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Schrödinger’s Inheritance

Fonseca by Jessica Francis Kane

January 7, 2026 by elderberrywine 2 Comments

When I first started this, I thought, “Oooh, Mexican Gothic!  My favorite jam!”  But then it turned out to be a fictional/true story that, yes, was set in Mexico and had definite goth vibes.  But I’m ashamed to admit that it took half the book until I twigged as to what was really going on. So let’s start at the beginning.  The year is 1952.  Penelope is a young wife and mother with two children and another on the way.  She and her husband are […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: drinky times with a couple of elderly ladies so much drinky times!, Edward Hopper and wife who knew?, Inheritance for all!, Jessica Francis Kane, Mexican quasi-goth, Mom and kid just looking for some cash, Surprise heirs, True life Mexico in the 1950s

elderberrywine's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: drinky times with a couple of elderly ladies so much drinky times!, Edward Hopper and wife who knew?, Inheritance for all!, Jessica Francis Kane, Mexican quasi-goth, Mom and kid just looking for some cash, Surprise heirs, True life Mexico in the 1950s ·
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…friendship is hard to define.

Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane

April 9, 2020 by Leedock Leave a Comment

This was the March pick for my book club. We were set to meet as the stay at home orders started so we obviously didn’t get to discuss it. A member of the club pointed out the irony of having read a book about reconnecting and friendship just as we were holing up in our homes. Seems like a lifetime ago. Kane’s novel is about the self imposed isolation of a middle aged woman who moved back home over a decade ago to help her […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, Fiction, Jessica Francis Kane

Leedock's CBR12 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12, Fiction, Jessica Francis Kane ·
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