Change of Heart: A Novel Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2008 (Paperback) (ISBN 0743496752 / 9780743496759) Fiction, 480 pages First Sentence: In the beginning, I believed in second chances. Book description: One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time […]
History Lesson for Girls: A Novel Aurelie Sheehan Penguin, 2007 (paperback) (ISBN 0143111906 / 9780143111900) Fiction, 368 pages First sentence: One day I saw them, our dream horses, and on that day I pulled over to the side of the road and cried. Book description (summarized): Alison suffers from scoliosis. Her bent spine is not only a physical defect but also a social stigma isolating her from other teenagers and even distancing her from her […]
As you already know if you read my Reading Year in Review post, I was rather disappointed in myself for reading just 35 books in 2008, which was down from the 40 books I read in 2007 (which, come to think of it, was another number I was not thrilled with either). And for the first time, about one-third of the books I read were specifically for the purpose of posting reviews. I’m not sure […]
