From the Publisher: “In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left by her home’s previous owner, a quintessential 1950s housewife. As she discovers remarkable parallels between this woman’s life and her own, it causes her to question the...
Category: General fiction
You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley
posted by: thathappyreader
January 26, 2020
From the Publisher: “Mia Graydon’s life looks picket-fence perfect; she has the house, her loving husband, and dreams of starting a family. But she has other dreams too — unexplained, recurring ones starring the same man. Still, she doesn’t think much of them, until a...
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
posted by: thathappyreader
December 31, 2019
Do you ever see something as a sign of what is to come? Meg Mackworth has become quite renowned in her hand-lettering skills in New York. She also has become quite good at reading people. So when Avery and Reid come into her shop to...
Mrs Everything by Jennifer Weiner
posted by: thathappyreader
December 11, 2019
In another of my 2019 favourites, Mrs. Everything is the story of two sisters, Jo and Bethie Kaufman who grew up in 1950’s Detroit. It follows these women over several decades and clearly articulates how their lives evolved during this time frame. Each sister grew...
Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
posted by: thathappyreader
December 2, 2019
This is likely my favourite book of 2019. The Summer of ’69 is the story of the Levin family during the year 1969 – one of the most historic years in U.S. history. Interestingly, it is also the summer in which Hilderbrand and her...