The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna van Praag Published by Random House Publishing Group on December 30th 2014 Genres: Fiction, Magical Realism Pages: 336 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads The Dress Shop of Dreams is a captivating novel of enduring hopes, second chances, and… Read more »
Tag: magical realism
In the Dragon’s Eye: The Night Garden
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to read and perhaps add to the hoard. I also link to “Waiting On” Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Cover links take you… Read more »
A Snicker of Magic, by Natalie Lloyd
A Snicker of Magic on February 24, 2014 Pages: 311 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Introducing an extraordinary new voice — a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing. Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where… Read more »
The Wishing Thread, by Lisa Van Allen (review)
Description: The Van Ripper women have been the talk of Tarrytown, New York, for centuries. Some say they’re angels; some say they’re crooks. In their tumbledown “Stitchery,” not far from the stomping grounds of the legendary Headless Horseman, the Van Ripper sisters—Aubrey, Bitty, and Meggie—are said to knit people’s… Read more »