SCLSNJ Recommended Reads

Bethlehem by Karen Kelly It’s 1962 and Joanna is about to move with her husband Frank and their two children into his family home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She is a little concerned because two very strong willed ladies are already in residence: her mother-in-law and her mother. As tensions in the household escalate since ... read more about Bethlehem by Karen Kelly

Dominicana by Angie Cruz The Cancion family is struggling to survive in the countryside of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s. The matriarch is sure the answer to all their troubles is a marriage between one of her daughters and one of the wealthy Ruiz brothers. Her eldest daughter has already ruined her plans ... read more about Dominicana by Angie Cruz

Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger FBI Agent Nell Flynn returns to the east end of Long Island for her father’s funeral. They were never close but she’s his only relation so she’s returning to her childhood home to attend his funeral and get the house ready to sell. Already on leave from the ... read more about Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher She knows that her relationship with her husband Seth is unusual but it is what she agreed to when they married. She basks in the knowledge that she is his legal wife. After a miscarriage that has left her sterile her role in Seth’s life becomes uncertain because she ... read more about The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

Montauk by Nicola Harrison It’s 1938 and Montauk is becoming a summer destination for the wealthy of New York City. Beatrice Bordeaux expected to spend a couple of weeks in Providence with her husband as usual but he changes their plans and lets her know that she will be summering in Montauk for the ... read more about Montauk by Nicola Harrison