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The Gravedigger’s Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates

April 17, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire Libraries1 Comment

The novel was based on the life of Oates's grandmother, whose father, a gravedigger settled in rural America, injured his wife, threatened his daughter, and then committed suicide.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged America, Family, fiction, O, reading groups, Tradegy

The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates

April 17, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire Libraries3 Comments

Set against the mythic-historic backdrop of Niagara Falls in the mid-twentieth century, this haunting exploration of the American family in crisis is a stunning achievement from "one of the great artistic forces of our time"

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged America, Family, fiction, Marriage, murder, Niagra Falls, O, reading groups, Tradegy

Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson

March 6, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire LibrariesLeave a comment

Virginia Nicholson's Singled Out is the touching and beautifully told story of the women who were left alone after World War I - a remarkable generation of women who were changed by war; and in their turn helped change society.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged History, loss, Memoirs, N, reading groups, society, Tradegy, women, WW1

Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard

February 27, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire LibrariesLeave a comment

A compelling, emotionally charged tale of tragedy, revenge, and redemption.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged Family, fiction, M, murder, reading groups, Redemption, revenge, Tradegy
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