Book: 38
Title: The Abortionist's Daughter
Author: Elisabeth Hyde
Genre: Fiction, women's fiction, mystery
One-sentence summary: When the outspoken doctor at an abortion clinic is murdered, the investigation into her death is complicated by the complex dynamics within her family and by her controversial position within the community.
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Book: 25
Title: The New Girls
Author: Beth Gutcheon
Genre: General fiction, women's fiction
One-sentence summary: Several girls attend a ritzy all-girls' boarding school. They drink, smoke, sing with Glee Club, sleep with guys (some of them teachers), rebel against authority. Etc.
Why did you get this book? Since I'm poor these days, a good ( Read more... )

Book: 3
Title: Saying Grace
Author: Beth Gutcheon
Genre: General fiction, women's fiction
One-sentence summary: See below.
Why did you get this book? This is another one I read because I ran out of books while I was at my parents' place. It's actually a reread - I first read it ages and ages ago, and barely remembered it. When I moved to college ( Read more... )

Book: 2
Title: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards
Genre: General fiction, women's fiction
One-sentence summary: A doctor, delivering his own child, learns that said child is actually twins, and that one of the twins has Down's Syndrome. He tells his wife one of the twins was stillborn, then instructs the nurse to bring the Down's ( Read more... )