the setup… Genevieve Dempsey is a psychologist who has a theory about the five stages of grief and has assembled four people to participate in an experiment designed to mend their broken hearts. There’s Victoria, an acerbic 52-year old lawyer who doesn’t think she belongs there; Mischa, a 20-year old who can’t find a place… Continue reading The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland @ameliaireland_author @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #TheSevenOClockClub
Category: Magical Realism
In Every Life by Rea Frey #ReaFrey @JenniferJAraya @harpermusebooks
the setup… Harper and Ben Foster thought they were just beginning the start of their happily ever after on their honeymoon when he suddenly became violently ill. They soon learn that he has stage four pancreatic cancer and though they valiantly fought to save his life, it’s now clear Ben is facing the end of… Continue reading In Every Life by Rea Frey #ReaFrey @JenniferJAraya @harpermusebooks
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio @hollygramazio #MirandaRaison @PRHAudio @librofm
the setup… Lauren is a single woman living in London. One night after returning home from a late night out with her girlfriends, her husband Michael greets her at the door. Trouble is, she’s not married and doesn’t know this Michael. But when she gets her bearings, everything in her phone and apartment says otherwise.… Continue reading The Husbands by Holly Gramazio @hollygramazio #MirandaRaison @PRHAudio @librofm
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
the setup… Katy Silver’s mother has died. Carol Silver was her person…her best friend, her first phone call, her only advisor. Without her, Katy feels adrift, at sea. She spent the last year caring for her as she was dying from cancer but, still, she thought she had more time. They’d even planned a trip… Continue reading One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
The Bear by Andrew Krivak
It’s rare for me to not be able to summarize the description of a story in my own words but I’ve given it two days and just cannot do more justice to that provided with the book so here it is. “In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land… Continue reading The Bear by Andrew Krivak
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
One midwinter’s night at Swan Inn in Radcot on the banks of the river Thames, a seriously injured man bursts in carrying what was first believed to be a puppet. As they tend to the man’s wounds, the proprietors and patrons come to realize the puppet is actually a dead child. When the nurse arrives… Continue reading Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
