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Balm by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 18, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come to Chicago in search of a new life. Born with magical hands, Madge has the power to discern others’ suffering, but she cannot heal her own damaged heart. To mend herself and help those in...

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 13, 2020 | Book Review, Classic

Summary: Set at a boys’ boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting,...

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...

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: A spare and haunting, wise and beautiful novel about the endurance of the human spirit and the subtle ways individuals reclaim their humanity in a city ravaged by war. In a city under siege, four people whose lives have been upended are ultimately reminded of...

A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: The highly anticipated follow-up to Kate Atkinson’s #1 bestseller Life After Life , “one of the best novels I’ve read this century” (Gillian Flynn). Kate Atkinson’s new novel tells the story of Ursula Todd’s beloved younger...