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Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine by Sarah Lohman

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Sewfrench

★★★★★ This unique culinary history of America offers a fascinating look at our past and uses long-forgotten recipes to explain how eight flavors changed how we eat. The United States boasts a culturally and ethnically diverse population which makes for … Continue reading →

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And to elaborate…

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Sewfrench

on yesterday’s post. When asked, of all the books I read this year, what my VERY favorite book was, I had to ponder the question. It’s always hard to choose THE BEST when there are so many that just come to you … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Sewfrench

★★★★★ “I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn’t know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life, right up until I knew it was … Continue reading →

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My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Sewfrench

★★★★★ “You will have only one story… You’ll write your one story many ways. Don’t ever worry about story. You will have only one.” My Name Is Lucy Barton, the new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout, is cause for … Continue reading →

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The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Sewfrench

★★★☆☆ From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgettable coming-of-age novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of young Jewish woman growing up in … Continue reading →

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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Sewfrench

  ★★★☆☆ Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret … Continue reading →

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The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Sewfrench

★★★★☆ In The Silent Sister, Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and she’s in New Bern, North Carolina … Continue reading →

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Paris The Novel

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Sewfrench

I loved this book! This was my first Edward Rutherfurd historical novel and it will not be my last. It is the history of Paris as seen through the eyes of several generations of families–aristocratic, merchant and the lower classes. I … Continue reading →

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This is why I love my library. It is free.

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Sewfrench

Gray Mountain by John Grisham My rating: 1 of 5 stars It’s been a long time since I wanted to give up and quit reading a book. Also, a long time since I’ve talked back to a book so much. … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Books of 2014

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Sewfrench

Someone once asked me how many books I read per year. I had no idea, I know it seems like a lot. It got me thinking. A book a week? Two books a week? Sometimes it takes me a month to read one … Continue reading →

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