Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

When The Plague of Doves was released in May, I knew I was in for some wonderful hours of reading. Erdrich is a favorite author of mine whose writing life has generated a grand collection of published works,several volumes of poetry, numerous Children's books, and 12 novels. Having already read 4 of her previous works - Love Medicine, which won the National Book Critic's Circle Award in 1982, The Last Re... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

The Zookeeper's Wife, 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's writing... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

Once you've finished the final pages of this book, you may be inspired to immediately pursue nonfiction titles on the subject. Mr. Hill's gifted prose, and impressive scholarly research have created an outstanding historical novel portraying the 18th century life of one heroic African woman. Aminato Diallo narrates her epic life as a slave with humble poetic reflection. This is a great novel from a sensit... read more>>>