Leni Zumas's writing crackles. Her books are sharp, bleak, funny, and possibly dangerous. When her collection of short stories, Farewell Navigator,...
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The Writing Circle by Corinne Demas
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marie speter, September 3, 2011
This book is filled with intrigue, greed, corruption and the ethics of our own economic system.....it makes you think twice about how America's actions affect the rest of the world. Corporate activities around the world get revealed by a paid professional who worked for them...A great read...The Woman in the Fifth by Douglas Kennedy
marie speter, September 2, 2011
A beautifully written story about a man's ultimate downfall and flight to Paris to redeem himself. A really fine story with lots of twists and turns to keep you interested.The Help by Kathryn Stockett
marie speter, September 1, 2011
I read this book when it was first published. What a brilliant story about the lives of black southern maids in white southern houses. What they had to deal with is to most people unbelieveable. What they did by exposing the hyprocacy of white southern families was heartwarming. A great read.Unbroken 1st Edition by Laura Hillenbrand
marie speter, September 1, 2011
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