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I always enjoy a good Elin Hilderbrand book set on Nantucket, and Summer of '69 gave me everything I love about her books...and a little something extra! Set during the summer of 1969, the story follows the Levin family as they navigate a summer filled with change, secrets, and plenty of family drama. For years,… Continue reading Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
In 1933 Oxford, Mississippi, Prohibition is on the wane, and the Great Depression is tightening its grip. Poor and rich folks alike have fallen on hard times, even as the old social order remains. For women on the margins, the options are few and the price of dignity and self-determination is unbearably high. Eleven-year-old Meg,… Continue reading The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
James is one of those books that I can absolutely appreciate, even if it wasn't an instant favorite for me. I can clearly see why so many readers love it and why it's received so much praise. It's a good book—it just wasn't the right book for me. I'll admit that it took me a… Continue reading James by Percival Everett
In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for soldiers left shell-shocked by the horrors of the Great War. Hiding the shame of their mental instability in what was once a magnificent private estate, the patients suffer from nervous… Continue reading Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James
The Other Side of Midnight was a quick and enjoyable read. Simone St. James is one of those authors who consistently delivers when I'm in the mood for a creepy ghost story, and this time she added a historical twist that really worked for me. Set in 1925 London, this book combines murder mystery, paranormal… Continue reading The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James
Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of… Continue reading The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
In June 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett’s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother,… Continue reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
If you love a 1950s setting as much as I do, The Mad Wife by Meagan Church is one that immediately pulls you in. From the very beginning, I was hooked by Lulu Mayfield’s seemingly perfect life. She’s the ideal housewife, raising her children, keeping an immaculate home, and fitting neatly into her quiet cul-de-sac… Continue reading The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on… Continue reading The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Tananarive Due’s The Reformatory is a haunting, unforgettable blend of historical fiction and supernatural horror, set in 1950s Jim Crow Florida. Inspired by the real-life horrors of the infamous Dozier School for Boys, Due gives voice to the countless children whose stories were silenced—and she does so with masterful, devastating precision. The novel follows twelve-year-old… Continue reading The Reformatory by Tananarive Due