Archive for September 12, 2010
A STRANGER LIKE YOU by Elizabeth Brundage
Elizabeth Brundage’s third novel A STRANGER LIKE YOU is her darkest to date. Her first novel THE DOCTOR’S WIFE is a tale of a woman married to a doctor who works a women’s clinic and performs abortions. The couple runs foul of anti-abortion activists in this tale which examines marital obligations against the backdrop of larger social issues. SOMEBODY ELSE’S DAUGHTER is set in an exclusive school for the children of the wealthy, but when the protected, elite environment is breeched, various ugly realities seep in. A STRANGER LIKE YOU is a post-9-11 tale: unrelentingly bleak and merciless in its examination of a decaying society of damaged people.
September 12, 2010
Tags: 21st-Century, Contemporary, hollywood, Thriller Posted in: Book Club Choice, California, Character Driven, Contemporary, Revenge, Thriller/Spy/Caper 
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MY HOLLYWOOD by Mona Simpson
Mona Simpson’s book, MY HOLLYWOOD, explores the relationship of mothers, children and nannies in southern California, most particularly in Santa Monica. The novel is told from two vantage points, the first one Claire, a mother in her 30’s with a 2 1/2 year old son, William. The other vantage point is Lola’s, the Filipina nanny who works as a live-in nanny for Claire and her husband Paul during the week when she takes care of “Williamo.” Lola also has a second job on the weekends, taking care of the son of a friend of Claire and Paul’s.
September 12, 2010
Tags: Contemporary, Family Matters Posted in: Class - Race - Gender, Contemporary, Family Matters No Comments
