America Deconstructed by Chaithanya Sohan and Shaima Adin – 184 pages Copy courtesy of JKS in exchange for an honest review Book Blurb: Naseer was nine years old when he escaped Taliban and fled Afghanistan with his mom and siblings. His story, βThere are some...
Music For Wartime: Stories by Rebecca Makkai β 240 pages Book Blurb: Rebecca Makkaiβs first two novels,Β The BorrowerΒ andΒ The Hundred-Year House, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction. Now, the award-winning writer, whose...
The Wonder Garden by Lauren Acampora β 368 pages –Β Short Stories Book Blurb: A man strikes an under-the-table deal with a surgeon to spend a few quiet seconds closer to his wife than he’s ever been; a young soon-to-be mother looks on in paralyzing...
Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion by various authors β 368 pages Book Blurb: On any particular day, thousands upon thousands of people pass through New York Cityβs Grand Central Terminal, through the whispering gallery, beneath the ceiling of...
Review:Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb was an intimate introduction to Frank Sinatra and his lifelong love, Ava Gardner. Admittedly, I knew next to nothing about the man or the woman behind their star status. I for sure have heard Frankβs music as my parents were, and still are, fans of his songs.The good news is that by writing in the first person from Frankβs POV and Avaβs POV, the reader is introduced to them in an accessible way. It didnβt matter if youβve been a lifelong fan or not familiar with either of them, we all start the book as equals.I was shocked at the at how fast their relationship could go from cold to hot. The way they could both love and fight with such passion and acrimony was crazy. Yet they always, well almost always, came back to one another.Learning about how they were raised, the struggles they went through, and the allowances given to men (not women) were all addressed throughout the book. Depression, alcoholism, addiction, and infidelity were commonplace in star-studded Hollywood.Fans of movies and old Hollywood will adore this book and folks like me, who knew little to none about Frank and Ava will enjoy it too!Heather Webb, Author @msheatherwebb @williammorrowbooks π What's your favorite song? π#newreview#bookreader #bookreview #goodbookfairybookreview #tbr #AddtoTBR#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less