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No Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily – Review by Alison Risher

No Names to Be GivenNo Names to Be Given by Julia Brewer Daily
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Three women meet for the first time as roommates in a home for unwed mothers. This book weaves together the women’s stories, including what forces propelled each woman to the home in the first place. A tapestry of women overcoming their circumstances is woven throughout the novel. Readers get to follow the women through the decades to come. I became acquainted with situations I had never considered before. Maybe not every sad tale has a happy ending, but sometimes, there is hope for happiness against all odds.

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States of Grace (Grace Locke Mystery Series) by Mandy Miller – Review by Alison Risher

States of GraceStates of Grace by Mandy Miller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book has it all- suspense, mystery, a comeback tale, and a hint of romance. The lead character is imperfect- she struggles to clean up her profanity-laced vocabulary (who hasn’t struggled with this at some point?) She is going through a divorce. She is an attorney who is picking up both her professional life and her personal life from the bottom of a garbage heap, sifting through some hard truths, and striving to not merely survive, but to live in every sense of the word. Ultimately, she risks her life, and her sanity for an innocent client. I enjoyed the humanity of the protagonist.

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