The Secret of the Nightingale Palace, (Paperback)

from kathydassaro

I read this book three months ago, but for some reason I never got around to finishing the review. I feel bad because even though I know I liked the book, I don't remember all the details of why. This will teach me to wait to long before writing reviews. To start off, this book is right up my all...

from WillowOne

I was given a copy of this book for the purpose a writing a review: The Secret of Nightingale Palace follows a grandmother, Goldie Rubin Feld Rosenthal, and her granddaughter, Anna Rosenthal. They have been estranged for 5 years and then one day out of the blue Goldie calls Anna summoning her to ...

from jo-jo

Let me start this review off by telling you how much I loved this novel! Maybe it just made me reminiscent of the Grandmother I lost less than a year ago, but even so, it gives one the opportunity to reflect on their own relationships and how they might be saved. Anna had a falling-out with her h...

from marcyjill

This book exemplifies the idea that you never really know someone. We are all experts at covering our histories and hiding wounds and pretending that it often leads to a complete misunderstanding. The book is a story told in the past and one in the present and is really well crafted. Anna and her...

from RealLifeReading

"'Well, hello,' Goldie said. The words sounded friendly enough, but Anna saw the range of emotions flash across her grandmother's face - joy followed by a recollection of the chill between them, followed by wariness. She assessed Anna, then opened the door wider."Anna, a comic book artist in Memp...