by Donna Rueff | Dec 30, 2021 | Books by the Beach
January 2022 Some of you have read Anthony Doerr’s popular bestseller All the Light We Cannot See, liked it very much, and looked forward to his next book. After a 4.5-year wait, you’ll be happy to know that his new bestselling book, Cloud Cuckoo Land, is even more...
by Donna Rueff | Dec 1, 2021 | Books by the Beach
December 2021 If you’ve never lived in or visited Florida, chances are good that you never heard of Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913). You wouldn’t know of his life’s astonishing work; never heard that many people in his time considered him to be either a crackpot or...
by Donna Rueff | Nov 2, 2021 | Books by the Beach
November 2021 Autumn has arrived. As the daylight hours give way to long evenings arriving earlier each day, we readers gain more time to curl up with a good cozy and a cup of hot cider. This month’s choice is a story filled with characters created for just such a...
by Donna Rueff | Sep 29, 2021 | Books by the Beach
October 2021 Growing up in the 21st century is not easy. Not that it’s ever been easy, but at least previous generations didn’t have to cope with all the technical advancements purported to make our lives easier, or so they say. Now a young...
by Donna Rueff | Sep 2, 2021 | Books by the Beach
September 2021 I didn’t expect to like this book. I liked the “bookshop” part, but if the “love” part was too mushy or maudlin, I’d set it aside. I decided to read a little to get the tone of the book; give it a fair chance. I’m so glad I did! Nightingale Books is a...
by Donna Rueff | Jul 26, 2021 | Books by the Beach
August 2021 In 2010 Janet Skeslien Charles began working as the Programs Director at the American Library in Paris where she learned the history of this wonderful Library founded in 1920. The years of Nazi occupation of Paris and their effect on the Library especially...
