by bertbaby | Dec 23, 2013 | Book Reviews
Dublin native Colum McCann crisscrosses oceans and eras in a multigenerational saga that pulls both Irish and American figures out of history and into a singular work of imagination, adventure and emotion. One of Barnes and Noble’s Best New Fiction Books...
by bertbaby | Dec 23, 2013 | Book Reviews
Greg Baxter’s single-day tale of an American ex-pat on an apartment search with a mysterious woman cleverly weaves a simple love story with meditations on current tensions between the US and a new Europe.
by bertbaby | Dec 23, 2013 | Book Reviews
This charming fable by South Korean author Sun-mi Hwang is a bestseller in her native land, and promises to enchant readers in English as well, delivering a touching tale about the modest aspirations of a common hen and her uncommon strength of character.
by bertbaby | Dec 23, 2013 | Book Reviews
Hawaii sometimes seems a tropical maiden affianced to the staid and temperate continental United States. But as surfing journalist Chas Smith makes clear, the beautiful maiden’s moods and whims can also be poisonous and operatic.
by bertbaby | Dec 23, 2013 | Book Reviews
Few Hollywood insiders can boast as rich a career as Robert Evans, and as much willingness to share all the glossy, gory details. His second volume of memoirs concentrates on the series of three strokes that played so great a part in his recent years.
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