Tag Archives: Sharon

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Posted on September 5, 2014 by bseat

Ursula Beresford Todd was born on a snowy February day in 1910, and then she died. On the same snowy day in February, 1910, Ursula was born again, into the same loving family as before.  She does not realize that … Continue reading →

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NIght Film by Marisha Pessl

Posted on August 29, 2014 by bseat

There is a fine line between obsession and the need to find the truth, but for journalist, Scott McGrath, the line is even more blurred, especially when it comes to the reclusive cult film director Stanislas Cordova.  A few years … Continue reading →

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About Grace by Anthony Doerr

Posted on August 22, 2014 by bseat

When we first meet David Winkler he is boarding a plane, and returning home for the first time in twenty-five years. Back then he had been a husband, and a father working as a staff meteorologist at a TV station … Continue reading →

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I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Posted on August 15, 2014 by bseat

The Pilgrim is the code name of a covert US operative who has retired in Paris. He had been the lead player in a highly complex Russian operation and although it was ultimately successful it seemed best to  walk away … Continue reading →

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A Circle of Wives by Alice LaPlante

Posted on August 8, 2014 by bseat

Dr. John Taylor, a renowned plastic surgeon who specialized in treating disfigured children is found dead in a hotel room under suspicious circumstances. Detective Samantha Adams, of Palo Alto, whose work usually entails nothing more complicated than stolen bicycles or … Continue reading →

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The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon

Posted on August 1, 2014 by bseat

Sometimes reading a book becomes a long term commitment, in this case, a commitment of 23 years and counting!  When I read Outlander, the first book in this series in the early 1990’s I was hooked by the characters, the … Continue reading →

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Pendragon’s Banner Trilogy by Helen Hollick

Posted on July 4, 2014 by bseat

Do you remember the feeling when a book opened your eyes and you had this amazing “Aha!” moment?  Well one of my favorite memories of that was when I read The Once and Future King by T. H White and … Continue reading →

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The Expats by Chris Pavone

Posted on June 27, 2014 by bseat

Kate Moore needs to quit her job. Her husband, Dexter, has just signed a very lucrative contract to be a financial consultant for a bank in Luxembourg, so not only does Kate need to quite her job she needs to … Continue reading →

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Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

Posted on June 20, 2014 by bseat

” Nothing frightens me more than the faith in my daughter’s eyes. How many men deserve that kind of trust? One by one, the mentors I’ve most admired eventually revealed their facades, and tired feet of clay-or worse. But not … Continue reading →

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How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

Posted on June 13, 2014 by bseat

“Look, unless you’re writing one, a self-help book is an oxymoron. You read a self-help book so someone who isn’t yourself can help you, that someone being the author…None of the foregoing means that self-help books are useless. On the … Continue reading →

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