Seven For a Secret by Lynsday Faye - it's 1846 and Timothy Wilde has been on the New York police force for 6 months. He becomes involved in the kidnapping of free blacks by blackbirders. This is the second book in the series and I liked it better than the first. The headings at the beginning of chapters are very interesting - they're from actual newspaper articles or books and tell opposing viewpoints of the times. Rather dark and bleak.
4 stars
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Julia's Cats: Julia Child's Life in the Company of Cats by Patricia Barey - a short and simple book about Julia's love of cats and the many cats that kept her company. Lots of pictures but I thought the use of French was overdone and pretentious.
3 stars because I like cats
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The Why of Things by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop - a family who has recently experienced a tragedy arrive at their summer home right after a young man has driven his car into the quarry in their backyard. The rest of the summer is spent with them coming to terms with both events.
4 stars
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