Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

This lovely novel about some good people in a quirky yet believable situation, really flipped a switch somewhere in my spiritual wasteland. Humorous and humanistic in tone as well as achingly true, the author thawed some frozen real estate in my psyche, while telling a great story that I believe will stick with the reader indefinitely. A perfect gift for your favorite atheist, agnostic or even deeply re... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Sarah Knight

In The Last Chinese Chef a recently widowed magazine food writer goes to Beijing to settle a claim against her husband's estate. While there, she interviews an American Eurasian chef who lives in China and has entered a prestigious culinary contest. Mones tells the history of the dishes in wonderful detail and her descriptions of the preparation of the banquet dishes left this reader hungry. An en... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Liz Barnum

Finn, the father of the famed Huckleberry Finn is the darkest of dark, lowest of low characters in fiction. He is a drunk, a racist, a murderer, who truly only thinks of himself and his own gain. There is nothing pretty about this tale, no glimmers of light but in the end you may find yourself feeling a little sympathetic towards this despicable man. Maybe it is just pity. It is a fascinating read!