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Reviewed By... Karen Frank

What a wonderfully complicated and rich novel! Set in past and present Salem Massachusetts, the story takes off immediately, interspersing splendid detail about the history of lace makers as well as the famous witch trials, with the modern story of a family's intricate history and the manifestations for the present generation. The novel is packed with interesting characters (including modern witches) and many ... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Ashley Middlebrook

A young girl in the Sudan dies, the world keeps turning. The only problem is, this time God happened to be inhabiting the young girl's body at the time of her death. By accepting the simple, if absurd, 'truth' that God is dead the rest of this wonderfully disturbing and darkly humorous novel is made possible. It may be hard to imagine a world where parents worship their children (well with God gone w... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Erik Barnum

Arrested, and awaiting execution during the siege of Leningrad, Lev and Kolya are instead sent on an outrageous quest. A powerful colonel insists that they secure a dozen eggs for his daughter's wedding cake. The author's portrayal of the desolation of Leningrad is heartbreaking, the city as much a character in this darkly comic novel as his hapless protagonists. This gem of a book is thoroughly absorbing, an... read more>>>