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Two new book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
11/08/2025

Two new book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

In this post you’ll find reviews of two historical novels—one set in fifteenth-century England and one in early twentieth-century England.

Two book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
17/07/2025

Two book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

Here are two fictional takes on the post-war period in Britain. First, a novel actually written in that period, by the inimitable Barbara Pym, a greatly underrated author. Second, a recently published historical mystery set right after World War II, from a series that is one of my favorites. The sim

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
04/07/2025

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

How the Light Gets In      Joyce Maynard     (2024)  This novel is a sequel to Maynard’s 2021 Count the Ways , and it helps to know the basics of that plot. In Count the Ways , the many sad and shocking events that p

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
20/06/2025

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

Back in 2018, when I reviewed Weike Wang’s first novel, Chemistry , on this blog, I predicted “Weike Wang is an author to watch.” Indeed, Wang has since produced two more well-received novels focusing on the experiences of Chinese American women. In this post, I offer recaps of my reviews of C...

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
05/06/2025

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store      James McBride     (2023)   In small-town Pennsylvania in 1936, two outcast groups of citizens, the Jews and the Blacks (“Negroes”) live on the edge of town and learn to support ea

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
05/05/2025

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

Whale Fall      Elizabeth O’Connor     (2024)   Ah, the rustic life on a remote island! Sometimes we long for it, but the reality is harsh. O’Connor’s poignant novel paints a convincing portrait of the inhabitants of a

More book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
11/04/2025

More book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

In the early years of this book review blog, I reviewed many mystery novels, especially those set in the Middle Ages. In more recent years, I’ve drifted away from medieval mysteries. This post is a reset! I recently read three of the 17 titles in the medieval mystery series by Priscilla Royal :

Reviews of historical novels, from Cedar Park Blog.
24/03/2025

Reviews of historical novels, from Cedar Park Blog.

The Great Fire      Shirley Hazzard     (2003)   In 1947, the post-war world is an unsettled place, with bombed cites not yet rebuilt and countless humans left wounded, in body and in spirit. Aldred Leith, a British war

A nonfiction title, reviewed on my Cedar Park Book Blog.
11/03/2025

A nonfiction title, reviewed on my Cedar Park Book Blog.

Despite its title, this book not a gardening manual but rather an inspiring reimagination of what our life on Earth could be.   The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World      Robin Wall Kimmerer, Illustrations by John Burgoyne&am

Four book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
28/02/2025

Four book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

The Thursday Murder Club      Richard Osman     (2020)   In a posh retirement community in present-day England, four residents meet every Thursday to discuss cold cases from the local police department. When a contracto

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
14/02/2025

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

Long-time followers of this blog will have read several reviews of the fiction of Elizabeth Strout over the past eight years. In this post, I offer an overview of all of her books, focusing on the two main strands: books about the character Olive Kitteridge and books about the character Lucy Barton

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.
27/01/2025

The latest book reviews from Cedar Park Blog.

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet      David Mitchell     (2010)   This is not a novel that I would have thought I’d like at all. Most of the characters are venal, vulgar schemers. There are numerous scenes of viole

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