Nevermore: The River We Remember, Sipsworth, The World According to Garp

 

Nevermore 6-17-25

Reported by Rita

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

When the body of a wealthy landowner is found floating in the Alabaster River on Memorial Day in 1958, Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero, struggles to solve this murder that has the town of Jewel, Minnesota, up in arms, while putting to rest the demons from his own past.

This was a great book. I fell in love with the characters and found them really relatable. - HM 4 stars 

Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

Moving back to the English village of her childhood after the loss of her husband and son, reclusive widow Helen Cartwright, whose only wish is to die quickly and without fuss, becomes a creature of habit until a chance encounter with a mouse sets her on an unexpected journey.

I thought this was lovely; a light-hearted and quick read with a twist ending. Wonderful! -AH 5 stars 

The World According to Garp by John Irving

T. S. Garp, a man with high ambitions for an artistic career and with obsessive devotion to his wife and children, and Jenny Fields, his famous feminist mother, find their lives surrounded by an odd assortment of people, including teachers, whores, and radicals.

Easy and entertaining. I couldn't put it down. -PP 5 stars

 

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