Staff Favorites and Reviews

Customers come into Bloomsbury Books every day to ask about staff favorites.  Here they are!
(see the links below to find your favorite Bloomsbury sales associate)


THE SNOW CHILD, by Ewoyn Ivey
A beautifully told tale of an older couple trying to homestead in Alaska during the early 1900s. As the burdens of their lives weigh heavily upon them, they are suddenly transformed by the apperance of a little girl running through the snow-covered woods. How is this child surviving? Life in Alaska is magnificently depicted in this haunting and magical story.
-review by Anita
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CATHERINE THE GREAT, by Robert Massie
Robert Massie taught me everything I know about Russian Tsarist history in Nicholas and Alexandra. I love a fascinating history that reads like fiction. He does the same for Catherine the Great, the little German princess who is chosen to marry a little German prince, heir to the Russian throne...more
-reivew by Marilyn
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A FIRST-RATE MADNESS: Uncovering the Links between Leadership and Mental Illness, by Nassir Ghaemi: If history, psychology, and biography entice you, this book is a most satisfying and unusual read. I was captivated by the revelations concerning some of our most beloved and successful historical figures...more   -review by Rebecca
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RULES OF CIVILITY, by Armor Towles, is a good old-fashioned novel of manners with overtones of F. Scott Fitzgerald.  It is set in New York, 1938, with a bright,  first-generation heroine who rises from secretary to a power in the publishing world...more   -review by Sheila
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THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE, by Aimee Bender. Nine-year-old Rose Edelstein has the unwelcome “gift” of literally tasting the emotions of those who prepare her food....a bittersweet tale of familial disfunction and love....more  -review by Anita
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THE UNTETHERED SOUL: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer. For the reader seeking paradoxically timeless truths and fresh insights, this is a must read. Singer will challenge your precepts about who you think you are versus your own limitless self....more  -review by Rebecca
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THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY, by Heidi Durrow
A beautiful story of a mixed race young girl and the love she finds in her grandmother’s home in Portland, Oregon, after the loss of her Swedish mother. A first novel by this author. I look forward to more. -review by Karen
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VIENNA 1900: Klimt, Schiele, and Their Times: A Total Work of Art
I was amazed by the vibrant artistic genius that flourished in Vienna during this Golden Age. The scale and quality of the reproductions transported me to the heart of this enduring, innovative, and astounding period...more  -review by Rebecca
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ROOM, by Emma Donoghue
Five year-old Jack has lived his whole life inside a tiny, single room....haunting and disturbing. Yet...also incredibly beautiful and moving, as it explores the redemptive power of a mother’s love...more  -review by Anita
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