Sasee Magazine

The Hedges by Peter Hedges Many of us seek a happy relationship or marriage and the love of family and friends. What happens to us when we find these things may not be satisfying? Peter Hedges (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, 1991) tells an often humorous, yet tender story in The Heights, a novel with sympathetically [...]

One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s latest novel, One Amazing Thing is equal parts beauty and drama. The characters in this book are so extraordinary and intelligently conceived; you will never forget them or their story. An earthquake traps nine people in the basement of an Indian Visa office in an [...]

The appeal of Anna Quindlen’s novel is her ability to entrance the reader immediately and emotionally from page one. One True Thing and Black and Blue are two of Quindlen’s earlier novels that were enormously popular, and her most recent book, Every Last One, is sure to be as well. Quindlen has the incredible ability [...]

It’s “beach read” season, and, this month, Sasee has something for everyone! Salomé by Patti Rutka The story of Salomé has been told through the ages and is written in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. Patti Rutka delves into the biblical story and looks beyond the beheading of John the Baptist and what circumstances [...]

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake When was the last time you wrote page after page of a letter to someone you love? What would happen if the postmistress failed to deliver the mail? These days, handwritten letters are a dying art form but during the World War II era they were the primary means of [...]

Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani From this day forward, Adriana Trigiani will be an author you will want to read, and you may as well start with her latest bestseller, Very Valentine, a contemporary family saga that is full of colorful characters, Italian recipes, romance, travel and SHOES. This may be the first in a [...]

The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón In 2004, Carlos Ruiz Zafón made his English language debut with the international best seller The Shadow of the Wind. It is in this novel where you first visit “The Library of Forgotten Books,” a sanctuary of books either to be rescued or buried. The Angel’s Game, Zafón’s [...]

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff David Ebershoff’s The 19th Wife is a compelling tale that interweaves the history of the Mormon Church with a modern day murder mystery. Penny Rosner reviewed this novel at the January meeting of the Chapter 9 book club. Ann Eliza Young separates from her husband, Mormon Church Founder and [...]

Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving Last Night in Twisted River is John Irving’s twelfth novel that maybe only a true Irving fan will love. I am such a fan. I think John Irving is one of the great, unique contemporary authors of our time. Works like Cider House Rules, A Prayer for [...]