B- 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 >
B+ 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
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 >
B 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 >
B+ 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 >
B 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 >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclassic fiction / Romance / slice of village life4 Comments
Way back in 2010, when I reviewed my first Elizabeth Gaskell book, Cranford, a few commenters urged me to read Wives and Daughters. I can’t quite explain why it’s taken me quite so long to actually pick the book up, but recently when I read and reviewed Ruth, someone again ... more >