Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

Nothing short of genius, I Married You for Happiness, is my favorite novel of 2011. This is an intimate, honest, brave portrayal of a 40 year imperfect marriage between a painter and an accomplished mathematician. Original. Poetic. Stunning. Radiant. But not for the weak of heart.

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

The Sea Captains Wife, by Beth Powning, is recommended to anyone who would enjoy an adventure story of late 19th century life on the high seas. The book is told from a woman's perspective, by young Azuba, who marries a well respected and experienced sea captain. Though she is gifted a lovely home facing the sea built by her beloved father, Azuba is not content with the notion of a lifetime watching... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

Shadow Tag tells the brutal, tragic, and compelling story of destructive marital love. Day by day the artist husband and writer wife slowly twist into a vortex where one consumes the other. Erdrich has again taken a complex and very dark theme, writing so that the sharp edges are so much easier to bare, the story lines remarkably vivid and radiant.

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Liz Barnum

A powerful debut novel that takes place in Ethiopia in the early 1970's. Beneath The Lion's Gaze is the story of family loyalty, freedom and revolution in a very difficult period in history. The emotion and tragedy in this book will leave you with a heavy heart.