Tag: sisters

• Book Review: This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman

  

  This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman (Random House, February 10, 2026) is described as “a kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family,” but in some ways, I feel like parts of this story could have been set way back in time. Yes, this story does involve a divorced couple co-parenting their two daughters,…

  michardillo

  December 11, 2025

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  Allegra Goodman, Ann Napolitano, apple cake, ARC, book-review, books, Elizabeth Strout, family feud, fiction, food, Jewish culture, Kindle, NetGalley, novel, Olive Kitteridge, Random House, reading, sibling rivalry, sisters, This is Not About Us, Within Arm’s Reach

• Book Review: My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes

  First of all, my feelings about this book are mostly due to my own mistake, and as an avid reader with thousands of books under my belt, I have to admit it is a rookie mistake I shouldn’t have made. This is my first Marian Keyes book, and although I’ve seen her name and numerous…

  michardillo

  August 12, 2024

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  family dynamics, fiction, Ireland, Marian Keyes, NetGalley, NYC, Penguin, reading, series, sisters

• Book Review: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

  There is a family of ten (10!!!) sisters who live in my neighborhood, a suburb of Washington, DC, and I am friends with almost all of them. I see some of them almost every weekend as they are all parishioners at my church. They have created something like 32 first cousins among their respective families.…

  michardillo

  November 6, 2022

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  Ann Napolitano, Chicago, Dear Edward, Kindle, pandemic, Random House, sisters