“When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he’s plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as…
Okay, It has been a while since we’ve posted the last edition of Marie’s Monthly Minutes. A little chat with Marie yesterday got the gears in motion. Here are a few of her latest recommendations that will keep you busy for a good long while and can help you complete the Chunkster Challenge if you’re…
Don’t you love it when clever people come up with good ideas that you can use and look clever yourself? Why reinvent the wheel, right? Marie, of Marie’s Monthly Minutes, told us about a great book club idea for The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Larson’s book is set against the backdrop…
In this edition of Marie’s Monthly Minutes, we’ll look at two novels that feature elderly main characters looking back on their long careers. The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield Former academic Setterfield pays tribute in her debut to Brontë and du Maurier heroines: a plain girl gets wrapped up in a dark, haunted ruin of…
Let us introduce you to our new monthly feature. Marie’s Monthly Minutes. Why minutes? Because it just takes a minute to recommend a few great books. What will you find in these posts? Just straight ahead fiction – no vampires, aliens, or other worlds here. Marie likes a lot of historical fiction, literary fiction and…