by Diane Chamberlain
My first Diane Chamberlain book, and it won’t be my last. I’m looking forward to going through her backlist, despite my resolutions to read more new releases. I’m not sure how to characterize the story, though. It doesn’t necessarily have a traditional plot and story arc. It’s more character and si...
Jane has a heart and she is not afraid to follow it. Her heart is big and sometimes her heart doesn’t always follow the rules which can lead her into trouble but for Jane she feels it was all worth it because sometimes the rules need to be broken. Rules don’t fit all the people, all the time. Many o...
By: Diane Chamberlain ISBN-13: 9781250010698 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication date: 9/3/2013 Pages: 352 My Rating: 5 Stars I received an advance reading copy of Necessary Lies and could not wait to dive in and stayed up all night and finished this morning! An extraordinary and inspir...
I chose this book out of local interest and interest in the subject matter rather than expectations for its literary merit. It is pop lit—don’t read it looking for deep or insightful characterization or beautiful use of language—but successful pop lit: it’s a compelling story that I zipped through. ...
I chose this book out of local interest and interest in the subject matter rather than expectations for its literary merit. It is pop lit--don’t read it looking for deep or insightful characterization or beautiful use of language--but successful pop lit: it’s a compelling story that I zipped through...
One of the best novels I've read in 2013, hands down, and I'm kind of floored that I haven't heard all that much about the book apart from conversations locally (because I live in the state this is set within, even grew up and interacted in the cities it had taken place.) While this novel is histori...
"Ivy and Mary was here." Those words are the beginning, the ending, and the basis of NECESSARY LIES. Those five words go full circle in this incredible, haunting book. You will be transported to another world as you read NECESSARY LIES. A world of poverty and illiteracy as well as pity for the wa...
Ivy Hart is only fifteen years old, but for the past two years of her life she's had to take care of her older sister, Mary Ella, her grandmother - Nonnie, and her sister's son, Baby William. She's also had to help take care of the house, work in the tobacco fields, and attend school. Even with all ...
From page one, I was a captive. This book is so well written and the subject matter is so compelling that I could not put the book down. It is a riveting story which will make you question the whole welfare system, its code of conduct and power. Perhaps, it will make you rethink how you feel about t...
3.5 Stars Necessary Lies was an engaging and compelling read by Diane chamberlain.I love how the author took the tough subject of the Eugenics Sterilization Program and wove it into this Fiction story.The Eugenics Sterilization Program took place between the years of 1929 and 1975 and saw over seven...
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