Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Alden Graves

Vignettes of life in a small coastal town in Maine. The title character, a middle-aged former teacher, provides the central thread that weaves its way through various stories that share a common time and place. Olive is the protagonist in some of the chapters and only briefly mentioned in others. This is a wonderfully unvarnished look at ordinary people, their trials and small triumphs told by an author who o... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Erik Barnum

Arrested, and awaiting execution during the siege of Leningrad, Lev and Kolya are instead sent on an outrageous quest. A powerful colonel insists that they secure a dozen eggs for his daughter's wedding cake. The author's portrayal of the desolation of Leningrad is heartbreaking, the city as much a character in this darkly comic novel as his hapless protagonists. This gem of a book is thoroughly absorbing, an... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

I couldn't turn the pages fast enough! This disturbing and eloquent story of human failure in the post WWII South addresses questions which never go away, told from the various points of view of the main characters. Powerful and masterfully written.