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Category Archives: American fiction
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
A couple craft a life for themselves in the wilds of Alaska but long for a child – and then miraculously, one appears. But who is she?
Montpelier Tomorrow by Marylee MacDonald
A novel centred around a family coming to terms with a diagnosis of ALS and what this will mean for them all, not just the person suffering
The Self-Working Trick and Other Stories by John Gaspard
Follow Eli Marks – magician, problem solver and amateur detective – in this lively book of well plotted and written short murder stories
Land of the Blue Mist by Susan Mallgrave
The story of Aster Sweetwater, a girl between two cultural worlds – Cherokee and Jackson’s USA – and her search for a place for her people
A Gilded Death by Cecelia Tichi
The first book in the series about Val and Roddy DeVere is a great opener, establishing the characters and atmosphere of the Gilded Age
Strange Fits of Passion by Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve’s books never fail to be a good, involved read and this story of a woman escaping a life of domestic abuse is real and astute
A Song for Leonard by A. I. Fabler
Charles Bateman returns to New York and his visit brings with it a return to a dark incident from his past and a pursuit for truth.
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
The narratives of a man, a wife and a child, combined into a novel which shows their very human struggles within a life framed by polygamy
Give Me Shelter by David B. Seaburn
A story of a boy, his family and friends, navigating loss, anxiety and uncertainty at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Scuffed Granny 