"Turn Of Mind" by Alice LaPlante

Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante is told by Dr. Jennifer White, who has Dementia, where it is hard to remember and recognize people.  Unfortunately, in reality a lot of people suffer from this. 

In Turn of Mind, Jennifer may or may not have killed her long-time friend and neighbor.  She also has to deal with her two grown children who have their own agenda, plus a caregiver who is anything but.  I enjoyed reading this right from the start and the incredible ending made this a "two WOW" book for me! 

If you are looking for a beach read or light reading, this is not it.  However, if you are looking for a page turner and something you will remember, you just found it! 
(Gerard's review)

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Tuesday Teaser: "Turn of Mind" and "Red Hook Road"

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser. 

Gerard's:

Killed? Amanda? I asked. But it was true. Somehow I knew that.

From p. 42 of Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante

Karen's:

A few hours that would be misery to get through, with or without Iris and the rest of the Copaken family. And after it was over she would have nothing more to do with them.

From p. 138 of Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman

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"This Life Is In Your Hands" by Melissa Coleman

This Life Is In Your Hands--A Dream, Sixty Acres and A Family Undone by Melissa Coleman is about how her family lived by the land with no electric devices nor a bathroom. I enjoyed the story of how they built their house and had their garden for food. What they thought would be paradise turned out to be anything but. I liked how Melissa told the story.
(Gerard's Review)

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"Long Drive Home" by Will Allison

WOW! Long Drive Home by Will Allison is good! A man has to deal with road rage three times on the way home with his first grade daughter. When the same driver who was the cause of the third one is at it again, he decides to teach him a lesson. It turns into a fatal accident with the only witness being his daughter. He is not all that forth coming to the cop and when his wife finds out, this book goes into super drive. I really enjoyed it a lot. It will keep you turning pages, trust me. With it only 182 pages, it is worth your while to read it.
(Gerard's review)

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"Faith" by Jennifer Haigh is a Must Read!

WOW! Double Wow!  Faith by Jennifer Haigh is good!  It is told by a sister who has two brothers.  One brother is a priest, accused of molesting a child.  I loved this book, especially enjoyed the family.  A loving family, this is not.  Brother vs. brother, sister vs. brother, husband vs. wife made for great reading.  The last 75 pages are some of the best pages you will read all year!  It was impossible to put down!  The ending is a shocker!  I highly recommend you put this on your TBR list--it's SO GOOD!
(Gerard's review)

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