Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Nevermore 6-11-24: The Cartographers, My Side of the River, The Forgiving Kind

 


Reported by Rita

The Cartographers: a Novel by Peng Shepherd

When her estranged father is found dead with a seemingly worthless map hidden in his desk, cartographer Nell Young soon discovers the map is extremely valuable—and that a mysterious collector will stop at nothing to destroy it and anyone who gets in the way.

 Unbelievable fantasy story, but the maps were very interesting.    – MH     4 stars

 


My Side of the River: a Memoir by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

Exploring separation, generational trauma, and the toll of the American dream, the author recounts what happened when, at 15, her parents were forced back to Mexico, leaving her and her brother to fend for themselves as underage children affected by broken immigration laws.

  It's a quick read with fascinating characters. Well written.    – KM      5 stars

 


The Forgiving Kind by Donna Everhart

After her beloved father dies in 1950s North Carolina, 12-year-old water diviner Martha "Sonny" Creech must deal with a shady, bigoted neighbor who is trying to insert himself in her family's cotton farm business. By the author of The Education of Dixie Dupree. 

A really good book, but kind of depressing.     – WJ      5 stars

 

Other Books Mentioned

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

Before We Were Yours: a Novel by Lisa Wingate

Some Days There's Pie: A Novel by Catherine Landis

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Cat Confessions: a "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-All Book by Allia Zobel Nolan

The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Ship of Brides: a Novel by Jojo Moyes

Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

Abingdon Boardinghouse Murders by Greg Lilly

 

New Books 

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-To-Face With the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian Junger

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