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April 28
Dance with Death Bookmaniac70 marked as to-read:
Dance with Death (Paperback)
by Barbara Nadel
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Digging to America Bookmaniac70 marked as to-read:
Digging to America (Hardcover)
by Anne Tyler
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The Dress Lodger Bookmaniac70 added:
The Dress Lodger (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Sheri Holman
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read in April, 2008

Bookmaniac70 Bookmaniac70 said: "I love historical fiction of exactly that type when you can feel and smell and hear the thoughts,wearings and attitudes of people of that period. Well,this may be an illusion but a well created illusion:-)).In the story of Henry Chiver and Gustin I s...more "
April 12
The Ottoman Cage: A ... Bookmaniac70 gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Ottoman Cage: A Novel of Istanbul (Hardcover)
by Barbara Nadel
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read in April, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap

Bookmaniac70 Bookmaniac70 said: "I just love Barbara Nadel`s books. She builds always an intriguing plot- a mystery riddle,almost impossible to solve but of course,not for the talented officers from the Istanbul police.

This is the second book of Cetin Ikmen series. As I have rea...more
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April 07
Stuart : A Life Back... Bookmaniac70 gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Stuart : A Life Backwards (Paperback)
by Alexander Masters
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recommended to Bookmaniac70 by: JPix
read in April, 2008

Bookmaniac70 Bookmaniac70 said: "It was an unusual book. The phenomenon of homelessness has been always a mystery to me;I have been always asking myself how it happens,is it only poverty or something else; why people used to living in the streets,cannot return their lives to normal ...more "
April 03
Just One More Day Bookmaniac70 gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Just One More Day (Mass Market Paperback)
by Susan Lewis
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recommended to Bookmaniac70 by: suedo

Bookmaniac70 Bookmaniac70 said: "The book was definitely well written. I became absorbed in the shifting narration through the voices of mother and daughter. The characters were very lively. I could easily picture Susan and her family. I felt sorry for everyone of them, including Ed...more "
The Boleyn Inheritan... Bookmaniac70 gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Boleyn Inheritance (Paperback)
by Philippa Gregory
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recommended to Bookmaniac70 by: frangipani08
read in March, 2008

Bookmaniac70 Bookmaniac70 said: "I truly,truly enjoyed this book,as much,as other books from the series! Philippa Gregory is simply a wonderful writer. I like her manner of telling one story from different angles and how characters act and look differently in each book depending of ...more "
The Memory Keeper's ... Bookmaniac70 added:
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Paperback)
by Kim Edwards
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read in November, 2007

Bookmaniac70 Bookmaniac70 said: "Good story-teller but characters were a bit thin.Psychologically things were described a bit in black-and-white. The good thing was that the book was a page turner,the story flowed easily,and despite the "sugar",I liked the positive image o...more "
A Breath of Fresh Ai... Bookmaniac70 marked as to-read:
A Breath of Fresh Air (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Amulya Malladi
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How to Lose Friends ... Bookmaniac70 gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (Paperback)
by Toby Young
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read in March, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap

Bookmaniac70 Bookmaniac70 said: "One of the reviews for this book describes it as 'funny,clever and touching". Personally I wouldn`t apply "funny" and "touching". It needs a certain kind of masochism to write about your own failure unless you have a very goo...more "



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