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Bronze Anthology Holiday Tips Why Books Make FANTASTIC Mother’s Day Gifts Tired of giving the same ol’ gift to your dear sweet mum? We can’t blame you; it’s easy to make the mistake of being a lame gift giver. We’ve all been there! But you …
Bronze Anthology Book Review Varina by Charles Frazier (Historical Fiction 2018) ISBN: 9780062405982 Overview From the author of “Cold Mountain,” comes a historical fiction novel about Jefferson Davis’ wife, Varina. This book is similarly set during the Civil War, as Varina is the wife of …
Bronze Anthology Book Review Circe by Madeline Miller (Fiction 2018) ISBN: 9780316556347 Overview For anyone that read “The Odyssey” in high school, this story is like taking a trip down memory lane. Unlike “The Odyssey,” it is a novel, but along Circe’s journey, many of …
Bronze Anthology Book Review Tangerine by Christine Mangan (Suspense 2018) ISBN: 9780062686664 Overview The quote on the cover by Joyce Carol Oates, regarding Donna Tartt and Gillian Flynn, could not be more accurate – it is ‘The Secret History’ meets ‘Gone Girl.’ It is frustrating …
Bronze Anthology Book Review Laura and Emma by Kate Greathead (2018) ISBN: 9781501156601 Overview Mothers and daughters have relationships that change with age and time, which can oscillate between loving and fighting. ‘Laura and Emma’ covers the span of a relationship between a mother and …
Bronze Anthology Book Review The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump (1987) ISBN: 0394555287 Overview Given the recent political environment, we wanted to try and understand the ideology, inner thoughts, and motivations behind Donald Trump. The first lines of the book are fore-telling and …
Bronze Anthology Book Review Artemis by Andy Weir (2017) ISBN: 9780553448122 Overview If you were to live on the moon, where would you sleep? What would you eat? How would you earn money? How would you breath? What would life be like… up there? The …
Bronze Anthology Book Review Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman (2017) ISBN: 9780735220683 Overview How do you respond when someone asks how you are doing? Do you say fine? Whether or not you are actually fine? That is Eleanor Oliphant. She is fine. …
Bronze Anthology Book Review Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (2017) ISBN: 9780812995343 Overview The winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize and a highly acclaimed book, which was supposedly about the death of President Lincoln’s son, Willie, and his proceeding time in the …
Bronze Anthology Book Review We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (2017) ISBN: 9780399563089 Overview Unfortunately, family histories often fade away as time goes on and the business of the present keeps us from learning about the past. Thankfully, this was not the case …