Review: Day After Night

Day After Night by Anita Diamant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My third book by Anita Diamant was not disappointing. In this historical fiction story she refers to something that truly happened in 1945. I found it amazing as I had never heard about how Great Britain treated undocumented immigrants after WWII. I do plan to research more about "Atlit" a holding camp for "illegal" immigrants in Israel in 1945.

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Review: Peace Like a River

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Every accolade written about this book is true. The best one on front cover: "Peace Like a River serves as a reminder of why we read fiction to begin with". The story is a treat and I found myself looking forward to picking it up several times a day, and slowing down as it ended to savor the conclusion. I only read it because it was picked for February's Hart Park Senior Center book club. Amazed I had not heard about it before - it was published in 2001. Highly recommend if you enjoy reading about wonderful characters and marvelous prose. This book is magical.

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Review: A Death in Sweden

A Death in Sweden by Kevin Wignall
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

My December free Kindle book from Amazon didn't disappoint. It did keep me up later than usual as it is a page-turner. Couldn't stop when a chapter ended - had to see what happened next!

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Review: The Boston Girl

The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another well written novel by Anita Diamant. Her well researched writing kept my interest making this a very enjoyable story revolving around a first generation immigrant growing up in Boston during the early 20th century. If you enjoy historical fiction don't pass this one up.

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Review: Shoveling Smoke

Shoveling Smoke by Austin Davis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

One of the Amazon Prime Free books for the month, Shoveling Smoke was a lot of fun. I could see it turned into a very funny movie. All about crazy characters; horse trading; and East Texas. I do recommend for light reading.

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