Gary Baysinger
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A Kind of Homecoming
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2023
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What We Say in the Dark
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Margaret's Last Prayer: A World War II Family Saga
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This was a book club choice. I started reading this book knowing nothing about it or the author. A liked the premise, a young college student named Joe interviews a convicted murderer for a writing assignment. The story starts well and the main chara ...more | |
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I read some of John Irving’s books decades ago. I always enjoyed what I read, but for some reason I got away from his stuff. So, I picked up a copy of Last Night in Twisted River to see if my love for his writing was real, or just a phase I went thro ...more | |
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A book club choice. I’ve read a lot of music biographies. Some are good, some are bad. They tend to follow a similar arc: band comes together, they pay their dues, have a hit song, success follows, drug/alcohol abuse, egos, strife, and the band split ...more | |
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My wife recommended this book to me. I normally enjoy her recommendations. That was the case with this selection, but it took me a while to warm to it. We meet the protagonist, Melanie, a thirty-something realtor in Charleston. Melanie is unexpectedl ...more | |
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A book club pick. I normally don’t read horror stories but I try to keep an open mind. It’s a team of paranormal investigators trying to prove that a house is haunted. Along for the ride is a television crew, the owners of the house, and the police. ...more | |
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I liked this book right from the start. Through the use of language, the author explodes a few myths about racial stereotypes. That sets the tone for the rest of the story which is filled with twists, turns, and revelations. The framework for the sto ...more | |
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An honest portrayal of a marriage slowly deteriorating. It is told from the perspective of a mental health professional, someone with the training to recognize the red flags in other people's relationships. The author struggles to be objective about ...more | |
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What sacrifice would you be willing to make in the interest of the greater good? That was the question that kept coming back to me as I read this enthralling story. The author takes us back to 19th-century Poland and tells the story of Marie, a young ...more |
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The Bravest Soldiers is a WW II family saga set in Australia. The story follows the family of Sophie and Joe Parker as they come to grips with a world at war. Their two sons go off to fight but the story focuses on life at home. Australia is within s ...more | |
“Heartbroken, that's what her friends told her, she was heartbroken. But she knew from her experience as a nurse in the war that hearts didn't break, they bruised and the invisible scars were easy to trace and resurrect the pain.”
― A Kind of Homecoming
― A Kind of Homecoming
“Heartbroken, that's what her friends told her, she was heartbroken. But she knew from her experience as a nurse in the war that hearts didn't break, they bruised and the invisible scars were easy to trace and resurrect the pain.”
― A Kind of Homecoming
― A Kind of Homecoming

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