Month: June 2024

6/25/24

How the Light Gets In, by Joyce Maynard. William Morrow, 2024, 430 pages.

This big novel reads like a fairy tale of fractured relationships and people, dealing with contemporary personal, social, and political issues.

6/18/24

Sandwich, by Catherine Newman. Harper, June 18, 2024. 236 pages.

Motherhood, marriage, and menopause interweave in this book about a family’s annual summer vacation.

6/11/24

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont, by Laura Pearson

Boldwood Books, 2023, 314 pages

Arthur, 89, and Mabel, 86, have been married for 62 years.  This novel begins with their peaceful last days together, and moves on to Mabel’s life as a widow.

This historical novel visits the backwoods of southeastern Oklahoma in 1909 and 1990. In both time periods, the stories revolve around the care of the land, and the lack of care of children.

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