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THE PULL OF THE STARS Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
I suppose that when Emma Donoghue wrote The Pull of the Stars in 2018, the premise of a story set during the 1918 influenza pandemic was pretty darn unique. Not to mention a great way to celebrate the world being free of a crippling epidemic for 100+ years. Enter 2020, the year that The Pull of the Stars was published -- a.k.a, the year COVID-19 overtook the world. Ummm, yeah. Scratch that statement about being epidemic-free.     What's The...

A SINGLE THREAD Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Tracy Chevalier’s novels are absolutely beautiful, and her latest book, A Single Thread, is no exception. This might be my new favorite title by this author.   What's A Single Thread about? The shadow of WWI looms over everything in A Single Thread -- every person, every conversation, every interaction. Main character Violet's life is forever changed when both her fiancé and her brother are killed in WWI. At 38 years old and...