Jencey's Corner

Thank you to St. Martins Press for a copy of The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah.  I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. Kristin Hannah took us to France with the Nightingale and now she takes us to Alaska.  I have followed Kristin for years in her writing career.  I knew she was writing a story set in Alaska and had also thrown out her manuscript and started over.   Was it worth the risk? Synopsis: Lenora  ( Leni) Allbright has moved around a lot with her parents.  Her mom Cora is a waitress and her dad is a marine discharged from the armed services.  He is unable to keep a job and often takes out his frustrations on her mother.  One day Leni is informed that they are moving to Alaska.  The family goes to take possession of the land that Ernt had been given by the family of  a member of his unit.  It is a new start, and this time will be different. The move seems to be a blessing for Leni when she meets Matthew the only student in the class her age.  The

One of Karen White’s recent novels is Flight Patterns .  This novel was published in  2 016.  This story has bees, tupelo honey, and a huge secret.  What would you do to keep a secret hidden?  How would it impact others?  Was it worth in the end? Synopsis: Georgia Chambers works for an auction house in New Orleans.  Mr. Mandeville her boss has received a request by a new client James Dasher for his china to be appraised.  He has come from New York because Georgia is the expert on Limoges china.   He brings Georgia a specific piece of china that has a bee pattern on it.  What she does not know is that this specific china also has a history in her family.  Yet Georgia hasn’t been home in thirteen years.  She silently agreed to never come back to Apalachicola, as a vow to her sister Maisy.  When she returns to hunt this piece of china the secret that has been buried in her family comes back to life.  Will it finally bring the healing that all members of that family need?  Is ther