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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...

The SherlockianAuthor: Graham MooreDoyle feels dimmed by Holmes’ light. Devising a plan in 1893 to kill off his meddlesome creation Sherlock Holmes, Doyle seeks a last brilliant plot wherein he can murder his greatest character – and his biggest competitor. And so…”Arthur killed Sherlock Holmes by the light of a single lamp.” Doyle writes in his 1893 diary: Killed Holmes.Past to present, this novel undulates from 1893 as Arthur Conan Doyle plots to kill off Sherlock Holmes, and January 2010, ... continue reading...