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The Shenandoah Album trilogy is off to a great start!, Juil 10 2004

WEDDING RING by Emilie Richards is a story that is in essence a tribute to the strength of women, the importance of family and the desire to keep family traditions. The title refers to the name of one of the many quilts that have been created by Helen Henry, the matriarch of a family that is slowly drifting apart due to generation gaps and misunderstandings among the three women.

But the main reason for the family problems could be attributed to the untimely death of the youngest member of the family, a death that had occurred three years earlier. Tessa MacCrae lost her only child Kayley to a drunk driver three years ago. Kayley was only five. Not only has the death put a strain on her… Lire la suite

This Political Thriller is a Novel for All Seasons, Juil 10 2004

MEMORIAL DAY, ironically enough, was the perfect book to read over the Fourth of July Weekend. It is as current as today's headlines, and a welcome break from the fantasies of hygienically challenged movie directors and the political aspirations of perfumed princes.

Vince Flynn has made a career of writing espionage thrillers that read as if they could be subtitled "The Real World for Dummies." His creation, CIA operative Mitch Rapp (great name), is the type of guy you hope and pray exists and is on our side. Rapp is a pragmatist who is in constant trouble with everyone, from the President on down, because he consistently refuses to color inside the lines. If you've lost a wink… Lire la suite

This enjoyable collection will hook readers from the launch, Juil 10 2004

Linda Greenlaw (author of THE HUNGRY OCEAN and THE LOBSTER CHRONICLES) writes of her adventures at sea in such passionate, loving terms that she inspires fishing dreams in the most landlubberish of readers. This collection of "true fishermen's" stories was gathered in one prolonged lunch with her best friend Alden at Portland, Maine's Dry Dock Bar. The tales are separated by entertaining short extra pieces called "Bar Snacks."

Greenlaw approaches the lunch nervously thanks to her determination to coax Alden to retire from fishing because of his heart condition. She fears fishing will be the death of him, but she knows he won't accept her guidance in any remotely graceful manner. The… Lire la suite