoes of love it leaves behind Invisible Threads is a deeply affecting portrait of loss and resilience that begins with every parent’s worst nightmare: the sudden death of Maureen and Doug Walgren’s sixteen‑year‑old son, Corey. What started as a regular, mundane […]
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Mixtape by Johnzelle Anderson
Finding the rhythm of resilience In his debut memoir, Mixtape, therapist and storyteller Johnzelle Anderson presents a lyrical, track-by-track account of a life composed of the “sound and silence of survival.” Growing up mixed-race in 1990s Roanoke, Virginia, Anderson faced the complex dissonance of a disengaged West African father and a volatile white mother. Feeling […]
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The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads If you love a 1950s setting as much as I do, The Mad Wife by Meagan Church is one that immediately pulls you in. From the very beginning, I was hooked by Lulu Mayfield’s seemingly perfect life. She’s the ideal housewife, raising her children, keeping an immaculate home, and […]
Gothic books can look intimidating at first. Long novels, older language, unfamiliar settings. It’s easy to assume you need to… The post Best Gothic Books for Beginners: Where to Start with Gothic Literature appeared first on She Reads Everything.
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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Natalie Heller Mills is, by every measure she has designed, perfect. Her Idaho farmhouse photographs in that honeyed, heirloom-linen light that makes followers sigh and reach for their wallets. Her six children are beautiful and well-behaved. And her husband, a senator’s son, tips his cowboy hat on camera with practiced sincerity. Eight million people watch […]