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September 2009

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published September 2009.

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Enduring

“The secret of enduring is not to harden oneself against loss but to soften oneself in acceptance.” Enduring, the latest novel by Donald Harington, depicts 121 years of American history through the life of a very old woman. Panoramic... Read More

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War in the Middle East

“Of all the tragedies the twenty-first century inherited from the twentieth,” writes veteran UPI reporter and NYT editor Hampton, “none is more complicated or poses a greater danger to the rest of the world than that of the Middle... Read More

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Eagle Eyes

Eleven-year-old Kofi was in trouble. Again. Although he loved his parents “like crazy,” they were way too crazy about school. Didn’t they realize that Kofi was an up-and-coming football (soccer) champion, and that after he finished... Read More

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Moon over the Mountain

You’ve heard this tale before, no doubt you’ll hear it again, but that’s the beauty of it—the story’s got good bones. And it’s got legs too, as the original came from Asia, and the version here takes place in a desert, like... Read More

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Desperate Highway

"Desperate Highway" may leave readers in disbelief. The audacity of a life lived on the criminal edge of society might boggle the mind of those readers who live the nine-to-five life, treasure their families, and pay their taxes. And the... Read More

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Heartache & Sin

Charles Soto’s debut novel zeroes in on the controversial abortion argument. Set in North Dakota, Heartache & Sin has a little bit of everything; religion, sex, love, family, and loyalty are just some of the elements that make up... Read More

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Seduction of a Wanton Dreamer

Tony Fellows, theater director and would-be novelist, finds himself immersed in a dream from which he cannot awake when his wife of twenty-five years leaves him. Convinced that she will return, he decides to write a novel while he waits.... Read More

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