Review: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

This is my second novel by Lisa See, and I felt they were similar in a lot of ways.  Both Island of Sea Women and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane are slow-paced multigenerational family dramas, that cover a primary character from childhood to old age. Both concentrate a great deal on history and culture. Both involve…

Review of The Jeeptown Sock Hop by John Harrigan

I didn’t grow up in the 50’s, but this book really seems to put you in that time and place. The town seemed bigger then – and much more prosperous.  The elm trees had not yet died, and the houses had fresher paint.  The jeep factory worked overtime cranking out vehicles for the war in…