I enjoyed this book. Very typical Harlan Coben book with all the twists and unexpected plot twists

A historical fiction novel propelled by a mystery. A young bookbinder is on a hunt for the truth of the story after she finds a written confession of a murder hidden in the binding of a burned book. This letter hints at a story of forbidden love, a lost fortune and murder. Lillian Delaney , apprentice to a bookbinder in Oxford in 1901, feels trapped between the oppressiveness of her father's failing bookshop and still being an apprentice in a man's profession. When she is given this burned book during a visit to a collector, she finds hidden beneath the binding, a fifty year old letter speaking of love, fortune and murder. She is pulled into the mystery of young lovers, a story of forbidden love, and discovers there are more books and more hidden pages telling their story.

Another bravo for Ann Patchett. Daphne reunites with her stepfather, Eddie Triplet, who she had not seen since she was a young girl. Mysteriously her mother divorced him after he and Daphne were in a car accident and forbade him from further contact with her two daughters. Daphne and Eddie create a new friendship and the family truths come to the surface.

Katarina Shaw decides, at a very young age, that she wants to become an Olympic ice dance skater. She meets Heath Rocha, a young down-on-his-life/luck, guy. Their connection is instant and strong. Their story is powerful and scorching. The behind-the-scenes activity is very interesting. In the end it was dramatic and good.

This book is Historical Fiction exploring the Korean Conflict. As a ‘MASH’ fan and niece of a Seaman during that time span, I was drawn to this book. Last year I read The Daughters of Shandong by the same author and was impressed by her research, personal knowledge, and ability to weave a time in history into an amazing story. This recent book takes place in the early 1950’s. While reading I was rooting for the characters. Ellie (a reporter covering the war), Emma (a mother searching for her daughter), and IMO (a daughter, wife, mother, and friend who deals with the shame of her family). The cruelty of the Japanese was reflected in the conditions the main characters faced. The Communists from Russia influencing the Koreans, the US supporting the conflict with UN troops, and a people who wanted to be United. Eve’s catalyst for bringing this time in history to our focus ties this period in time to conflicts in our world. As a reader, I could not put the book down but did keep notes on names and places. The cost of war to innocent people can make one hesitant to read this story. So my rating is a 4 for those who may hesitate to read a book about the horrors of war. For me, the book was definitely a 5 because it was engaging, well developed with a message, and shared a time my generation did not talk about.

A vivid recreation of pre-Holocaust shtetl life in Poland based on the many Yizkorbooks that were published after World War II. Poignant, moving, and ultimately very sad. It also describes the native Polish antisemitism of the 1930s -- so relevant to the rise of antisemitism in our own days. Recommended.

It's the 1930's and Manhattan's first female black prosecutor teams up with the madam of a high-class brothel in order to take down Lucky Luciano, but before they team up you learn each woman's story.

This is a cute "let's pretend we're dating" rom-com. Great summer read.

I listened to the audio of this amazing book. It takes place in Mississippi in 1933. Many intertwined stories - Meg, an 11 year old sent to live in an orphanage. Birdie, unmarried, travels to ask her sister for money. Lots of other characters form an unlikely bond.

Great Book! Slow read at first but then got very interesting.