Author Archives: bseat

The River of No Return by Bee Ridgeway

Posted on January 24, 2014 by bseat

Lord Nick Falcott an English aristocrat of the nineteenth century wakes up in the twenty-first century in a hospital bed surrounded by people he doesn’t know.  The last thing he remembers is fighting in Wellington’s army in Salamanca, knowing that … Continue reading →

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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Afirca, 1942-3 by Rick Atkinson

Posted on January 17, 2014 by bseat

As a late Baby Boomer I feel like I know very little about World War II other than what I studied in school (History and Political Science major) and saw in the movies or on TV.  So after reading a … Continue reading →

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The Translator by Nina Schuyler

Posted on January 10, 2014 by bseat

Hanne, the main character of The Translator by Nina Schuyler, teaches Japanese and lives in LA.  She had been working on the translation of a novel by a famous Japanese author-it will be his first work to be translated into … Continue reading →

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2013 Year End Summary

Posted on January 3, 2014 by bseat

Happy 2014!  Since it is the beginning of a new year, I thought I would take some time to reflect on the reading I did during 2013 which may also give you some new ideas for reading material for the … Continue reading →

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And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Posted on December 27, 2013 by bseat

All of us have had those moments where we are talking with someone we have just met and realize that we know someone in common or have lived in the same place. These “small world” experiences create a sense that … Continue reading →

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1356 by Bernard Cornwell

Posted on December 20, 2013 by bseat

It is 1356 in France.  The Black Prince, the heir to the throne of England, is wreaking havoc with his army over the French countryside, destroying crops and villages with impunity.  The French king, King Jean II, is running out … Continue reading →

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The Racketeer by John Grisham

Posted on December 13, 2013 by bseat

Malcolm Bannister is a lawyer serving time in the Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland.  Charged and convicted in a RICO case for something he didn’t even know he was involved in, he is serving a 10 year sentence. While … Continue reading →

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The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Posted on December 6, 2013 by bseat

Cecilia’s is suddenly confronted with a big moral dilemma, all because she went up to the attic to find that little piece of the Berlin Wall, a souvenir from her travels to show her daughter who is obsessed with the … Continue reading →

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Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott

Posted on November 29, 2013 by bseat

I have appreciated Anne Lamott’s wisdom and spiritual honesty for quite a while now.  Her earlier books; Traveling Mercies (2000) and Plan B (2006) were both books that I found to be wise, honest, funny and profound.  This new book … Continue reading →

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Red Moon by Benjamin Percy

Posted on November 22, 2013 by bseat

Patrick Gamble is leaving his life in California and moving to Oregon to live with his mother while his father. who is in the military. is deployed for twelve months.  He gets on the plane  after saying an awkward good … Continue reading →

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