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The Switch by Beth O’Leary

By Jean Brashear on November 8, 2021   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment
The Switch by Beth O'Leary

Such fun! The charm of dotty English characters is my happy place (though of course they are so much more than dotty.) Both Eileen Cottons, grandmother and granddaughter, are remarkable protagonists for this story of love and loss, of growing and changing, of finding your best self

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The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

By Jean Brashear on October 18, 2021   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   2 Comments
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

Such a remarkable work—and such a labor of love to research and recreate the world of the Oxford English Dictionary! Esme is a character I will carry with me for a very long time, and I am so glad I had a chance to encounter and immerse

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TWICE SHY by Sarah Hogle

By Jean Brashear on September 13, 2021   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment
TWICE SHY by Sarah Hogle

Two more captivating characters I have not read in a very long time! Wesley and Maybell captured my heart and have the biggest smile (a little teary one, too) on my face as I close this book. What a sweet, sweet story, and so original! I really,

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JUST LAST NIGHT by Mhairi McFarlane

By Jean Brashear on August 16, 2021   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment
JUST LAST NIGHT by Mhairi McFarlane

A romantic comedy about grief…who’d have thought? This tale made me laugh, made me smirk at the clever repartee, made my heart ache. The story is both fun and deep, rich in characterization and in local color. An ensemble cast with whom I want to do the

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CLANLANDS by Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish

By Jean Brashear on July 12, 2021   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment
CLANLANDS by Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish

CLANLANDS: WHISKY, WARFARE, AND A SCOTTISH ADVENTURE LIKE NO OTHER by Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish I will freely admit that as a longtime Outlander fan, my initial reaction to the casting of Sam Heughan and Catriona Balfe as Jamie and Claire was that neither looked like

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