B.F.F. A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate – 304 pages ARC from the author for an honest review Book Blurb: After more than a decade of dead-end dates and dysfunctional relationships, Christie Tate has reclaimed her voice and settled down. Her...
The Apprentice of Buchenwald by Oren Schneider – 195 pages ARC from Amsterdam Publishing for an honest review Book Blurb: Alexander Rosenberg was a smart and curious teenager who spoke many languages, collected stamps, played the violin, and lived a pampered life...
Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru by Hugh Bonneville – 400 pages Finished copy from Other Press for an honest review. Book Blurb: Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain’s most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles...
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt – Audio Book Blurb: Part memoir and part joyful romp through the fields of imagination, the story behind a beloved pseudonymous Twitter account reveals how a writer deep in grief rebuilt a life worth living.Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two...
Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir by Aileen Weintraub – 316 pages Finished copy from Get Red PR and University of Nebraska Press for an honest review Book Blurb: Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir by Aileen Weintraub: Aileen Weintraub has been running away from...
True Biz by Sara Nović – 386 pages ARC from Random House and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: True Biz by Sara Nović: The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history final, and have doctors, politicians, and...
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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 Frank’s music as my parents were, and still are, fans of his songs.The good news is that by writing in the first person from Frank’s POV and Ava’s POV, the reader is introduced to them in an accessible way. It didn’t matter if you’ve 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 📘 What's your favorite song? 📘#newreview#bookreader#bookreview#goodbookfairybookreview #tbr #AddtoTBR#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less