Author Archives: cmdifonso

Real Americans, by Rachel Khong The story begins on the precipice of Y2K in New York City, when twenty-two-year-old Lily Chen, an unpaid intern at a slick media company, meets Matthew. Matthew is everything Lily is not: easygoing and effortlessly attractive, a native East Coaster and, most notably, heir to a vast pharmaceutical empire. LilyContinue reading “OCTOBER 2026 BOOK DISCUSSION”

The Two-Family House, by Lynda Cohen Loigman Brooklyn, 1947: in the midst of a blizzard, in a two-family brownstone, two babies are born minutes apart to two women. They are sisters by marriage with an impenetrable bond forged before and during that dramatic night; but as the years progress, small cracks start to appear andContinue reading “NOVEMBER 2026 BOOK DISCUSSION”

Homecoming, by Kate Morton Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of the grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the mostContinue reading “JANUARY 2027 BOOK DISCUSSION”