Jackie Davidson

Jackie DavidsonThe saga of the Lynch family in small-town Thomaston. So reminiscent of my experience reading Empire Falls, this is a sloooow burn character development - again, great character development - and the meaning of family and community.

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Jackie DavidsonHer daughter is getting married and this book is about Gails’s life the day before, the day of and the day after the wedding. A deep dive into the family dynamics from mom’s perspective. Funny, heartwarming and often bittersweet, loved that a foster cat features!

Jackie DavidsonIn the late 1700’s in Maine, the town’s midwife knows many secrets, many of which are detailed in her daily journal. When she is called to do an autopsy of man found frozen in the river, she starts unraveling a tangle of misdeeds, dalliances, and crimes - some of which hit close to home. I read this and loved it as murder mystery with rich details, finding out only afterwords that the story is based on the real midwife Martha Ballard’s wha was something of a pioneer in medicine. Martha is the great-aunt of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, one of her great-great-great- granddaughters was one of the first female physicians in the US. Recommend!

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Jackie DavidsonAmazing story of WWII codebreakers stationed at Bletchley Park, a great piece of historical fiction. Quinn does a nice job of weaving in details you may know in a compelling story of 3 women involved in that work. Great read!

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Jackie DavidsonFun to jump back into this collection that started with The Little Paris Bookshop, one of my all-time favorites.

Jackie DavidsonWhat does it mean to be a “Real American?” Lilly is an American born of Chinese immigrant parents. Nick is Lilly’s son, an American that looks like an American. And then there’s May - Lilly’s mom - who was a talented genetic scientist that only wanted the best, an American life - for her daughter and her grandson.

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Jackie DavidsonTwisty murder mystery that will keep you reading to sort through the madness.

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Jackie DavidsonThis was a riveting read, the story of the doomed Challenger space shuttle. I well remember that day, the horror of watching the shuttle explode, yet there was so much I learned here. The history of NASA and how it operated, the players, the politics, the PR and funding challenges. It also captures the human side: of the flight crew and their families, as well as the NASA team and its contractors. I don’t read much #nonfiction, but glad this one made it to the top of the list. It starts slow, but well worth sticking with it! Recommend.

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