The main characters, Jim Hawkins and Long John Sliver have certainly cemented themselves as two of the most intriguing and dimensional characters in literature

While not written in chronological order, the book is thought provoking as it deals with people impacted by decisions of world leaders thousands of miles away.

Max Kaspar, afailed German-American, is fighting on the Eastern front when he is drafted by the SS to impersonate American officers and cause havoc

Room Emma Donoghue is a good book and a quick read. The unique voice in which the book is told is refreshing and well worth the time to read.

The island of Galveston is attacked by the USA. Confederate Jamie Russell is in the battle, Emma takes care of their aunt and does her part as a volunteer nurse

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives examines the compound relationships of a polygamous family, the jealousies, infighting, self deception and conniving.

The characters from the first book are being assembled, in Algeria, getting ready for Allied forces to take over, hoping the French won’t put up a fight

The making of a writer. Daniel Baciagalupo and his father flee a 1950’s New Hampshire logging town after Daniel accidentally killed his father’s lover.

A series of written short stories which ultimately get intertwined, around Philippe Petit stringing a cable between the two towers of the World Trade Center

Operation Jupiter was a fake plan during World war Ii to draw Nazi forces away from the fronts. A former Boston cop, Boyle plays a fish-out-of-water in England