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Nothing to Fear But Ferrets by Linda O. Johnston
After so many serious books, I went looking for lighter fare and thought that I had found it in one marked A Kendra Ballantyne Pet Sitter mystery with a cute ferret face on the front. Appearances can… more »
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Nothing to Fear But Ferrets by Linda O. Johnston
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Jackie wrote 6 days ago: After so many serious books, I went looking for lighter fare and thought that I had found it in one … more »
Children's Book Week: When We Were Cubs by the Bookfoxes
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marygm wrote 2 weeks ago: It will be no surprise to anyone that we bookfoxes have all been book lovers from our very earliest … more »
Patriot Hearts by Barbara Hambly
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Jackie wrote 3 weeks ago: Celebrating America’s national holiday. Happy 4th of July! On Independence Day, we hear a l … more »
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
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Jackie wrote 1 month ago: This is a perfect example of a cozy mystery. The characters frequently repair to a book-lined libr … more »
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
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Jackie wrote 1 month ago: Anyone picking up Bernhard Schlink’s novel, as I did, planning on being titillated by the older … more »
Copernicus' Secret by Jack Repcheck
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Jackie wrote 1 month ago: It is fitting that on the weekend in which the Phoenix landed on Mars that I was reading a book abo … more »
Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt by William Nothdurft and Josh Smith
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Jackie wrote 2 months ago: This book was sooo disappointing. It’s always exciting to read of new fossils found in various p … more »
His Illegal Self by Peter Carey
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Jackie wrote 2 months ago: Whenever I read a Peter Carey novel, I know there’s going to be unusual characters, whose quirks … more »
The Private Lives of the Impressionists by Sue Roe
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Jackie wrote 2 months ago: There have been dozens of books about The Impressionists, but none so vividly transports you to the … more »
Rat: How the World's Most Notorious Rodent Clawed its Way to the Top by Jerry Langton
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Jackie wrote 2 months ago: A lot of people would be put off reading about the world’s most infamous rodent, but this book … more »
The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
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Jackie wrote 3 months ago: Delightful! That’s the perfect word to describe Ian Sansom’s first book in his Mobile Library … more »
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
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Jackie wrote 3 months ago: As part of our Wilderness Week series… After moving to New Hampshire, Bill Bryson discovers pa … more »
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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Jackie wrote 3 months ago: A funny thing happened on the way to the hatchet. I was chomping at the bit to rip apart Hemingway. … more »
A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
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Jackie wrote 3 months ago: It’s not often that one can see such a drastic difference in an author’s work from one book to … more »
High Plains Tango by Robert James Waller
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Jackie wrote 4 months ago: Robert James Waller is best known for The Bridges of Madison County, which I don’t remember wel … more »
Sister Fidelma mysteries by Peter Tremayne
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Jackie wrote 4 months ago: In the period later called The Dark Ages, Ireland stood as a beacon of learning. While most of what … more »
Tipperary by Frank Delaney
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Jackie wrote 4 months ago: This is one of the most aggravating books I’ve ever read! Not because of the story, which conc … more »
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
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Jackie wrote 4 months ago: Part of Mother’s Day Week on Vulpes: a week of items on the themes of mothers and motherhood … more »
The Edge of Winter by Luanne Rice
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Jackie wrote 5 months ago: At the beginning of the film The English Patient, the leading lady lists several kinds of love a … more »
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