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#Bookreview 337 by M Jonathan Lee (@MJonathanLee) A ‘total’ reading experience #literaryfiction

Posted on December 7, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a pretty surprising (albeit enjoyable) reading experience. 337 by M Jonathan Lee 337 follows the life of Samuel Darte whose mother vanished when he was in his teens. It was his brother, Tom who found her wedding ring on the kitchen table along with the note. While their father pays

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Book cover, death, Family, Identity, literary fiction, loss, M. Jonathan Lee, memory, Murder, trauma, Yorkshire

#TuesdayBookBlog WHEN THE STARS SANG by Caren J. Werlinger A delightful read, full of great characters, inspiring, and heart-warming. Also recommended to dog lovers! #LGTB #Bookreview

Posted on April 10, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed, although it is not in a genre I read very often. A great read. When the Stars Sang by Caren J. Werlinger Nearly twenty-five years ago, Kathleen Halloran’s brother drowned during the last summer they ever spent with their grandmother on a remote island off

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog death, dysfunctional families, Irish, island, Lesbian fiction, lesbian romance, LGTB, loss, Love, Maine, Native American, tragedy

#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview ON THE BRIGHT SIDE by Hendrik Groen (@PenguinUKBooks) The Old-But-Not-Dead Club strikes again. A truly inspiring read, whatever your age.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the review of a book that I had been looking forward to for a while. Some of you might remember my review of the first book but… On the Bright Side by Hendrik Groen ‘A funny but also touching diary praised for its wit and realism’ BBC Radio 4 Front Row The Old-But-Not-Dead Club return, in

Posted in Book review, Book reviews death, dementia, diary?, Holland, Humour, nursing home, old-age, politics, Tuesday Book Blog

#TuesdayBookBlog SILHOUETTES by E. L. Tenenbaum (@ELTenenbaum) A Young Adult novel for all ages about family, friends, and life with a positive and inspiring message. #RBRT #YA

Posted on November 21, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you another review I’ve written for Rosie’s Book Review Team. This is a very special book and I hope it gets the attention it deserves. Silhouettes by E. L. Tenenbaum Brooke was just killed in an accident, but a part of her is still here. Seeking answers, she sets out to retrace

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Rosie's Book Review Team, Rosie's Book Team Review accident, children's death, death, Inspirational, spiritual, The Lovely Bones, Tuesday Book Blog, Twin Books

#Bookreview CHILDHOOD AND DEATH IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND by Sarah Seaton (@penswordbooks) A sobering picture of the Victorian era and a must read for those interested in social history #socialhistory #VictorianHistory

Posted on November 1, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a pretty hard book to read, not because of the writing style, but because of the subject. Childhood and Death in Victorian England by Sarah Seaton. In this fascinating book, the reader is taken on a journey of real life accounts of Victorian children, how they lived, worked, played and ultimately

Posted in Book review, Book reviews childhood, crime, death, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, social history, Victorian history

#Bookreview When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. A singular and professional look at death

Posted on June 8, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: This is another one of the reviews I posted in Lit World Interviews that I never shared here. This book has become pretty well-known but I thought it deserved to feature here in case you hadn’t heard of it. REVIEWS FOR LITERARY WORLD REVIEWS Title: When Breath Becomes Air Author: Paul Kalanithi ISBN13:

Posted in Book review, Book reviews brain cancer, cáncer, death, Medicine, Memoir, neurosurgeon, non-fiction

#Bookreview The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen by Lindsay Ashford (@LindsayAshfordA). Faction and death in the Austen Family

Posted on May 25, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I shared this review on Lit World Interviews a while back but not here and considering how entertaining the book is and what it is about, I was sure many of you would be interested if you hadn’t come across it yet. The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen by Lindsay Ashford Description: When

Posted in Book review, Book reviews death, faction, historical fiction, Jane Austen, mystery, research

#Bookreview ALL I EVER WANTED by Lucy Dillon (@lucy_dillon) A feel-good story with its heart in the right place.

Posted on March 15, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As promised, I’m going down my list of reviews. As it’s in alphabetic order, it’s luck of the draw what comes up, genre-wise, but you won’t have to wait long for the next one. All I Ever Wanted by Lucy Dillon I recommend it to anybody who loves a gentle story about families, with no scandals,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Children, death, Family, Love, Net Galley, Relationships, separation

#Bookreview #RBRT THE BEAUTY OF THE FALL by Rich Marcello. A beautifully written novel about loss, meaning and relationships, with its heart in the right place. #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on March 14, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Rich Marcello, the author of this novel, got in touch with me asking for a review. As the book sounded well-wroth a read but I was buried under a mountain of books, I agreed to review when I could and also made some suggestions as to other venues for reviews. Finally, I’m pleased

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Reviews, Rosie's Book Review Team, Rosie's Book Team Review communication, death, divorce, Domestic violence, grief, loss, Rosie's Book Review Team, technology, Tuesday Book Blog

#Bookreviews NUMERO ZERO by Umberto Eco and ZERO K by Don DeLillo. Two great writers pushing boundaries #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on October 25, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m still trying to catch up with some of the reviews I haven’t posted yet, and as I was checking, it struck me that two books by two very well-known authors (one who has unfortunately left us since I read the book) had Zero in their titles, and I couldn’t resist to bring

Posted in Book reviews corruption, cryogenics, death, Don DeLillo, Future, History, Italy, journalism, memory, Mussolini, Umberto Eco, US