Stories of intricate family relationships and secrets are usually very interesting to me, but the pacing dragged so much at times that my attention frequently lagged. Overall, a pretty good story, with fairly complex personalities and an interesting setting. The male characters were the main weaknes...
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County is the story of Truly - a girl grown massive due to a pituitary problem. Reviled and brought up in poverty, Truly finds her calling and a future that none expected. Amazon.com >> POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING: This novel discusses the themes of rape and assisted...
Es war fast Winter, und auf der Devil's Slide Road, verlassen,düster und vereist im Spätnovemberfrost, brummt alleine der alte gelbe Bus der Jugendgruppe St. Bartholomew, auf der Heimfahrt vom Kino in Berlin, New Hampshire Titel:Die vergessene Tochter Autor: Tiffany Baker Seiten:352 Buchart : T...
When I saw this book on NetGalley for review, I requested it right away. I loved Tiffany Baker’s The Little Giant of Aberdeen County, and couldn’t wait to read her newest book. Mercy Snow takes place in the tiny New Hampshire town of Titan Falls, whose livelihood depends on the local paper mill. T...
Titan Falls is a mill town. The livelihoods of almost all the residents depend on the paper mill and the McAllister family has owned it for generations. Cal and his wife June are Titan Falls royalty for whom opinions are not voiced, lips are sealed and secrets are kept … generations of secrets. E...
The Androscroggin River is a real waterway and the paper mills that lined its shore, the people that lived along its path all tell an important part of history. The author refers to this in her afterword and it served as a reminder to me that history takes many various shapes and forms. The MacAllis...
I didn't connect with this one as readily as Ms. Baker's debut (The Little Giant of Aberdeen County) and despite the rushed ending, I did enjoy the probing story of The Gilly Salt Sisters.
Prospect is a small, isolated village on Cape Cod. For as long as anyone can remember the fate of the village depended on the salt it produced. Salt always harvested by the Gilly women. Joanna and Claire Gilly both understand the importance of the salt, but could not be further apart in their att...
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/gilly-salt-sisters.htmlThe Gilly Salt Sisters is the story of a small Cape Cod Village called Prospect and the two most influential families - the Gilly and the Turners. The two families could not be more different. The...
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