Where’d you go, Bernadette Book Review

Where’d you go, Bernadette: Book Review by Tina

5 stars

 

Where did you go Bernadette Book

 

Please welcome on board our special guest reviewer Tina!

Tina lives in the UK and works as a business journalist for the medical technology industry. When she is not reporting on the latest gizmos that keep your ticker ticking, Tina ricochets between a multitude of extracurricular activities to combat the bouts of existential crises that increasingly plague her with age. She enjoys reading books that she wishes she could have written instead of guiltily watching series after series of TV shows on Netflix.

Review:

Fifteen-year-old Bee Branch requests as a reward for her perfect grades a family trip to Antarctica, much to the chagrin of her agoraphobic mother, Bernadette Fox.

Nonetheless, Bernadette pushes through her misgivings and sets her “virtual assistant” in India, Manjula, to making preparations for the trip.

Then Bernadette vanishes two days before Christmas without leaving a trace – or so everyone thinks. Bee, exasperated by her father’s stonewalling, is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery by piecing together information from a variety of sources. Continue reading “Where’d you go, Bernadette Book Review” →

China Dolls Book Review

China Dolls: Book Review by Arlene

4 stars

China Dolls Book Review

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China Dolls Review:

San Francisco 1938.

Three young women are about to embark on a journey that will take them through their lives until 1988.

 They do not know each other. They are very different in their cultures and life experiences, but they are all at a crossroads in their lives at a pivotal moment, when all three, make a choice that brings them to a chance meeting, from that pivotal moment in time they do not look back and a friendship is formed that will bring them love, sadness, betrayal, success, failure, marriage, children and in the end of it all, will the bond of friendship survive? How could it? This friendship has shaped their lives for 50 years and continued to do so. Continue reading “China Dolls Book Review” →

Over the Edge of the World Book Review

Over the Edge of the World: book review by Mike.

5 stars
OvertheEdge of the World book

Buy Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

 

Over The Edge of The World Recommendation:

To all lovers of historical literature I highly recommend Laurence Bergreen’s “Over the Edge of the World”.

If you are picking up this book, it is likely that you already know something about Ferdinand Magellan and his famous circumnavigation of the globe from 1519 to 1521. However, the detail Bergreen goes into regarding the geopolitical landscape of the time and the events leading up to Magellan’s voyage is impressive and may not be known to the casual reader of historical works. “Over the Edge of the World” employs impeccable research and a variety of little known first-hand accounts to weave a story that rivals any popular novel. Continue reading “Over the Edge of the World Book Review” →

The Nightingale Book Review

The Nightingale: book review by Arlene.

5 stars

The Nightingale Book

 

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The Nightingale Review:

This is an immediately absorbing story set in France during the German Occupation during World War II. The people of France are living a peaceful life as word begins to spread of the German advancement nearing their borders. At first, the Parisians have no concern of Occupation but their fears begin to loom large as the German Army begins to close in. Continue reading “The Nightingale Book Review” →