Sarah Anne Carter

Author

Fiction

The Third Man — “We never get accustomed to being less important to other people than they are to us …” Rollo Martins shows up in Vienna at the request of his friend, only to find out it’s the day of his friend’s funeral. The Third Man is set in post-WWII Vienna where the […]

The Third Man by Graham Greene

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction mystery on December 11, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Good Girl — “I let this stay because I know one thing: this girl might just change my life.” A young art teacher is missing. The detective on the case has very few leads. Her parents worry in their own way – her mother is distraught and her father thinks she is off […]

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on December 4, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb — “I simply realized I needed the warmth of an audience like a plant needs the sun.” Mrs. Tom Thumb is only 2-feet, 8-inches tall and is really Mercy Lavinia “Vinnie” Bump. She was born normal size, but never grew much after toddlerhood. Her brain and abilities were only limited by […]

The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Online Book Club on November 24, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Lonesome Dove — “It only went to show what he already knew, which was that there were more dangers in life than even the sharpest training could anticipate.” Lonesome Dove is a place that sticks with you, whether you are a character in the book or a reader. The ranch in Texas near […]

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on November 3, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Among the Branded — “The letter could sit on a shelf, along with Isadore’s number, collecting dust, becoming less meaningful to me as the months and years went by … But my belief in fate was strong, one that I couldn’t shrug off with apprehension.” In Among the Branded, little does Stephanie know that […]

Among the Branded by Linda Smolkin

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on October 6, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

In The Unlikely Event — “Life is a series of unlikely events, isn’t it? Hers certainly is. One unlikely event after another, adding up to a rich, complicated whole. And who knows what’s still to come?” Miri Ammerman is a typical 15-year-old girl, worrying about fashion, boys and school. Life with a single mom seems […]

In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction historical fiction Online Book Club on September 29, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Confessions of a Domestic Failure — “How can my life be exactly how I want it to be but feel like such a daily struggle?” Ashley Keller is a stay-at-home mom, doing her best every day to tackle the domestic life – and failing. She is tired, her house is dirty, the laundry pile is high, […]

Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on September 25, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Killer Jam — “Everything had seemed so perfect just a few weeks ago. And now, I stood to lose everything.” Lucy has moved to her grandmother’s farm to try and make a quiet life for herself homesteading after spending many years in Houston as a busy journalist. There’s the dewberries to make jam […]

Killer Jam by Karen MacInerney

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction mystery on September 18, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

My Not So Perfect Life — “As long as I can remember, I’ve wanted out of Somerset. I’ve wanted London.” In My (Not So) Perfect Life, Katie Brenner has always dreamed of living life in the big city. Raised by her father, she is torn by his desire for her to stay close by to the […]

My (Not So) Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on September 8, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

For Whom the Bell Tolls — “I suppose it is possible to live as full a life in seventy hours as in seventy years; granted that your life has been full up to the time that the seventy hours start and that you have reached a certain age.” Set just over the course of a few […]

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on September 4, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter