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“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet..” If that isn’t a great hook, I just don’t know what is. This debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, from Celeste Ng explores the slow unravelling of a mixed race family in the 1970’s when faced with the unbearable loss of the middle, and favourite, child,
In Hausfrau, Anna Benz, an American in her late thirties, lives with her Swiss husband Bruno and their three young children in a postcard-perfect suburb of Zürich. Though she leads a comfortable, well-appointed life, Anna is falling apart inside. Adrift and increasingly unable to connect with the emotionally unavailable Bruno or even with her own
The other day, I posted all about my favourite books to dive into this summer. And I can’t wait to get reading! I also thought to myself how fun it would be to get someone else started with a great read AND since I just celebrated a little blogging anniversary (2 years!!), what better time than now
It is one of my favourite times of year again! The time to assemble a great list of books, head to Chapters and get cracking on my summer reading list! Let’s hear some excited cheers for summer reading!! Yaaaayyy!! Last year I put together a list (check it out here) and I got such great
I have reviewed several novels and even some non-fiction works in this series, but never have I looked at a home or design book. Which surprises me because I have so many incredible ones!! (my living room is getting close to its max with coffee table books, I’d say). So I decided it was time
If you’ve heard one thing about The Girl on the Train, you’ve probably heard that it’s the new Gone Girl.And yes, much like its comparison, it is an intense, psychological thriller where no one can be trusted. But it can also stand on its own as a great page turner! “Rachel takes the same commuter train
After my trip into Lena Dunham’s world (see here), I decided to give the whole autobiography of funny women another try and picked up Amy Poehler’s debut novel, Yes Please. Right away I loved how she offered up a slew of funny stories about her childhood, improv work, years in the television industry and even
…that is, according to me… After seeing some of the ‘best of” lists and reading quite a few novels, both fiction and non, this year, I feel confident in telling all of you MY choice for the best novel of 2014. Set in World War II, All the Light We Cannot See is the best