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Review: Shirley’s Compilation of Short Stories by Shirley McLain

Shirley’s Compilation of Short Stories by Shirley McLain is an engaging book of short fiction in which the inner lives of characters intertwine with the bigger picture of history, resulting in a thrilling roller coaster of emotion.

McLain offers the reader a wide range of stories, touching on genres that vary from noir to romantic fiction. The thread running through them is in their evocative atmosphere – the perpetual feeling of something hidden below the surface: a detail overlooked for too long, a well-kept secret, or an emotion that cannot be ignored.

From the tragic secrets behind the wealth of […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-04-05T08:16:45+02:00February 28th, 2023|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Religious Fiction, Shirley McLain, Short Stories|

Review: Thomas Gomel Learns About Bullying by Shirley McLain

Author Shirley McLain unpacks the complicated issue of bullying and the psychological impacts it can have in Thomas Gomel Learns About Bullying.

Written for a younger audience, ages 10 and up, this book tells the story of a young boy who has been suffering the torments of an older bully for years, and it goes on to explore how these seemingly simple schoolyard actions can have far-reaching effects, impacting mental health in the young, as well as long-term behavioral patterns in adults.

Thomas Gomel is like many other students, trying to fly under the radar during his awkward years, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-02-28T08:01:51+02:00April 25th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Bullying, Children's Books, Shirley McLain, Social Science|

Review: Dobyns Chronicles by Shirley McLain ★★★★

Every life is a story in itself. The author, Shirley McLain, proves this with her historical fiction novel Dobyns Chronicles.

Charley Dobyns began his life in northeast Texas, on the Red River. His cowboy father and his Cherokee mother worked hard to provide for Charley and his two younger siblings, David and Viola. In 1888 tragedy struck. Both of his parents died from yellow fever. At the age of sixteen, Charley was the head of the family. His brother was only ten and his sister four. He moved the family to the Chickasaw Territory to stay with friends of […]

T B Markinson2023-02-28T08:02:00+02:00January 19th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Historical Fiction, Shirley McLain|