by jkylegregory | Sep 25, 2026 | Articles, Books, Mary
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop The Korean writer Hwang Bo-Reum has previously written several essay collections. This is her first novel. The book’s protagonist Yeongju did everything she was supposed to do: Go to university, marry a decent man, get a ...
by jkylegregory | Aug 17, 2026 | Articles, Books, Mary
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin The Music of Bees, debut novel by Eileen Garvin, is a thoughtful, life-affirming story that invites the reader to consider the healing power of community. It is present day rural Oregon; a region dotted with fruit farms as well as...
by jkylegregory | May 4, 2026 | Articles, Books, Thea
Mr. Kato Plays Family by Michiko Flašar “Mr. Kato Plays Family” by Michiko Flašar is a quiet, sensitive novel that stays with you long after reading. Anyone expecting a loud, dramatic story will be surprised—for this book draws its strength from small moments, in the...
by jkylegregory | Apr 24, 2026 | Articles, Books, Irene-Marie
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin This novel tells the story of Violette, a cemetery caretaker in a small town in Burgundy(France). Visitors, both occasional and regular, come to her home to warm up and chat. We discover her past through a poignant narrative,...
by jkylegregory | Nov 12, 2025 | Andrea, Articles, Books
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig This month’s international women’s book club reading told the story of Grace, a 72-year old widow who abandons her gray life in England to take possession of a small house she mysteriously inherits in Ibiza. A retired maths...
by jkylegregory | Oct 17, 2025 | Articles, Books, Diane
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn The Briar Club by Kate Quinn tells the story of seven women who live in the Briarwood Boarding House in Washington D.C. in the 1950’s. The book takes place during the Cold War and the McCarthy Era, when fear of being turned over to the...
