1)The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman: I have read a couple of her books before and liked them and this one was also good. The story takes place in the 1970s at the Willowbrook State School on Staten Island in New York.
When Sage's identical twin sister, Rosemary died, Sage was devasted. Rosemary had always been a rather "different" child, but she was Sage's best friend. Sage was ten years old when she was told that Rosemary died of pneumonia. A few years later, Sage's mother died in a car crash. In a moment of anger, Sage's stepfather told Sage that Rosemary wasn't dead but had been placed at Willowbrook and he had gotten a call that she was missing. That night Sage left home to go to see her sister. After Sage arrived at Willowbrook, she was mistaken for Rosemary and suddenly her life became one she had never imagined.
It is a good mystery read!
2) Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger: I am still working through reading the Cork O'Connor thought that I would finish the series this year, but it's not going to happen! This is okay with me, because I love the books! There were several mysteries going on in this book, which ended up all coming together! Great book!
3) The Wonder by Emma Donoghue: I loved this book, although I did find it a bit of a slow read. It is a very interesting story. The story takes place in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century where an English nurse, Lib, was brought to tend to Anna, an eleven-year-old girl who appeared to have survived for four months without eating. Lib is quite skeptical and was brought to attend to Anna for two weeks to try to see what exactly was going on. The young girl, of course, became a national wonder and people flocked from all over to try to see this miracle. Anna was caught up in religion and superstition after the death of her brother and the rituals of the Church and the beliefs of her family. This is a fascinating book, based on some true stories!
4 ) Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian: This story takes place in 1692 in Boston and, yet, was quite timely in many ways! Mary Deerfield was the second wife of Thomas, who was a cruel, mean man, especially when he had been drinking, which was usually every day. After he stuck a fork in Mary's hand one evening, she knew that he would kill her if she stayed in the marriage. She left and went to her parent's home, while the men of the city talked and discussed what was to be done about her leaving her husband. She had begun finding things around around their home, that she was suspected of placing, then a boy she was treating died and suddenly everything she did was examined. She was eventually brought to trial.
I found this book to be very well-written and a great read.
5) I read half of Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian but found myself not looking forward to going to bed to read it. After reading half of it, I gave up and moved on to better books. Life is too short!
