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Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 26, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. Alas, in the opening sequence, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air...

Beach Girls by Luanne Rice

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 23, 2020 | Book Review

Summary: Luanne Rice is a rarity among novelists today; she’s a true storyteller. Her unique ability to weave together the bonds of love and family with the challenges and rewards of everyday life has garnered her eight consecutive top-ten New York Times...

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 23, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in The Girl on the Train and Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Miranda’s novel is a nail-biting, breathtaking story about the disappearances of two young women—a decade apart—told in reverse. It’s been ten years since...

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 22, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and her uppity, pretty younger sister, Bunny? Plus, she’s always in trouble at work—her preschool charges adore her, but their parents don’t always...

Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 21, 2020 | Book Review, Nonfiction

Summary: This is the story of how a haughty former sorority girl went from having a household income of almost a quarter-million dollars to being evicted from a ghetto apartment… It’s a modern Greek tragedy, as defined by Roger Dunkle in The Classical...