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This is a story of family and love told from the perspective of several characters. Home Fire starts with Isma, who misses one flight as the police interrogate her as she tries to leave London to go to Boston to pursue her PhD. We know there is more to the story, and the author slowly reveals … Continue reading THE ENDING OF HOME FIRE BY KAMILA SHAMSIE
Such a Fun Age is a book about identity, friendship and relationships by Kiley Reid. At the beginning of the book, we meet Emira Tucker having fun at a birthday celebration for one of her close friends. She has had a few drinks when she gets a call from Alix. It's a babysitting emergency because … Continue reading The Ending of Such a Fun Age
Fates and Furies is a book by Lauren Groff in two parts. Lotto and Mathilde meet one night at a party while attending Vassar. After a whirlwind affair, they get married. This post is full of spoilers. For a review, go here. Fates - Lotto's side of the story Lotto was named the Lancelot by … Continue reading The Ending of Fates and Furies
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a novel by Milan Kundera. It follows the stories of 4 characters as they navigate live and love. Tomáš and Tereza Tomáš and Tereza meet in a cafe during one of her visits to Prague. Ten days later she visits him in Prague and stays over when she falls … Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being
When We Left Cuba tells the story of Beatriz Perez, the aunt of Marisol, who we met in Next Year in Havana. Chanel Cleeton weaves a story of society and espionage in light of American and Cuban allegiance, set in the 60s. Beatriz Perez's family fled Cuba when Fidel Castro came into power after the … Continue reading The Ending of When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a love story, but it is not a conventional one. The first third of the book is about newlyweds Celestial and Roy, with each of them having one chapter to set the stage. In the last two thirds of the book, the third in their triangle, Andre, gets … Continue reading The Ending of An American Marriage
Red at the Bone is a story of three generations by Jacqueline Woodson. Looking for a review only, without spoilers, read this post instead. Iris got pregnant and had a baby at the age of 15. She'd been having sex since she was 13, but didn't quite understand how reproduction worked. When she got pregnant, … Continue reading The Ending of Red at the Bone
The book Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty tells the story of three families. Erica and Clementine been great friends since childhood. The third woman, Tiffany, is a neighbor of Erica. Erica and Oliver Erica and Oliver have gone through several unsuccessful rounds of IVF and decide to get an egg donor. The obvious choice … Continue reading How Truly Madly Guilty Ends
The European Prize for Literature (EUPL) is an annual prize that awards emerging authors from across 41 countries in Europe – and, because of lockdown making promotion of the prize more difficult, I’m one of the bloggers who has been asked to help raise awareness of the prize and of the UK winner – Melissa…All Among … Continue reading All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison: EUPL Giveaway! — Stuck in a Book
What Alice Forgot is a book by Liane Moriaty. While the book is primarily about Alice, there are three distinct storylines: Alice Love, Elisabeth, and Frannie. Alice and Elisabeth are sisters; Frannie is their grandmother. Alice is a mother of three who is going through a divorce, but when she falls of her bike during … Continue reading The Ending of What Alice Forgot
