Category Archives: Fiction

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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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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The Circle by David Eggers

Posted on November 15, 2013 by bseat

Mae Holland has finally gotten her dream job! Through her connection to Annie, her best friend, who works at the social network giant called The Circle, Mae was able to snag an interview and she was hired!  The Circle, whose … Continue reading →

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A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

Posted on November 8, 2013 by bseat

I love it when books begin with a warning as this one does: “this series will contain frozen mountains, foetid swamps, hostile foreigners, hostile fellow countrymen, the occasional hostile family member, bad decisions, misadventures in orienteering, diseases of an unromantic … Continue reading →

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The Company by Robert Littell

Posted on November 1, 2013 by bseat

It is December 31, 1950, in East Berlin. Jack McAuliffe, along with several other more seasoned operatives from the CIA are waiting for a defector to show up. When the high ranking Russian intelligence officer appears he says that he … Continue reading →

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The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Stout

Posted on October 25, 2013 by bseat

Relationships with siblings can run the gamut between easy or very difficult.   In The Burgess Boys the relationships between Susan, Jim and Bob are both difficult and complicated. Born in Shirley Falls, Maine they were raised by their mother … Continue reading →

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The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

Posted on October 18, 2013 by bseat

The Shining Girls is a hard book to categorize, since it is about a serial killer who travel back in time. OK… I know some of you are already tuning out, but keep reading because this book is strangely compelling … Continue reading →

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