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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Stan HyndsNick Hornby's Juliet, Naked had me grinning like an idiot from start to finish.
In an English seaside town, a 40-ish couple is in their fifteenth year of a relationship long on routine and short on passion. Duncan runs a website devoted to Tucker Crowe, a critically acclaimed but somewhat obscure singer-songwriter from the 70's and 80's, who quit music in the middle of the tour for his album, Juliet, one of ... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore Review Reviewed By... Liz Barnum
Await Your Reply is a dark, sinister, tragic story that will not fail to intrigue and capture you! Part thriller, part tragedy, it tells 3 seemingly unconnected stories about identity, love and family that merge together in the end in a most unforgettable way! Dan Chaon is a great writer and storyteller!
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Stan HyndsTen-year-old Zoe Elias
dreams of playing the piano
at Carnegie Hall but she
needs a piano. Her wellmeaning
parents give her
an organ...with rhythm
switches. Zoe endures
lessons from a ginger aleswilling
organ instructor
as she prepares to compete
at the Perform-O-Rama. A
Crooked Kind of Perfect
(ages 9-12),
by Montpelier author Linda
Urban, is very funny and
will introduce young readers
to those... read more>>>
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Stan Hynds
"Momma crossed her arms over her apron bib and worked the small of her back against the edge of the doorframe. Daddy drew a Tareyton out of the pack in his shirtpocket and looked straight at me and talked straight at Momma and said, “Madness.” “
-from the opening chapter of a book I love called A Short History of a Small Place by, T. R. Pearson.
Click here for all of his reviews.
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