The Review Broads Bros + Paws

Rescue: A NovelAuthor: Anita ShreveAnita Shreve’s characters never miss an emotional nuance; the clarity of honesty within Peter, Sheila and Rowan Webster pivot and swirl like an emotional collage – all dead on. Shreve’s writing infuses a purity, a contagion of emotional intelligence that grasps us, pulls us into the intimacy, and sometime futility and sadness of marital relationship.As always, Shreve’s characters’ faults are also their lifelines. They trip and muddle, creating lives that ... continue reading...

The Wolves of AndoverAuthor: Kathleen KentWith a ferocious attention to detail and historic time, Kathleen Kent showers authentic characters within the storm of London, England and Billerica, Massachusetts 1673. The English Civil War and the time warp that creates colonial Massachusetts provide the stark contrast between Empire and colony. Juxtaposing England’s King Charles II against colonial New England provides a frame for the sometimes savage, sometimes poignant story of Martha Allen, an ... continue reading...

Christmas MourningAuthor: Margaret MaronI love Judge Deborah Knott.  So when I picked up Christmas Mourning, I expected an aspiring first chapter.  However, like reading someone else’s mail stating that they had won the lottery, I felt disappointed with the rather slow – and forced – dialogue.  I loved Margaret Maron’s Sand Sharks, so I didn’t tear up the letter yet.I read to Chapter Six and still could not envision much in the way of dire plot – or points of character interest.  Perhaps ... continue reading...