Louise Penny. Bury Your Dead. New York: Minotaur Books, 2010. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete of Quebec Province is a protagonist who is certain to fascinate readers throughout Louise Penny’s series of mystery novels. Guided by his mantra—“I’m sorry. I was wrong. I […]
John Irving. Last Night in Twisted River. New York: Random House, 2009. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Lumber camp cook and single father, Dominic Baciagalupo, knew that he must flee with his 12-year-old son, Danny, from their remote location. Danny, mistaking his father’s 300-pound lover for a bear, had struck […]
Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2011. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Click here listen to Bill O’Reilly narrating the audio book version. Despite repeated warnings that his life was in danger, President Abraham Lincoln continually […]
David McCullough. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2011. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald “Not all pioneers went west.” Throughout the nineteenth century, many American citizens took the great and often hazardous journey across the Atlantic to Europe. Among those sojourners were America’s best and […]
Paul Theroux. The Lower River. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Ellis Hock, the central figure in Paul Theroux’s novel, The Lower River, tries to recreate an idyllic period of his life by returning to a remote village in Malawi, where, nearly 40 years earlier, […]
Mr. and Mrs. Madison’s War: America’s First Couple and the Second War of Independence by Hugh Howard New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald The United States was not prepared to declare war against England in the War of 1812. There was little money available; there were […]
