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The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen
Lola425 rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker
This book is incredible. It is so tightly plotted, the characters are so real, the story so compelling you can't put it down except to marvel at how you can't believe you never heard of this novel before. Seriously, not one contemporary novel that I'...more
Lola425 rated a book 3 of 5 stars
Herself Surprised by Joyce Cary
Herself Surprised
by Joyce Cary
read in May, 2013
Picked this up on the basis of the title, which I loved. Good read, although it felt a little dated. It was nice to read a novel wherein the heroine accepts responsibility for what befalls her. She is no-nonsense in that respect. You cannot always un...more
Lola425 rated a book 2 of 5 stars
Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck
Call Me Zelda
by Erika Robuck (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Well-researched, but I found this to be a little over the top for my taste. Too many far-fetched plot contrivances.
Lola425 rated a book 4 of 5 stars
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
This book reads so modern that you would think that Wharton was writing about the fame-hungering, money-grabbing celebrities of today. Instead of a Kardashian, however, we have Undine, the most vapid, vain, grasping heroine a novel has ever seen. Wat...more
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Chopin's Funeral by Benita Eisler
Lola425 rated a book 2 of 5 stars
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Disappointing. I liked the idea of a novel following a character who lived through an Orphan Train experience, but this book failed to deliver. Vivian's character was promising, but her story just kind of fizzled. Plus, the coincidence of her (view s...more
Lola425 rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Miss Buncle Married by D.E. Stevenson
Miss Buncle Married
by D.E. Stevenson
read in May, 2013
Decided to read the sequel to MIss Buncle. Good, clean English fun.
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