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Defending Jacob by William Landay

Posted on June 21, 2013 by bseat

What would you do to defend your son from allegations that he killed someone? What if you were a district attorney and it was your son who was the accused? In Defending Jacob Landay follows one family as they struggle … Continue reading →

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Plainsong and Eventide by Kent Haruf

Posted on June 7, 2013 by bseat

Plainsong and Eventide by Kent Haruf are related novels about small town life in a fictional town called Holt, Colorado. Using this quintessentially American farming community as his base, Haruf examines what it means to be family and be connected … Continue reading →

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

Posted on May 31, 2013 by bseat

On a farm in northern Wisconsin, Edgar Sawtelle lives with his parents, Gar and Trudy.  Born mute he communicates in sign language, helping his parents with the work on the farm and with the breeding and training of the famous … Continue reading →

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The Dinner by Herman Koch

Posted on May 3, 2013 by bseat

Set in Amsterdam, The Dinner starts out simply-two brothers and their wives are meeting for dinner. But this dinner is no casual date night; they are meeting to discuss the horrific thing that their two sons have done and what … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Grace by William Krueger

Posted on April 19, 2013 by bseat

It is summer, 1961 in New Bremen, Minnesota and our narrator, Frank Drum, begins by saying, “All the dying that summer began with the death of a child,” and with those simple words we are immediately drawn into that time … Continue reading →

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Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Posted on April 12, 2013 by bseat

In rural Tennessee, Dellarobia Turnbow, struggles up the path of the mountain behind her home trying to run away from the responsibilities of her life-two small kids, a perfunctory marriage, and an emptiness that she can barely articulate. But at … Continue reading →

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The Tiger’s Wife by Te’a Obreht

Posted on March 29, 2013 by bseat

The Tiger’s Wife is a first novel by Tea Obreht (b.1985!) that has been recognized and named as one of the best books of 2012 by publications ranging from Vogue and Oprah Magazine to the Wall Street Journal and The … Continue reading →

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In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

Posted on March 15, 2013 by bseat

Last year I read “Devil in the White City,” which is a fascinating historical account of the World’s Fair held in Chicago in 1893 and the serial killer who was using that venue to stalk and kill his victims. So … Continue reading →

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Canada by Richard Ford

Posted on March 8, 2013 by bseat

The first sentences are what draw you into Canada by Richard Ford. “First, I’ll tell you about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders that happened later.” And with those few words you fall into the world of … Continue reading →

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The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson

Posted on February 1, 2013 by bseat

I am drawn to books that immerse me in another country and culture. It is a way to “visit” or at least look through a window and see how others, think, feel and deal with the issues that arise in … Continue reading →

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