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Review: The Silent Wife

June 24, 2013 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Review: The Silent Wife

From the beginning we know that Jodi will kill her husband Todd.  Like S.J. Watson’s Before I Go To Sleep in which we are reminded to “not trust Ben” this statement looms in the back of your head.  After this thought, the first two words that come to mind are  Gone Girl.  We have a […]

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Book Review: Prom and Prejudice

February 1, 2011 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Book Review: Prom and Prejudice

I consider myself to be a purest and dare I say prejudice when it comes to Jane Austen, particularly Pride and Prejudice, so when I received a copy of Elizabeth Eulberg’s Prom and Prejudice I had my reservations.  Within  the first chapter, Lizzie Bennet had charmed her way into my heart and her stubborn determination […]

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Review: Exit The Actress

January 29, 2011 Whitney Review 6 Comments
Review: Exit The Actress

Words can not describe  Priya Parmar’s novel Exit The Actress, it is so rich and vibrant that I felt like I was actually in the audience watching Nell perform and wanted to reach out for one of her oranges.  While reading Nell’s journal entries I wanted to be her friend, with her tell it like […]

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Tinkers by Paul Harding

October 27, 2010 Whitney Review 7 Comments
Tinkers by Paul Harding

A tinker is a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc. Therefore, Tinkers is a very fitting title for this Pulitzer Prize Winning novel as every character is somehow wounded with their past  and in some respects is far beyond mending. George Washington Crosby, a lover of the workings of clocks lies dying and reflects upon […]

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