New book arrivals:
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| The Song of the Jade Lily |
Genre: historical and contemporary fiction
Setting: Vienna, Shanghai, Australia
I'm enjoying reading this novel about a Jewish family escaping from Nazi occupied Austria, traveling to Shanghai, China as refugees. We follow young Romy and her parents in Shanghai, moving back and forth in time to when Romy has her own family and grandchildren in Australia after leaving China at the end of WWII. And we see Romy's granddaughter Alexandra, trying to find her way in the present, 2016, through her family's wartime history.
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| The Great Pretenders |
Setting: Hollywood in the 1950s
Roxanne forges a career unique for women in the 1950s, becoming an agent for hungry young screenwriters. When she sells a script by a blacklisted writer under the name of a willing front man, more exiled writers seek her help.
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| Cygnet |
Genre: coming-of-age tale
A 17-year-old young woman comes of age in a community of the elderly rejecting the promise of youth.
Setting: an isolated island off New Hampshire populated by a community of the elderly
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| All of Us With Wings |
YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is an ode to post-punk San Francisco through the eyes of a Mexican-American girl
The Snakes by Sadie Jones, June 25, 2019, Harper |
| The Snakes |
Genre: contemporary fiction
Bea and Dan, recently married, visit Bea’s dropout brother Alex at the hotel he runs in Burgundy, France. Disturbingly, they find him all alone and the ramshackle hotel deserted, apart from the nest of snakes in the attic.
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| The Perfect Fraud |
Genre: contemporary fiction
Claire works in the family business and calls herself a psychic, but she doesn’t really have “the gift” and hasn’t for a long time. She’s a fraud. When she meets Rena and Rena's disturbed daughter, events collide.
Which of the above books would you read first? Why?
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The Song of the Jade Lily and The Great Pretenders both look like wonderful reads. The plot summary of each sounds unique and promising.
ReplyDeleteI would pick up All of Us With Wings first. I am always on the lookout for stories with Hispanic protagonists.
Have a great week!
Your books look good! The Perfect Fraud captured my interest. Enjoy your week, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
ReplyDeleteThese all sound so good! I am especially looking forward to reading The Song of the Jade Lily. The dual timeline and tie in to World War II. I am glad you are enjoying it so far. The Great Pretenders is a new to me title, but I'm intrigued! The Perfect Fraud sounds like something I would like as well. I hope you enjoy each of these! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteSome great titles, Kirsty Manning’s sounds particularly good.
ReplyDeleteHave a great reading week :)
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out
Nice variety. Enjoy your latest.
ReplyDeleteGreat Pretenders and The Snakes are both on my list!
ReplyDeleteNice mailbox! I think I'd read The Song of the Jade Lily first.
ReplyDeleteNice variety of books. All are new to me. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteLooks like some good stuff here! Especially Jade and The Great Pretenders.
ReplyDeleteCygnet and All of Us with Wings are both on my wishlist. My weekly updates
ReplyDeleteNew to me but they look good. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your books. The Great Pretenders would be the one I picked up first. The Snakes sounds creepy.
ReplyDeleteSong of the Jade Lily caught my eye thiss weeek.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart Here is my Sunday Post
Song of The Jade Lily was simple titled The Jade Lily in Australia and I absolutely loved it. I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
ReplyDeleteNice mailbox.
ReplyDeleteI received Jade Lily too...I hope we both like it.