I read Thanksgiving by Ellen Cooney, so I was happy to read a new book by her when I was given the chance. The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances is not a typical pick for me. Had I not heard of the author, I probably wouldn’t have chosen it. Now, after reading this and Nick Trout’...
On a whim and a hope, Evie signs up to learn how to train dogs, but the school she's going to is anything but a normal kennel. Maybe that's for the best, because nothing has been normal in Evie's short life so far. Read my review of this heartwarming story here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/07/19...
Somehow I got A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies mixed up with The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in my head, and I stayed confused until I was starting to read it, then I read the cover copy and was like whaaaat genteel porn what? I don't even remember buying/swapping for this one.It turns out Ellen...
Ellen Cooney is a local author--her books are set in Boston or Eastern Massachusetts. I love place as a character, and selfishly, I love reading about Boston. Cooney's A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies is set in the early 20th century, and details the goings-on of a Beacon Hill brothel (for women!)....
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