Resistance: A Train in Winter

2014-03-15T17:39:14-04:00

Harper Collins, 2011 I've been fascinated by tales of the resistance movement in WWII since I was a girl. It was sparked by those tales of the brave souls who brought food and goods to the Frank family up in the attic. The idea thrilled me, but I

Resistance: A Train in Winter2014-03-15T17:39:14-04:00

Dan Vyleta’s The Quiet Twin (2011)

2014-07-11T17:22:13-04:00

Dan Vyleta's The Quiet Twin Harper Collins, 2011 Dan Vyleta's The Quiet Twin is like Hitchcock's "Rear Window" gone wrong-er. There's no Technicolor; imagine everyone is dressed in black, and that some individuals conceal an over-sized pocket-knife. Instead of the director cameo, there is a little blonde girl with pigtails

Dan Vyleta’s The Quiet Twin (2011)2014-07-11T17:22:13-04:00

Jane Urquhart’s Sanctuary Line (2010)

2014-03-13T21:09:51-04:00

Jane Urquhart's Sanctuary Line McClelland & Stewart, 2010 Liz Crane is an entomologist; she studies insects. Specifically butterflies – monarchs. But, more generally, she takes time to examine what others frequently overlook. As a narrator, therefore, her perspective will not be to every reader’s taste. She has also suffered a

Jane Urquhart’s Sanctuary Line (2010)2014-03-13T21:09:51-04:00

Mary Horlock’s The Book of Lies (2011)

2014-03-13T20:39:48-04:00

Mary Horlock's The Book of Lies HarperCollins, 2011 Did you know that there were Nazi concentration camps on British soil during the Second World War? I didn’t, but having read The Book of Lies, I now know. There were four of them actually. And it’s highly appropriate that Cat be

Mary Horlock’s The Book of Lies (2011)2014-03-13T20:39:48-04:00

David Bergen’s The Matter with Morris (2010)

2020-10-01T12:48:31-04:00

David Bergen's The Matter with Morris Harper Collins, 2010 You might have guessed that David Bergen's The Time in Between wasn't my favourite book from the Giller Prize shortlist of 2005. It wasn't that I disliked it, so much as I felt disconnected from it. It felt like a universal

David Bergen’s The Matter with Morris (2010)2020-10-01T12:48:31-04:00
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