Herta B. Feely

Herta B. Feely is an editor and writer. She has received several awards and fellowships for her writing, including the James Jones First Novel Fellowship. Her short fiction and memoir have been published in numerous literary journals, and her most recent book Confessions: Fact or Fiction? was published in 2011.


5 entries by Herta B. Feely

Book Review

The Bricks That Built the Houses: A Novel

Molasses-slow backstories trip up an otherwise entertaining tale of love, ambition, and millennials in modern-day London.

Book Review

The Song of Hartgrove Hall

By Natasha Solomons

The Song of Hartgrove Hall

A complicated tale of sibling rivalry set against the backdrop of a once-grand English manor.

Book Review

The Silver Star: A Novel

Jeannette Walls

The Silver Star: A Novel

Left by their mother, two girls set out on their own to Virginia and face struggles in their new town.

Book Review

Florencia Mallon

Beyond the Ties of Blood

This chillingly realistic novel depicts a tragedy similar to what many Chileans endured after Gen. Pinochet overthrew the democratically elected government in 1973.

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Bonnie Jo Campbell

Once Upon a River

Armed with wilderness skills and no self-pity, a young girl sets out on an epic river journey to find her mother.