Book Review
Reunion in Carmel
by Jill Allen
In "Reunion in Carmel", widowed Will Kempton, a former narcotics cop, flees the hard streets and rough memories of Jersey with his two young children to become police chief of the tiny tourist town of Carmel, California. His biggest...
Book Review
mADD Man
by Jill Allen
The ingenious title of Brian J. Robinson’s memoir reflects the author’s struggle to deal with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—hence the alternative spelling of mad. But the pages of this autobiography also reveal a mad...
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Angelo and the Yellow Giant
by Jill Allen
"Angelo and the Yellow Giant", by former school bus driver John Calleri, tells of the title character’s fascination with school buses—also referred to as yellow giants. Angelo’s obsession begins when he is a teenager. When he...
Book Review
Alice in Wonder
by Jill Allen
Alice Lancaster, a wealthy, Caucasian international relations worker, lives with her family in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. After an unsettling encounter with a Chinese mystic, she finds her paradigms shifting; she sees the world in a new...
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Shalimar
by Jill Allen
British writer Audrey Peyton, author of three Harlequin romance suspense novels, a biography of a lion and his trainer, and a post-apocalyptic survival novel, weaves together time travel, history, romance, and daring rescues in her...
Book Review
Therapy
by Jill Allen
Harrie Rose’s debut novel brilliantly explores the causes and effects of depression and anxiety, as well as how early experiences shape one’s life for good or ill. "Therapy" follows Barbara Verensky Miller as she recounts her past...
Book Review
A Dance in Paradise
by Jill Allen
In Lee Chavis’ debut novel, "A Dance in Paradise", life is anything but a heavenly frolic for the ironically-named Sam Powerhouse. It is 1979 and Sam is an accomplished young law student and violinist with an undergraduate degree in...
Book Review
The Ordinary Girl
by Jill Allen
In her debut novel, The Ordinary Girl, Carol Ann Iaciofano explores the life of a member of the largest and often most ignored minority—people with disabilities. Like her protagonist Payton, Iaciofano has cerebral palsy and uses a...