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April 20, 2023

REVIEW: The Baker’s Daughter by D.E. Stevenson

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / class differences / Historical / Historical fiction / Scotland / slice of village life / Small-Town2 Comments

Review This is – as one ought to say when one is in an art gallery – interesting. But despite the fact that there is a happy ending to the romance, it’s not all that romantic. No, it’s more a character study of a small Scottish village and some of ... more >

April 14, 2022

REVIEW: The Village Feasts: Stories of Food and Laughter (The Village Life) by Izzy Abrahmson

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsEastern Europe / Historical / Holiday / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / Passover / short stories / slice of village lifeComments Off on REVIEW: The Village Feasts: Stories of Food and Laughter (The Village Life) by Izzy Abrahmson

Delicious Passovers in The Village Life in The Village often revolves around food and families. THE VILLAGE FEASTS is the follow-up collection to WINTER BLESSINGS by National Jewish Book Award For Family Literature nominee Izzy Abrahmson. Rich with misadventures and ingenious solutions, the stories dance with a traditional feel around ... more >

February 28, 2022

REVIEW: A Village Romance: a novella of stories (The Village Life) by Izzy Abrahmson

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEastern Europe / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / novella / short stories / slice of village lifeComments Off on REVIEW: A Village Romance: a novella of stories (The Village Life) by Izzy Abrahmson

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Courtship, weddings and celebrations, stories of Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, and Passover, and of course delicious food. It is time for a new generation of readers to discover the unorthodox wisdom of Rabbi Kibbitz and the savory sense of Mrs. Chaipul. Izzy Abrahmson is an undiscovered genius of delightful fiction. Readers ... more >

December 3, 2021

REVIEW: Winter Blessings: Warm stories from The Village by Izzy Abrahmson

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsEastern Europe / Hanukkah / Historical / Holiday / Humor / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / religion / slice of village life / Small-TownComments Off on REVIEW: Winter Blessings: Warm stories from The Village by Izzy Abrahmson

Whether you spell it Hanukkah or Chanukah, most books only have one story. This book goes to eleven! Funny, Silly, Heartwarming, Delicious! Izzy Abrahmson’s holiday stories have been enjoyed by readers and listeners around the world. This book collects eleven of his favorites, plus the novella, “Out of the Woods.” ... more >

August 19, 2020

DUELING REVIEW: The Switch by Beth O’Leary

JennieB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewscontemporary fiction / English countryside / joint review / London / older hero/heroine / slice of village life / Womens-Fiction12 Comments

Jennie: I was alerted to the terrific debut The Flatshare by Janine’s review last year, and read it myself earlier this year. Janine gave it an A-, but I liked it so much I gave it a straight A, which is rare for me. When she suggested we review O’Leary’s ... more >

June 1, 2020

REVIEW: A Power to Charm by Frances Murray

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Paranormal lite / politics / rural setting / slice of village life / Spain / village / WitchesComments Off on REVIEW: A Power to Charm by Frances Murray

This is a light-hearted story set in an Andalucian hill-village. Agnes, a mathematics teacher with some curious and useful abilities takes a holiday in Spain and meets a breeder of horses who asks her to marry him. She abandons her job and her father and the UK and comes to ... more >

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