Category Archives: Modern Literary Fiction

A Vicky Hill Exclusive! – Hannah Dennison

Posted on August 30, 2012 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) Buy it! Imagine that a young journalist is stuck in a small town working for a small newspaper, but is plagued with a huge imagination and a tendency to stumble into even bigger predicaments. You say … Continue reading →

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Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders – Gyles Brandreth

Posted on August 10, 2012 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) What happens when the self-indulgent, romantic poet Oscar Wilde joins the reserved and pragmatic Arthur Conan Doyle to solve a mystery at the Vatican? You get Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders, a fun read featuring … Continue reading →

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Through These Veins – Anne Marie Ruff

Posted on July 31, 2012 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) Imagine that a cure for AIDS is well within our reach but research is halted and discoveries kept from the public because it may not be lucrative enough.  Author Anne Marie Ruff explores this premise as … Continue reading →

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What You See in the Dark – Manuel Muñoz

Posted on July 2, 2012 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) “The woman had to live before she could die…Even if it was the vulgarity of real life—the needs and the mistakes, but also the desire to correct them, the effort toward a forgiveness of herself. A … Continue reading →

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The Italian Lover – Robert Hellenga

Posted on February 20, 2012 by J D Jung

  Discover this! Margo Harrington, an American expatriate living in Italy, is excited to hear that her memoir, The Sixteen Pleasures, will be made into a feature film. The book details her experiences when she first came to Florence. While … Continue reading →

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The House on Fortune Street – Margot Livesey

Posted on February 13, 2012 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Is it possible to emotionally escape the experiences of our childhood in order to live our lives fully as adults? Can we ever break away from our own self-absorption in order to get close to those … Continue reading →

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The Sixteen Pleasures – Robert Hellenga

Posted on February 13, 2012 by J D Jung

Compra questo libro After reading and reviewing The Italian Lover, a sensual work of literary fiction and my favorite book of 2007, I just had to grab Robert Hellenga’s earlier novel, The Sixteen Pleasures. This book recounts the beginning of … Continue reading →

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