The Changeling: A Novel3 reviews Kate Horsley Shambhala, 2005 Excellent book that shows that a person is more than their gender + Kate Horsley is Brilliant + An Interesting Take... This amazing book focuses around the the life a woman who truly has an extraordinary life. Born into a poor family, her mother deceives her father and the village by calling Grey a boy. Grey spends her youth believing she is a boy, deformed and must keep her identity a secret. The time is during ...             The Painted Bird (Kosinski, Jerzy)101 reviews Jerzy Kosinski Grove Press, 1995 A Sufferor's Tale of Suffering in Fable Fashion [T] + This is no bluebird on your shoulder... + Violence is real, and literature reflects life in this case. + A Terribly Beautiful Fiction             A Rather Lovely Inheritance10 reviews C.A. Belmond NAL Trade, 2007 Perfectly delightful, cleverly written + I enjoyed this book + A Rather Lovely Inheritance + A jaunty lovely genealogy mystery.             The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel553 reviews Diane Setterfield Washington Square Press, 2007 Fabulous Literary Treat + Good English literature + The Perfect Book + A wonderful read + Beautiful             The Dress Lodger164 reviews Sheri Holman Atlantic Monthly Pr, 2000 human strength against university knowledge The main characters in this fine historic novel have totally different backgrounds. Set in the 19th century in England plagued by cholera. An interesting developments of characters and human qualities takes place. Most sympathy is for the young prostitute who takes care for her son and others. She ...             Bless This House6 reviews Norah Lofts Fawcett, 1982 ONE OF HER BEST + A fascinating view of English history through the story of one house + Wonderful Norah Lofts! + THIS OLD HOUSE... + Pleasant Book             Fingersmith153 reviews Sarah Waters Riverhead Trade, 2002 A master novelist - not just for lesbians + Wonderful + Melodrama at its best + One of the best books I have ever read + Amazing Book             Swapping Lives78 reviews Jane Green Plume, 2007 discovering that you've got everything you want Jane Green seems to keep on writing roughly the same book: a woman goes through an internal crisis of some kind, somehow manages to step outside her life so that she can gain perspective, gains some self-confidence, and everyone lives happily ever after. I don't mean this as a complaint. I bought ...             The Glass Castle - A Memoir1091 reviews Jeanette Walls Scribner, 2006 Five stars: An inspirational true story + Incredible story + The best memoir I've ever written! + -----An Unforgettable and True Story-----             CUPID AND DIANA: A Novel53 reviews Christina Bartolomeo, 1999 Such a nice surprise... + Satisfying I really enjoyed reading this book and have reread it at least twelve times. It has a spunky everywoman of a heroine whose many endearing quirks (I flat-out adore any fiction heroine with unruly curly hair like mine!) include a tendency to remember special occasions in her life by the outfit she ...             Forever Amber147 reviews Kathleen Winsor Chicago Review Press, 2000 Forever Amber + Forever Great Reading + book worth reading + A Classic of Historical Fiction             Then We Came to the End: A Novel198 reviews Joshua Ferris Back Bay Books, 2008 Funny, smart, dark, moving, clever novel. + A Marvelous Read, but for a VERY Specific Audience At the risk of sounding like a snob, I have to think that any reviewers saying this book is boring or bad are just not good readers, or should stick to action packed genre fiction. This is one of the more incredible books I've read in recent years. It's slow-paced but every sentence is ...             The Kitchen Boy : A Novel of the Last Tsar59 reviews Robert Alexander, 2004 Mystery Solved? + A Fascinating Look at the Romanovs' Last Days + Great Book Club Choice + The Kitchen Boy             The Liars' Club: A Memoir141 reviews Mary Karr Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Is it any wonder? + Wonderful example of the genre - well written, entertaining, and meaningful + Wow!! + Awesome             The Memory of Running158 reviews Ron McLarty, 2005 A great trip! + An Excellent Summer Read + Funny and Entertaining + Exceeded my expectations             The Changeling: A Novel3 reviews Kate Horsley Shambhala, 2005 Excellent book that shows that a person is more than their gender + Kate Horsley is Brilliant + An Interesting Take... This amazing book focuses around the the life a woman who truly has an extraordinary life. Born into a poor family, her mother deceives her father and the village by calling Grey a boy. Grey spends her youth believing she is a boy, deformed and must keep her identity a secret. The time is during ...             A Rather Lovely Inheritance10 reviews C.A. Belmond NAL Trade, 2007 Perfectly delightful, cleverly written + I enjoyed this book + A Rather Lovely Inheritance + A jaunty lovely genealogy mystery.             The Kitchen Boy : A Novel of the Last Tsar59 reviews Robert Alexander, 2004 Mystery Solved? + A Fascinating Look at the Romanovs' Last Days + Great Book Club Choice + The Kitchen Boy             Fingersmith153 reviews Sarah Waters Riverhead Trade, 2002 A master novelist - not just for lesbians + Wonderful + Melodrama at its best + One of the best books I have ever read + Amazing Book             The Dress Lodger164 reviews Sheri Holman Atlantic Monthly Pr, 2000 human strength against university knowledge The main characters in this fine historic novel have totally different backgrounds. Set in the 19th century in England plagued by cholera. An interesting developments of characters and human qualities takes place. Most sympathy is for the young prostitute who takes care for her son and others. She ...