Immigration and globalization is a hot topic right now, particularly in the American landscape where immigration is hotly debated.
I am a big fan of reading about the immigration experience whether it is biographical or not. I hope that by reading these books that it will allow you a window into the experiences of the immigrant and their personal journey.
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Everyone Brave Is Forgiven: Book Review by Dinh.
London, 1939.
The day war is declared, Mary North leaves finishing school unfinished, goes straight to the War Office, and signs up.
Tom Shaw decides to ignore the war—until he learns his roommate Alistair Heath has unexpectedly enlisted. Then the conflict can no longer be avoided.
Young, bright, and brave, Mary is certain she’d be a marvelous spy. When she is—bewilderingly—made a teacher, she finds herself defying prejudice to protect the children her country would rather forget.
Tom, meanwhile, finds that he will do anything for Mary. Continue reading “Everyone Brave Is Forgiven Book Review”
Please join us in reading Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica for our suggested monthly read.
We will be reviewing Every Last Lie along with our book club discussion questions for September 31st, 2017.
Clara Solberg’s world shatters when her husband and their four-year-old daughter are in a car crash, killing Nick while Maisie is remarkably unharmed. The crash is ruled an accident…until the coming days, when Maisie starts having night terrors that make Clara question what really happened on that fateful afternoon. Continue reading “Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica”
Luckiest Girl Alive: Book Review by Dinh.
HER PERFECT LIFE IS A PERFECT LIE.
As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public humiliation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe, and handsome blue blood fiancé, she’s this close to living the perfect life she’s worked so hard to achieve.
But Ani has a secret. Continue reading “Luckiest Girl Alive Book Review”
1. What did you find most surprising in Luckiest Girl Alive?
2. Ani filmed the documentary introducing herself as Ani Harrison but then had to tape the introduction the second time where she introduces herself as TifAni FaNelli. Through out the book, her name varies from Tif, Finny, Ani to TifAni. What’s the importance of the changes in her name and how does it impact her self image and identity? Continue reading “Luckiest Girl Alive Book Club Discussion Questions”
Dark Places: Book Review by Dinh.
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes—locates Libby and pumps her for details. They hope to discover proof that may free Ben.
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If you are like me, summer is a fantastic time to read lots of beach reads. I have been asked on numerous occasions to recommend a book for the beach by friends so this post is dedicated to them (they know who they are!).
Sometimes it’s great just to read a book that relaxes you and not tax your brain cells too much.
Other times, it’s great to read a book that will keep you on your toes and keep you glued to the book. I preferred the latter this summer and have enjoyed reading mystery/thriller/crime genre. Continue reading “5 Best Thrillers To Read This Summer”
Two by Two: Book Review by Dinh.
At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home in Charlotte. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence, fault lines are beginning to appear…and no one is more surprised than Russ when he finds every aspect of the life he took for granted turned upside down. Continue reading “Two By Two Book Review”
Please join us in reading Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll for our suggested monthly read.
We will be reviewing Luckiest Girl Alive along with our book club discussion questions for August 31st, 2017.
HER PERFECT LIFE IS A PERFECT LIE.
As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public humiliation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe, and handsome blue blood fiancé, she’s this close to living the perfect life she’s worked so hard to achieve.
But Ani has a secret.
There’s something else buried in her past that still haunts her, something private and painful that threatens to bubble to the surface and destroy everything. Continue reading “Luckiest Girl Alive By Jessica Knoll”
Beneath A Scarlet Sky: Book Review By Dinh.
Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.
In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders. Continue reading “Beneath A Scarlet Sky Book Review”
