In the tiny town of Faha, immense change is coming. The rain that has fallen on the town for years has stopped, electricity is entering the buildings, and 17-year-old Noe finds himself sharing a bedroom with a charismatic newcomer named Christy.… Continue reading
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I have maintained a longtime appreciation for historical fiction novels, particularly those which capture characters’ evolving lives against the backdrop of historically significant events. While my mom recommended this coming-of-age story to me a long time ago (exclaiming in the middle of a thrift store that she had to buy me my own copy), it took me a couple of years to begin working my way through all 657 pages of it.… Continue reading
After a long break from Jane Austen literature, I reentered British high society by diving into one of her under-appreciated and more controversial novels: Mansfield Park.
As a young girl from a poor family, Fanny Price is sent to live on the large estate belonging to her Aunt and Uncle Bertram.… Continue reading
In 1980s Malibu, the universally adored children of superstar singer Mick Riva are preparing for their annual end-of-summer party. Alluring Nina, charismatic Jay, charming Hud, and sassy Kit go through the motions of preparing to manage a wild houseful of actors, models, and executives alike, yet their minds are elsewhere: wrapped up in the lies they’ve told and the facades they’ve maintained to cope with their family’s tortured history.… Continue reading
Claire Keegan’s novella Small Things Like These is centered on Bill Furlong, a coal merchant preparing for the holiday season in a secluded Irish town during the winter of 1985. With a wife and five daughters to support, Bill has long focused on remaining credible with his fellow townsfolk by maintaining a reliable business.… Continue reading
