Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

Prior to the Civil War, The Fugitive Slave Act was passed to strong arm northern states into facilitating the return of runaway slaves to their owners in the South. In Soul Catcher, Michael C. White delivers a suspenseful historical novel that captures the tension of these times. In command of the chase is Augustus Caine. He is a drifter haunted by a dark past, fresh out of the Mexican war, with an ad... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

In her second powerful novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has created an intimate view of what happens to a small circle of intellectuals, business owners, and their house servants, during the 1960s struggle for Biafran Independence. Adichie profoundly captures the shape of love and alliances, shifting hope and crushing grief in this intelligent drama based on her home... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

The Zookeeper's Wife ($24.95), by Diane Ackerman is a war story about Jan and Antonina Zabinski, caretakers of the majestic Warsaw Zoo when Germany seized Poland in 1939. Their expertise and companionship to a vast menagerie of exotic animals makes for a fascinating read. The Zabinski's used ingenious tactics to utilize the zoo to rescue several hundred Jews imprisoned at the Warsaw Ghetto. Ackerman'... read more>>>