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What are they saying? Whisper Network

A Novel

by Chandler Baker

NOTE THAT THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE AUDIO BOOK.

Are you now, or were you ever, a mother with young children? If yes, did you feel that you received the support that you needed from your partner? Did you want not just help but proactive assistance? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, you may well identify with Nora Spangler.

Nora has a four-year-old, is pregnant and it is her year to become (or not) partner in her law firm. She is trying her best but is overwhelmed. Nora loves her husband (she says) but some days is incredibly irritated by him.

So…Nora and Hayden look at a house that is for sale in an upscale community. Interestingly, the husbands there are way more helpful than usual. The women all have these incredibly high powered jobs. What is going on here? Do Nora and Hayden want to live here? Will they?

Also, what about that arson that killed Penny’s husband. Nora is investigating it thinking about a wrongful death suit. Is it that or is it murder?

There are many threads running through this novel. I have seen mixed reviews but I found it to be a book that I enjoyed. Make up your own mind. Give this one a look.

I very much enjoyed listening to this book. It kept me company on many walks. The story was quite involving and it was enjoyable to hear how events played out

Many thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this title. All opinions are my own.

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We need to: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race

Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond

by Kwame Christian

**#HowtoHaveDifficultConversationsAboutRace #NetGalley**

This book takes on a subject that many try their best to avoid…but that is not always possible or the best course of action. The author is Kwame Christian. He founded the American Negotiation Institute so he seems well qualified and credentialed to be a reader’s guide.

This is truly a helpful book. It is practical and filled with ideas. Credos to the author for making something that can feel difficult seem doable, essential and worthwhile. Note that while this title takes a perspective on work place conversation, I think that it can be applied more broadly.

Many thanks to NetGalley and BenBella Books for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: 13 September 2022

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I enjoyed and reviewed this women’s fiction title.

You can do it: GMAT Analytical Writing

Solutions to the Real Argument Topics

by Vibrant Publishers

This title is part of a series of very helpful test prep books. Filled with information on what to expect and with 60 solved argument topics and strategies, it will leave test takers feeling more prepared. If you are lucky enough not to face testing, this title may also be interesting as a way to challenge yourself.

Many thanks to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: 03 December 2022

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I read this for a class last year. Think about reading again some years after your first school exposure.

How do you get from: Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower

Here is a first in series for this author. Next is Put Out to Pasture.

This is a book that is very much within the cozy tradition. Protagonist and mystery solver Shiloh Bellamy has left a high flying job to return to her Michigan community. She hopes to save the family farm by running it organically and starting a cafe. Of course, someone known to the family is murdered. Who did it? Why? Readers know that all will be solved by the end so they can relax and turn the pages..

This book will be enjoyed by those who like their mysteries light.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: 23 February 2021

Who is: Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman

#MrNobody #NetGalley

A man is found on a beach. He is still alive but no-one seems to know who he is; hence the title of this book. A neuropsychiatrist, Emma, is asked to work on finding out who this mysterious person, dubbed Matthew, is. Adding to the plot, are things about why Emma left the place where the found man is.

This book has honestly received mixed reviews. I am somewhere in the middle. Have you read this? If yes, what did you think?

Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: 07 January 2020