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July 26, 2017

REVIEW: Persuading Austen by Brigid Coady

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsactors / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / England / family drama / Retelling / second chance at love2 Comments

It is a truth universally acknowledged that working with an ex is a terrible idea… Annie Elliot never expected her life to turn out this way: living with her dad, working as an accountant – surely the least glamorous job in Hollywood?! – and dodging her family’s constant bickering. Landing ... more >

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December 2, 2015

Reading and Watching List by Jayne

JayneB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / actors / codes / dance / divorce / England / film adaptation / historical paranormal / Jayne / lawyer / law related / medieval / non-fiction / Paris / pilot / police / Reading lists / science / War / Military / World War II22 Comments

Fitzempress’ Law by Diana Norman Three modern young people commit a crime against an old woman who sends them back through time to the time of King Henry II (known as Fitzempress because he was the son of Empress Matilda) where they must solve serious personal problems by making use ... more >

March 2, 2015

REVIEW: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsactors / executives / Great Lakes / Literary fiction / paramedic / Post apocalytpic / Toronto16 Comments

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Dear Ms. Mandel, I first heard of Station Eleven, your post-apocalyptic literary novel, when my friend, author Meredith Duran recommended it to me. I was a bit hesitant to read it — literary fiction can be emotionally hard on me — but it turned out that this novel, for all ... more >

February 3, 2015

Tuesday News: Olivier and Leigh’s love letters, from Wal-Mart to library, Superman’s new costume, and writing as a job

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‘I woke raging with desire for you’, Laurence Olivier told Vivien Leigh in unseen letters – The letters between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh are going public for the very first time, and I’m thinking this story will make you want to read more of them. It always amazes me ... more >

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