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MEMPHIS READS: MY LOVELY WIFE by Samantha Downing

Andrea reviews MY LOVELY WIFE by Samantha Downing, Penguin Random House, 2019, 372 pages. This debut novel by New Orleans resident Samantha Downing is not bad at all. In fact, her tale of this intriguing couple is downright eerie. The first person narrator never addressed by his given first name….

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MEMPHIS READS: THE PERFECT NANNY by LEILA SLIMANI

Andrea reviews THE PERFECT NANNY by Leila Slimani, Penguin Random House, 228 pages. This novel has been dubbed the French version of Gillian Flynn’s novel, GONE GIRL.  This gripping and chilling psychological thriller by Moroccan award winner, Leila Slimani, comes full circle beginning with the murder of two young children…

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MEMPHIS READS: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin

Andrea reviews ALL WE EVER WANTED by Emily Giffin, Random House, 2018. In the days of the #METOO movement, how young is too young to be held accountable? How old is old enough to know better? In this modern-day story of he said, she said, events unfold quickly and dramatically.  Kirk and…

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MEMPHIS READS: THE STARTER WIFE by Nina Laurin

Andrea reviews The Starter Wife by Nina Laurin, Grand Central Publishing, 310 pages.  Although this is not Ms. Laurin’s first novel, this is the first one of her books I have read. Looking for a light, fluffy read to devour during this most humid summer was not what I found….

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MEMPHIS READS: MAKING THE MOOSE OUT OF LIFE by Nicholas Oldland

Darletha reviews MAKING THE MOOSE OUT OF LIFE by Nicholas Oldland (Kids Can Press, Tonawanda, NY 2010.) Although I am aware that the Memphis Reads blog usually highlights books for adults, I can’t help but share what an enjoyable book this is! This is a story about a moose who apparently…

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MEMPHIS READS: ROBERT CHURCH by Cookie Lommel

Marilyn reviews ROBERT CHURCH by Cookie Lommel, Melrose Square Publishing Company, 1995. Robert Church was one such man who believed very staunchly in Memphis and the city’s flourishing. Because of his beliefs, it was only right that Church would invest in Memphis, and because of this, even his descendants had…

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MEMPHIS READS: THE GREAT PEARL HEIST

Marilyn reviews THE GREAT PEARL HEIST by Molly Caldwell Crosby, Berkely Books, 2012 There was a time in the early 1900s when an Englishman, Max Mayer, was the proud owner of the most valuable necklace in the world. Unfortunately, the jewelry was stolen from Mayer by the infamous Gizzard and…

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Memphis Reads: YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P!

Andrea reviews You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino (Scholastic, 2018.) Alex Gino is an amazing writer whose works are geared towards middle schoolers, but in all fairness, it wouldn’t hurt anyone to read either George or Jilly P. Jillian Pirillo is only 11 years old but she thinks she has…

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