About the Book: Opulence. Sex. Betrayal … Sometimes friendship can be deadly. Meet the women of Buckhead—a place of expensive cars, huge houses, and competitive friendships. Shannon was once the queen bee of Buckhead. But she’s been unceremoniously dumped by Bryce, her politician husband. When Bryce replaces her with a much younger woman,… Keep Reading
INSOMNIA by SARAH PINBOROUGH
About the Book: IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, MADNESS LIES . . . Emma can’t sleep. CHECK THE WINDOWS. It’s been like this since her big 4-0 started getting closer. LOCK THE DOORS. Her mother stopped sleeping just before her own fortieth birthday. She went mad and did the unthinkable because of it…. Keep Reading
SONGS IN URSA MAJOR by EMMA BRODIE
About the Book: The year is 1969, and the Bayleen Island Folk Fest is abuzz with one name: Jesse Reid. Tall and soft-spoken, with eyes blue as stone-washed denim, Jesse Reid’s intricate guitar riffs and supple baritone are poised to tip from fame to legend with this one headlining performance. That is, until… Keep Reading
THE YOUNGER WIFE by SALLY HEPWORTH
About the Book: THE HUSBAND A heart surgeon at the top of his field, Stephen Aston is getting married again. But first he must divorce his current wife, even though she can no longer speak for herself. THE DAUGHTERS Tully and Rachel Aston look upon their father’s fiancée, Heather, as nothing but an… Keep Reading
CULTISH by AMANDA MONTELL
About the Book: The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many… Keep Reading
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE by ROSIE WALSH
About the Book: “I have held you at night for ten years and I didn’t even know your name. We have a child together. A dog, a house. Who are you?” Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she’d do anything for them. But almost everything she’s told them about… Keep Reading
COUNT THE WAYS by JOYCE MAYNARD
About the Book: In her most ambitious novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard takes on the story of a family from the hopeful early days of young marriage to parenthood, divorce, and its costly aftermath—to illuminate how the mistakes of parents are passed down through generations to fester, or… Keep Reading
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW – VLADIMIR: A NOVEL by JULIA MAY JONAS
About the Book: A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely debut novel about a beloved English professor facing a slew of accusations against her professor husband by former students—a situation that becomes more complicated when she herself develops an obsession of her own… “When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell… Keep Reading
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW – 56 DAYS by CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD
About the Book: No one even knew they were together. Now one of them is dead. Fifty-six days ago Ciara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week COVID-19 reaches Irish shores. Thirty-five days ago When lockdown threatens to keep them apart, Oliver suggests… Keep Reading
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by JESSAMINE CHAN
About the Book: In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance. Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her… Keep Reading
