Compelling, Conspicuous Womanhood in the Gorgeous Debut “The Turtle House”

From the first lines of The Turtle House, debut historical fiction author Amanda Churchill signals how she plans to spin her masterful family saga from prewar Japan to late 20th Century Texas ranch country. Curtain, Texas March 1, 1999 Paper hates water. It hates wind. And fire. Paper falls apart. There is no home safe…

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In “Only If You’re Lucky,” Female Friendships Prove Anything But Fortunate

Stacy Willingham’s latest novel isn’t her best work, but she still deserves a place alongside Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn in the pantheon of great psychological thriller authors.

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