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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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A Point in Time Series Review

Naomi's Gift by Martha Hall Kelly

Ash Wednesday by Paula McLain

Landing by Olivia Hawker

We are Bone and Earth by Esi Edugyan

A Wild Rose by Fiona Davis

Alison's Conviction by Thomas Keneally

Mother Swamp by Jesmyn Ward

December 6, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

Per usual, here are my reviews for each short story in the collection. Overall, this collection at times moved me and made me do more research on certain events brought up which is why my reading this week was slow (for me). Naomi’s Gift by Martha Hall Kelly (5 stars)-Phenomenal. You can figure out where Kelly is taking you, but I honestly was shocked at the the whole Holocaust camp for women/mothers/children. I keep thinking that there is nothing that could shock me at that […]

Filed Under: History, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Esi Edugyan, Fiona Davis, Jesmyn Ward, Martha Hall kelly, Olivia Hawker, Paula McLain, Thomas Keneally

Classic's CBR14 Review No:279 · Genres: History, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Esi Edugyan, Fiona Davis, Jesmyn Ward, Martha Hall kelly, Olivia Hawker, Paula McLain, Thomas Keneally ·
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