An entertaining little page-turner, despite a bit of a slow start. It's set in a murder mystery bookstore in a row of bookstores in a sleepy little New Hampshire town. And there's a cat named Miss Marple.
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A true-life account of one woman's Holocaust survival. Barely more than a child, she tells the story of how she lost all of her immediate family, and those who became her adopted family as the war progressed. Sad as the account is, there is so much beauty in the human spirit that she also focuses a truthful lens to, that it isn't as depressing to read about as one would think. It is really a beautiful book--and an important one, because of its eyewitness answer as to why people didn't all immediately flee when they began to see the handwriting on the wall.
The homeless--and the rights of these disposessed,that they often lose as a consequence--is the central issue of this book. The central character, the eponymous street lawyer, becomes their legal benefactor by way of giving up his lucrative position in one of the country's top law firms.
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Murder Is Binding by Lorna Barrett
Effie, July 6, 2008
An entertaining little page-turner, despite a bit of a slow start. It's set in a murder mystery bookstore in a row of bookstores in a sleepy little New Hampshire town. And there's a cat named Miss Marple.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Alicia: My Story by Ali Appleman Jurman
Effie, June 23, 2008
A true-life account of one woman's Holocaust survival. Barely more than a child, she tells the story of how she lost all of her immediate family, and those who became her adopted family as the war progressed. Sad as the account is, there is so much beauty in the human spirit that she also focuses a truthful lens to, that it isn't as depressing to read about as one would think. It is really a beautiful book--and an important one, because of its eyewitness answer as to why people didn't all immediately flee when they began to see the handwriting on the wall.The Burnt House (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) by Faye Kellerman
Effie, June 23, 2008
An interesting mystery novel, tho a little too pat. Still, a good read.Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Effie, June 17, 2008
The book is just too entertaining--and much more feminist than the movie version, it that's all you've done--seen, not read, that is.The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
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1-5 of 57 nextEffie, June 10, 2008
The homeless--and the rights of these disposessed,that they often lose as a consequence--is the central issue of this book. The central character, the eponymous street lawyer, becomes their legal benefactor by way of giving up his lucrative position in one of the country's top law firms.