Lesa's Book Critiques
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Cleveland Area Trip
Linda and I went up to Mom's on Wednesday because we were heading on a family adventure on Thursday with Mom and our sister Christie. We all love history, and Christie has been interested in the presidents since she was little. On Thursday, we headed to the James A....
What Are You Reading?
Happy Thursday, everyone! I'll have time to be online this morning, and then later in the afternoon or early evening. Linda and I drove up to Mom's yesterday. Today, the three of us, and my sister, Christie, are heading to Mentor, Ohio. We all have an interest in...
The Bone Woman by Paige Shelton
If I'm reading Paige Shelton's notes in her Acknowledgments correctly, The Bone Woman is the first in a new series set in a desert community in southeastern Arizona. It's not a surprise. Shelton does an excellent job creating weird small towns and unusual, independent...
Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise Penny
It's been six years since I liked one of Louise Penny's books as much as I liked Miss Wolcott's Ghost. Maybe I'm too picky. All the Devil's Are Here, the 2020 release, was my favorite of her books. The new novel is filled with heart, little-known history, and the...
World News from Waverley High by Linda Kass
If you were in high school in the late '60s or early '70s, Linda Kass' novel, World News from Waverley High will resonate with you. The coming-of-age novel brings back memories with its news of Vietnam, campus unrest, racial unrest and politics. Music and books tie...
