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Book Reviews 2017

January 2017

Leonardo’s Holy Child by Fred R. Kline – 4.5

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance – 4

The Valley by Brandon Daily – 4.5

Orphans of the Carnival by Carol Birch – 4.5

Beyond Derrynane by Kevin O’Connell – 4

The Past Life Perspective by Ann C. Barham – 4.5

Two Empresses by Brandy Purdy – 3

The Years That Followed by Catherine Dunne – 4

February

Gardening with Chickens by Lisa Steele

A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams – 3.5

The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry – 3.5

The Dressmaker’s Dowry by Meredith Jaegger – 4

The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson by Nancy Peacock – 5

One Part Plant by Jessica Murnane – 5

The New Irish Table edited by Leslie Conron Carola – 5

March

Scarred by Michael K. Smith 4.5

Container Gardens from the Editors of Southern Living Magazine – 5

The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George – 4.5

A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline – 4

Sketching Character by Pamela Lynne – 4

Renegade’s Pride by BJ Daniels – 4

A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd – 4.5

The Enemies of Versailles by Sally Christie – 4

Dishing Up the Dirt by Andrea Bemis – 4.5

A Ring of Truth by Michelle Cox – 4.5

April

Eggshells by Catriona Lally – 4.5

High Noon by Glenn Frankel – 5

The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck – 4.5

To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman – 3.5

The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick – 4

The Promise of Pierson Orchard by Kate Brandes – 4

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah – 5

The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi – 4

Amish Community Cookbook – 4.5

Slightly South of Simple by Kristy Woodson Harvey – 4

The Varangian by Bruce MacBain – 4.5

May

No Man’s Land by Simon Tolkien – 4.5

The Essential Amish Cookbook – 4

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann – 5

The Illusionist’s Apprentice by Kristy Cambron – 4

Gumbo Love Cookbook by Lucy Buffett – 4.5

Murder in All Honour by Anne Cleeland – 4

Under the Approaching Dark by Anna Belfrage – 5

The Competition by Donna Russo Morin – 4.5

June

Scatterwood by Piers Alexander – 3.5

The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence by Alyssa Palombo – 4.5

The Summer House by Hannah McKinnon – 3.5

Fruit by Nancie McDermott – 4

The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julie Fierro – 3.5

Israel – God’s Heart – 4.5

Loveweaver by Tracy Ann Miller – 4

Dark Lady by Chalene Ball – 4

The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack – 4

July

Monticello by Sally Cabot Gunning – 4

A Twisted Vengeance by Candace Robb – 4

Artisanal Preserves by Madelaine Bulwinkel – 4

Betrayal at Iga by Susan Spann – 4.5

The Scribe of Siena by Melodie Winawer – 5

Secrets of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery – 3.5

The Innkeeper’s Sister by Linda Goodnight – 4

The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck – 4

August

Time’s a Thief by B.G. Firmani – 3.5

To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts by Caitlin Hamilton Summie – 4.5

The Library of Light and Shadow by M.J. Rose – 4.5

A Beautiful Poison by Lydia Kang – 4

The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes by David Handler – 4.5

The Barbary Mark by Anne Cleeland – 4

Casanova’s Secret Wife by Barbara Lynn-Davis – 4

The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard – 5

The Sworn Virgin by Kristopher Dukes – 3.5

Blood Moon by Ruth Hull Chatlien – 4.5

September

The Plague Diaries by Ronlyn Domingue – 5

The Mapmaker’s Daughter by Katherine Nouri Hughes – 3.5

The Long Way Home by Kevin Bannister – 4

Can It & Ferment It by Stephanie Thurlow – 5

When It’s Over by Barbara Ridley – 4.5

Slow Cooker Favorites: Chicken – 4.5

October

The Underground River by Martha Conway – 4

Wild Mountain by Nancy Kilgore – 4.5

Woman Enters Left by Jessica Brockmole – 4.5

Sorcery for Beginners by Matt Harry (YA) – 4

The Language of Trees by Steve Wiengenstein – 4

The Poke Cake Cookbook by Jamie Sherman – 4

Hanna Who Fell From the Sky by Christopher Meades – 4

The Crows of Beara by Julie Christine Johnson – 4.5

Houseplants by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf – 5

Cake, I Love You by Jill O’Connor – 5

November

The It Girls by Karen Harper – 3

A Sea of Sorrow: A Novel of Odysseus – 4.5

Soulful Baker by Julie Jones – 5

The Flexible Vegetarian by Jo Pratt – 4.5

Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire – 4.5

Compromise with Sin by Leanna Englert – 4

The Silent Fountain by Victoria Fox – 4

Disrobed by Syl Tang – 4

The Paris Secret by Karen Swan – 4.5

Murder in Shadow by Anne Cleeland – 4.5

The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay – 4

December

Success with Succulents – 5

The Orphan of Florence by Jeanne Kalogridis – 3.5

There is Always Tomorrow by Anna Belfrage – 4.5

Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies by Ginger Kathrens – 5

Admissions by Henry Marsh – 3.5

The Perfect Cookie by America’s Test Kitchen – 5

The House on the Forgotten Coast by Ruth Coe Chambers – 4

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan – 5

Beautiful Bundts by Julie Anne Hession – 4.5

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Recently moved from the rural life of Montana to the small city of Brattleboro, Vermont, Patty Woodland is navigating the urban life of sidewalks and neighbors once again. She will share life in her small city, the books she reads, and as always, the delicious food she cooks and bakes.

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