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d involved in their two sons lives but they also believed in independence at eighteen zac was a legal adult and according to interviews with the brettlers they gave their son enormous latitude to live his life this was despite their concerns about his obsession with money and bragging about deals teenagers go through phases and they hoped he would grow out of it the author also devotes a good portion of the book to the brettler family both of zac s grandfathers were holocaust survivors rachelle s father arrived in london alone and became a well known and highly respected rabbi and both their fathers who came to london with nothing were intent on building families it was rough digging into zac s digital life left behind on his phone and ipad rachelle wanted to get into zac s mind what was he feeling on the day he went off the balcony matthew was more analytical and took solace in compiling details of the events leading up to zac s death both were searching for a way to reconfigure their family i was fascinated with the details of this story and was glad to discover another author of narrative fiction i learned a lot about london the history of the thames akbar s family and the huge and complicated businesses his father built after the family was evicted from uganda by idi amin i recommend london falling to readers who like history and true crime stories thanks for visiting come back soon it s nice to share share on x opens in new window x share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on threads opens in new window threads share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading book review saoirse by charleen hurtubise june 22 2026 book club mom 18 comments saoirse by charleen hurtubise rating 3 5 out of 5 last week my og book club met to discuss saoirse by charleen hurtubise before i talk about the book i want to talk a bit about my book club because i am so grateful for these women i met these ladies through our local mom s club and then quickly through friends of these moms back then we were busy with babies and preschoolers but we were all readers who wanted to make time to talk about books we officially started a book club in 1999 and met once a month but not until after our babies were down for the night the first book we read was the bonesetter s daughter by amy tan our children have grown and sadly we lost a dear friend but we re still reading and getting together and chatting in a group text between our meetings and we meet a lot earlier in the evening it was a beautiful night when we met last week my friend st hosted on her covered deck with a great spread of food and drink i had not heard of saoirse but there were copies at the library and we all grabbed them first if you re wondering how to say the title it s pronounced sear sha it s an irish name that means freedom and symbolizes everything that happens in the book the story begins in 1990 and spans about ten years with alternating timelines where we follow sarah a young woman who at nineteen escapes an abusive and dangerous family situation in michigan sarah knows she must leave forever and that means changing her identity and leaving her baby sister behind to escape she steals her friend s passport and builds a new life in the coastal town of donegal ireland sarah later known as saoirse works through the trauma she experienced in michigan by sketching and painting her talent is undeniable and gains attention but saoirse worries that her past will catch up with her with a partner and two young daughters there s a lot more at stake how could she explain would anyone understand i enjoyed reading about ireland the customs and beliefs about family and taking care of your own the author includes several characters whose strong beliefs drive their decisions even when it hurts others i also enjoyed the author s descriptions of the ireland the cover alone makes me want to visit the story reads quickly and shows several conflicting perspectives readers will have to suspend disbelief because the plot depends on several unlikely situations coincidences to keep it going i also enjoyed learning about hurtubise and her experiences living in michigan and ireland here s more information about the author taken from her website charleen hurtubise is a novelist and artist she is author of the polite act of drowning published in ireland and the uk in 2023 saoirse is her us debut she holds an m sc from trinity college dublin and an mfa in creative writing from university college dublin where she has facilitated creative writing seminars the sixth sister in a family of nine she spent much of her childhood in michigan her early adult years in boston and has now lived half of her life in ireland which is home though she lives in dublin with her irish family the pull of donegal never leaves and continues to influence her drawings and writings including saoirse i recommend saoirse to readers of women s fiction who enjoy suspense and drama thanks for visiting come back soon it s nice to share share on x opens in new window x share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on threads opens in new window threads share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading when sue grafton s books appear as props in tv shows and movies june 19 2026 book club mom 26 comments i love when books show up as props in tv shows and movies especially when i recognize the titles did you know that sue grafton s alphabet books have appeared as props in at least two shows and one movie i love this kind of trivia here s what i found out in the mayham episode of the sopranos season 6 episode 3 carmela sits by tony s bedside in the hospital reading g is for gumshoe in the local ad episode of the office season 4 episode 5 phyllis goes to a sue grafton book signing at the mall to try to get her to be in the dunder mifflin scranton branch commercial she meets grafton who turns down the offer and phyllis is eventually thrown out of the store in the 2006 film stranger than fiction starring will ferrell emma thompson and dustin hoffman professor hilbert is spotted reading i is for innocent while lifeguarding if you can add to this list leave a comment and i ll update the post thanks for visiting come back soon it s nice to share share on x opens in new window x share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on 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group started a is for alibi is the first of the series and was published in 1982 told in millhone s voice the story begins when she tells us the day before yesterday i killed someone and the fact weighs heavily on my mind from here we jump back to when millhone agrees to take on nikki fife as a new client fresh out of prison nikki served eight years for the murder of her husband laurence fife a prominent divorce attorney nikki says she didn t do it and wants millhone to find out who did we get to know millhone as we follow her from place to place where she conducts interviews and tracks leads that take her through los angeles and las vegas like many detectives in fiction millhone is a bit of a loner with a hard shell at thirty two she s twice divorced and carries the burden of trauma i m not going to include any spoilers except to say that grafton includes a lot of red herrings and i fell for each and every one of them characters who seem nice might be shady or maybe they are just nice but what about the ones who are difficult are they hiding something readers get a look at all personalities and many play a role the events that lead to laurence fife s murder and the years that follow i enjoyed reading about los angeles and the secluded homes on the beach as well as millhone s running commentary on things and people she encounters since the book is set in the 1908s the lack of technology is refreshing and readers who know that time period will appreciate the references to millhone s answering service and occasional mentions of what things cost back then a is for alibi is a fast and entertaining read it would be hard for me to commit to a nearly full alphabet of books but i think i would probably read another one one of the ladies in my mystery group has read every one of them and said the best ones are in the middle of the alphabet have you read any of the alphabet series leave a comment thanks for visiting come back soon it s nice to share share on x opens in 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