B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / immigrants / Jewish characters / New York City / older heroine and hero / turn of the 20th century4 Comments
In her warmly comical and deliciously entertaining debut novel, master storyteller Rochelle Distelheim sweeps us back to 1913 and the world of struggling Jewish immigrants in New York City’s Lower East Side. Sadie Schuster—fortyish, plumpish, a suffragette, and recently widowed—spends more time now talking to her late husband, Fivel, than ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Historical / New York City / turn of the 20th century5 Comments
As a biochemist in early 1900s New York, Doctor Rosalind Werner has dedicated her life to the crusade against waterborne diseases. She is at the forefront of a groundbreaking technology that will change the way water is delivered to every household in the city–but only if she can get people ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsauthor / cats / family relationships / New York City / non-fictionComments Off on REVIEW: Bono by Helen Brown
When Helen Brown arrived in New York for a much-anticipated visit, a fellow animal lover talked her into fostering a shelter cat. Helen visualized a sweet-natured cuddler who blinked and dozed a lot. What she got at Manhattan’s Bideawee shelter was a wide-eyed and unpredictable Persian with a punked-out haircut ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / New York City / short stories1 Comments
They say you shouldn’t make eye contact with a stranger on the subway in New York City. It may not be an actual violation of the subway system code of conduct, but still. Lisa and Geoff, two strangers smushed together on a crowded E train, break that code when their ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / dysfunctional family / Historical / lawsuit / New York City / news feeds / PTSD / turn of the 20th century7 Comments
Lucy Drake’s mastery of Morse code has made her a valuable asset to the American news agencies as a telegrapher. But the sudden arrival of Sir Colin Beckwith at rival British news agency Reuters puts her hard-earned livelihood at risk. Newly arrived from London, Colin is talented, handsome, and insufferably ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / American historical / Historical / interracial-romance / Musicians / New York CityComments Off on REVIEW: Sweet Jazz by Ursula Renee
The Big House’s “Coloreds Only” policy makes the club popular with Harlem residents. The same policy makes it harder for the owners to find and retain musicians. After four weeks of listening to saxophonists with bigger dreams than talent, the owners are ready to hire the first person who walks ... more >
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