I was almost finished with my reviews for the month when I hit the wrong button and deleted it all. Fortunately I had a chocolate chunk cookie to help me handle it, but the reviews this month may not be that detailed for the most part. I read 9 ½ books again. Some good ones, some so-so and one not worth finishing. Upstate by James Woods Having taken a trip to Upstate New York last fall, this book title caught my eye. I enjoyed this book. It is about the Querry family from England. One of the daughters, Vanessa, lives in upstate New York. She has suffered with depression or unhappiness most, if not all her life. It seemed to intensify when her mom passed away when she was younger. Her boyfriend contacts her sister, Helen about Vanessa’s latest dark period and Helen and their dad, Alan, fly to New York to check on her. The story is a reflective one – about current time and past in their lives, about the family relationship and about the individuals. It is a well
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