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Discussion of Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor On a sultry August day in 1922, Jay Gatsby is shot dead in his West Egg swimming pool. To the police, it appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder/suicide when the body of George Wilson, a...

Discussion of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging f...

Discussion of Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Drawing inspiration from the the shells on the shore, Lindbergh's musings on the shape of a woman's life will bring new understanding to readers, male and family, at any stage of life. A mot...

Discussion of The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore 1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the ...

Discussion of The Music of Bees : A Novel by Eileen Garvin Forty-four-year-old Alice Holtzman is stuck in a dead-end job, bereft of family, and now reeling from the unexpected death of her husband. Alice has begun having panic attacks whenever she...

Discussion of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Hidden in the depths of 18th-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguis...

Discussion of The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but also ...

Discussion of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first or...