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The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg Digest & Review. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is a novel about two women who are forced to step back, take a look at their lives, and ultimately question who they are and what they are doing. Sookie Crackenberry has grown up with an overbearing and challenging mother, Lenore Simmons Crackenberry. Then one day, Sookie accidentally stumbles upon a scandalous family secret that...
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When Junior Whitshank built the house, he fell in love with it. After months on the construction site, thanks to a little bit of luck and trickery, he was finally able to buy it and make it a home for him and his family - fulfilling a long-time dream. Years went by and Junior and his wife grew old, the house becoming the life of their son, Redcliffe, who is now 70 years old. Together with his wife, Abby, they start to notice the toll that their age...
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Last One Home by Debbie Macomber Digest & Review. Last One Home is a novel written by Debbie Macomber. The central plot of the book is about a woman who discovers the bravery needed to finally let go of her past and turn her attention to herself and her daughter after she leaves a bad marriage. It does not focus on the violence and heartache of the situation, but instead shows that with the help and love of friends and family, a single mother can...
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A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson Digest & Review.
A God in Ruins is the companion novel to Life after Life, both written by Kate Atkinson. Life after Life tapped into what life would be like with infinite chances to live and how choices affect those chances. A God in Ruins tells the story of Teddy Todd-husband, father, and war hero-as he tries to adjust to life after the war. He never expected to survive the war, so he is essentially facing a future...
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The Heist by Daniel Silva Digest & Review. The Heist is a thriller novel authored by Daniel Silva in his famous Gabriel Allon series. In this book, the superspy Gabriel Allon takes a break from his work of restoring a painting in Venice to investigate the torture and killing of a former British ambassador and businessman, Jack Bradshaw. The murder is associated with stolen art, a masterpiece by Caravaggio that has been missing for many decades. Gabriel...
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Digest & Review. Ove is a lonely soul with nothing left to live for. He has lost his wife and child to a horrific accident that leaves him crippled mentally. What ends up happening in A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is nothing less than magic. A grumpy, bitter man who believes it is him against the word warms our hearts and invites us in. The plot is predictable, but the reader will be surprised to fall in love...
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The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant Digest & Review Activists fought for an end to child labor. Women secretly shared pamphlets about contraceptives. At the height of prohibition, patrons at certain cafes drank whiskey from teapots. Born in 1900, Addie Baum formed an identity separate from her traditional upbringing during a time of worldwide change. Now, at age eighty-five, Addie tells her granddaughter about her life and the times in which she lived,...
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The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the The Invention of Wings • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read • And more!
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book If I Stay • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
Disclaimer: This digest is an unofficial reader's guide to aide informed decisions, enhancing appreciation of the book. This is NOT a summary and does not contain any text of the original book.
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Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult Digest & Review. Leaving Time is a novel about one teen's quest to find her mom after her mysterious disappearance. Jenna, only 13 years old, searches every way she knows how to find her mom, Alice. She relies on the internet, a psychic, and studies her mom's work notes every day for clues about her mother's whereabouts. As the investigation continues, Jenna is forced to ask difficult questions, and she soon learned that...
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Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book Orange is the New Black • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell Digest & Review. Colin and Lorelei Bird have the perfect little house with perfect children. They eat home-cooked meals together every day, and their house is filled with laughter and happy memories. However, something happens that suddenly turns their house upside down, resulting in the family growing so far apart that they almost forget they were ever a family. The House We Grew Up In tells the story of what...
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Do You Know The Simple Secrets To Write A Story That Will Sell Like Craz y? Writing a great story is the aim of every author. Once you've utilised the story-telling secrets contained in Million Dollar Story as part of your creative writing skills, you can do it over and over again — just like other super-successful storytellers, including J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown, John Grisham, E.L. James, and Stephen King. To Write A Great Story You Need... Skill...?...
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Smile by Raina Telgemeir Digest & Review. Raina Telgemeier is the author of the #1 New York Times Best Seller "Smile". Her striking memoir "Smile" started as an episodic internet comic and is now available from GRAPHIX imprint by Scholastic. The book is the factual story of Riana's own persistent dental work, but it rapidly develops in to something more than that. Though, certainly not being just a simile for difficult teenage years, Riana conveys...
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Digest & Review.
Let's set the scene— it is World War II, and we see it from the point of view of two sisters. Divided by the war, their passions, situations, and ideologies pulled them together. Each crossed long and treacherous passageways toward freedom, love, and survival as Germany overtook France. Kristin Hannah takes us through an inspiring journey of the true story of the buoyancy of civilization and these...
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The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book The Light Between Oceans • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Digest & Review. Clay Jannon, a young artist and recent college graduate, recently fell into unemployment. Passing up one "Help Wanted" sign after another along the streets of San Francisco, he finally comes across Mr. Penumbra's advertisement looking for a night clerk for his 24-hour bookstore. Clay's interest in typography and a particular fantasy series leads him on an exciting adventure between the...
18) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain | Digest & Review
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Quiet by Susan Cain Digest & Review. This is a digest of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking written by Susan Cain. This book delves into a discussion about how extroverts are more "accepted" in our society than introverts. In this book, Cain brings the argument that introverts are just as prevalent, capable, and talented as extroverts. Cain has a slew of research to back her in her book, including studies in psychology,...
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Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: •Digest of The Goldfinch •Reviews of the book and author •The reception of the book and reader's reactions •Stories beyond the digest •And more!
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War Brides by Helen Bryan Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy:• Digest of the book• Reviews of the book and author• The reception of the book and reader's reactions• Stories beyond the digest• And more!
Disclaimer: This digest is an unofficial reader's guide to aide informed decisions, enhancing appreciation of the book. This is NOT a summary and does not contain any text of the original book.