Hannah thinks her marriage is perfect, until one day her husband disappears, leaving only a note saying "protect her". The "her" in the note is his teenage daughter, who hasn't quite accepted Hannah as her new parent. To find out why he left, the two have to work together to find out what Owen was …
I could not put this book down. I read it in two sittings. I'm not the kind of person who reads loads of true crime or serial killer stories, perhaps for the obvious reason that they are so tragic and sad, and also quite terrifying. So why is this book different? Robert Graysmith was a …
I love LOVE this book, and I love Amy Tan. And maybe this review is a bit of a cheat, because I've read this book before, but I was re-reading it this week and I enjoyed it all over again, and I haven't shared it with you guys before. Published back in 1989, it's Tan's …
There is nothing quite like an Allende story. I feel like her books read as though she's right there narrating them to you, like you're hearing someone's family history or life story, and yet her description is so evocative and insightful, it's something more than mere storytelling too. In this, her latest book, she writes …
