Ethel Hartman's Titles

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard (Classics, Literary Fiction, Biography) It must be admitted that I've never actually wondered about the life of James A. Garfield, but now I think I can answer most questions. It's hard to believe that presidents had almost no protection, traveled alone on regular transportation, and spent part of most days talking to office seekers! Even Garfield's vice president openly plotted against him! Standard medicine helped kill him and mental health was a problem back then too! The photos were helpful. -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 02/23/2013 Add Comment

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Romance, Women's Fiction, Relationships, Humor) I hated to choose a category for this book because it doesn't seem to exactly fit anywhere. Hazel Green Lancaster has a terminal cancer currently being held in check by a miracle drug, but leaving her with lungs "that suck at being lungs" and plenty of side effects and she is only 16. Not to mention she used up her her dying wish with the Make a Wish Foundation when she was 13 since she thought she was dying then and wasted it on Disney World even though she loved that at the time. Though she hated her cancer support group, she meets the zany and wonderful fellow cancer survivor, Augustus Waters, there and can't decide what to do about falling in love. This is my first John Green book, but I don't think it will be my last! -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 02/20/2013 Add Comment

A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy (Romance, Women's Fiction, Relationships, Humor) I'm just sorry that Maeve Binchy is gone! I have loved her books for so long and now there won't be any more. (I have to say I felt the same way when Rosamund Pilcher stopped writing.) A week in Winter is vintage Maeve Binchy with such interesting characters and realistic relationships. One wishes to be in the place they reside...If only there were a real Stoneybridge in Ireland and a real Stone House hotel...I'd be there! I love all the second chances and optimistic outlook in the narrative. It's very like a warm cup of hot chocolate on a very cold gray day in a warm room. -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 02/20/2013 Add Comment

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (Mystery, Horror, Crime, Business, Politics) When the Canadian Chief Inspector is called to solve a murder at an isolated monastery in the wilderness, he takes his trusted co-worker and shows up to find this rare order...the only one in the world...where they do the most gorgeous chants, but where the choir leader has been murdered! -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 02/13/2013 Add Comment

Monument to Murder: A Capital Crimes Novel by Margaret Truman (Mystery, Horror, Crime, Business, Politics) Follows a similar format to her other mysteries...an interesting read with familiar characters like the Washington sleuths used in each of the author's books. -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 02/11/2013 Add Comment Margaret Truman mysteries are always entertaining and fun. -- sarasotasun on 02/15/2013

The After Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer (Romance, Women's Fiction, Relationships, Humor) This book explores the grief and pain of the sudden death of a spouse at a young age and what it may be like if one could still communicate with not only your spouse's spirit, but also with others. As strange as the premise is, it seemed reasonable in the story! Again shows the power of close friends at a time like that. -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 02/11/2013 Add Comment

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Romance, Women's Fiction, Relationships, Humor) What a subject to explore...losing your memory of your last ten years! Would you like the person you've become without the memories that got you there? This author keeps your interest from start to finish and doesn't sell you out at the end! -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 01/14/2013 Add Comment

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Historical Fiction, Westerns, History) 435 pages, but worth it...lots of information about medicine and surgery even though that is not the subject. Follows life story of identical twin boys actually medically separated at birth. -- Added by Ethel Hartman on 01/10/2013 Add Comment