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The Invisible Hour

The Invisible Hour

Time travel, love, and scent of autumn.

Book Review, Farewell Library, Library, Book Group Selection, BookCaren MartineauOctober 25, 2023Fiction, Memoir, Cancer, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction

The Immortalists

The Immortalists

You’ve been notified, now what?

Library, Book Review, Book Group Selection, BookCaren MartineauApril 27, 2023Novel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Best Seller, Culture Change, Fantasy, Magical, Death, Grief, Family, Coming of Age, Fortune Teller

Giovanni's Room

Giovanni's Room

Powerful, consuming love

Book Review, Library, Wisdom, BookCaren MartineauFebruary 23, 2023Fiction, LGBTQ, Classic, Black Culture, Grief

Dava Shastri's Last Day

Dava Shastri's Last Day

Securing her legacy

Wisdom, Library, Book, Book ReviewCaren MartineauJanuary 6, 2023Farewell Library, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Medical Aid In Dying, Legacy, Grief, Obituary, Terminal Illness, Compassion and Choices, Physician Assisted Death