Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

Out of the complex and rich tapestry of 19th century Irish history, author Frank Delaney carves a lovely old-fashioned novel with a fascinating cast of characters. The protagonist is a "good man" who spends his life in the attempt to secure the woman he loves and an ancient house. In spite of what seems to be overwhelming odds, he perseveres and reveals the strength and nobility of his personality. There are w... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Bruce Anderson

James Sim would feel perfectly at home in a film by David Lynch or Peter Greenaway, or perhaps an early novel by Thomas Pynchon. As it is, he's the manipulated, mesmerized and mystified protagonist of sometime-poet Jesse Ball's finely-written (although largely static) quasi-thriller. This is superlatively a poet's prose: no matter what the situation at hand, whole paragraphs (and often several in succession... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Nancy Scheemaker

When Madeline Was Young, Jane Hamilton's latest intriguing novel, features a most unusual family: the Macivers, plus one more. Mr. and Mrs. Maciver live with their two children as well as with Mr. Maciver's first wife Madeline. Though still breathtakingly beautiful as a grown woman, Madeline is enclosed in a permanently infantile world, the result of a brain injury sustained years ago. As in her previous... read more>>>