Fall 2015 Adult Dewey Diva Picks- HarperCollins Canada

Fiction

Art in the Blood : A Adventure by Bonnie MacBird- Collins Crime Club- 9780008129668- HC- $34.99- Mystery- 320 pp.- Sept. 2015 , December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend - until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris. A beautiful French cabaret star writes that her illegitimate son by an English lord has disappeared and she has been attacked in the streets of Montmartre. Racing to Paris with Watson at his side, Holmes discovers the missing child is only the tip of the iceberg of a much larger problem. Simultaneous TPB edition (9780008129675, $21.99)

The Art of Crash Landing by Melissa DeCarlo- 9780062390547-HarperPaperbacks- TP Original- $19.99 – Fiction- 432 pp. – Sept. 2015 From a bright new talent comes this debut novel about a broke and pregnant young woman named Mattie Wallace. She travels for the first time to her mother’s hometown to cash in on an unexpected inheritance and gets sucked into the mystery that changed her family forever. Simultaneous Large Print edition (9780062416858, $24.99)

The Automobile Club Of Egypt by Alaa Al Aswany- 9781443408431- HarperCollins Canada- TP Original-$22.99- Fiction- 496 pp. – August 2015 In post-WWII Cairo, Abd el-Aziz, a former landowner now in the grips of extreme poverty, moves his family to Cairo and takes on menial work in the storeroom of the posh Automobile Club. After his death, his sons Mahmud and Kemal become drawn into the politics of the Club and the lives of its members. With unrest in Egypt, the workers in the club face a stark choice: to live safely, but without dignity, as servants, or to fight for their rights and risk everything.

Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of A Man, His Wife, & Her Alligator by Homer Hickam- William Morrow- 9780062325891- HC- $31.99–Fiction-432 pp.- Oct. 2015. Big Fish meets The Notebook in this funny, sweet, and sometimes tragic tale of a young couple, a special alligator, and a rooster that embark on a crazy 1000-mile adventure from Virginia to Florida in a Buick. Homer Hickam’s rollicking tale is ultimately a testament to that strange and marvelous emotion we inadequately call love.

The Clasp by Sloane Crosley- HarperAvenue- 9781443445030- TP Original- $21.99- Fiction- 384 pp. – Oct. 2015 Kezia, Nathaniel and Victor are reunited for the extravagant wedding of a college friend. Now at the tail end of their twenties, they arrive completely absorbed in their own lives, but soon slip back into old roles: Victor loves Kezia. Kezia loves Nathaniel. Nathaniel loves Nathaniel. In the midst of all this semi-merriment, the mother of the groom offers a story about a valuable necklace that disappeared during the Nazi occupation of France. And so a madcap adventure is set into motion…

Come Away with Me by Karma Brown - Harlequin/Mira- 9780778318323- TP Original- $17.95- Fiction- 368 pp. - August 2015 One minute, Tegan Lawson has everything she could hope for: an adoring husband, Gabe, and a baby on the way. The next, a patch of black ice causes a devastating accident. Tegan is consumed by grief as well as anger toward Gabe, who was driving on the night of the crash. But just when she thinks she's hit rock bottom, Gabe reminds her of their Jar of Spontaneity, a collection of their dream destinations and experiences, and so begins an adventure toward healing.

The Fall Of Princes by Robert Goolrick- HarperCollins Canada- 9781443444637- TP Original- $22.99- Fiction- 304 pp. – August 2015 In the spellbinding new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick, 1980s Manhattan shimmers like the mirage it was, as money, power, and invincibility seduce a group of young Wall Street turks. Together they reach the pinnacle, achieving the kind of wealth that grants them access to anything—and anyone—they want. Until, one by one, they fall.

The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine by Alex Brunkhorst- Mira- 9780778317531- HC- $29.99- Fiction/Literary- 320 pp. – Sept. 2015 Simultaneous TP edition (9780778319368, $17.95) When young journalist Thomas Cleary is sent to dig up quotes for the obituary of a legendary film producer, his foray into the upper echelons of Hollywood society brings him into contact with Matilda Duplaine, a beautiful and mysterious young woman who has never left the lush Bel- Air estate where she was raised. What starts as an enchanted romance soon unravels a web of secrets and lies that could destroy their lives—and the lives of everyone around them.

The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan- Ecco - 9780062388384- HC- $33.50- Fiction-288 pp. – August 2015 An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century Iran. Simultaneous TP (9780062442864, $24.99) and Large Print (9780062418012, $33.50) editions

The Hummingbird by Stephen P Kiernan- HarperCollins Canada- 9781443438865- TP Original- $22.99- Fiction- 320 pp. – Sept. 2015 From the author of the acclaimed debut novel The Curiosity comes an emotionally resonant tale about a woman who must take care of two wounded men—one, her soldier-husband, just home from the war in Iraq; the other, a dying World War II scholar-historian who harbours a long- buried secret.

If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins – Harlequin- 9780373784974- TP Original- $17.95- Romance- 416 pp.- August 2015 Wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate is having a hard time letting go of her ex-husband, so moves back to her hometown to start her own business. At the same time, her sister Rachel's idyllic marriage implodes after she discovers her husband sexting with a colleague. If You Only Knew offers a funny, frank and bittersweet look at marriage, forgiveness and moving on.

A Line of Blood by Ben McPherson- William Morrow- 9780062406101- HC- $31.99- Thrillers / Suspense- 416 pp.- Sept. 2015 A London family must deal with the murder of their secretive neighbor and the nerve-wracking police investigation that follows in this highly provocative, intensely twisty and suspenseful debut thriller that will have you guessing if one—or all—of them is guilty. Simultaneous TP (9780062428707, $21.99) & Large Print (9780062416742, $31.99) editions

Meatspace by Nikesh Shukla- The Friday Project -9780008137564- TP Original- $17.99 – Fiction- 300 pp. – Sept 2015 Kitab and Aziz are brothers living together in London who obsessively check and update their phones for texts, emails and Tweets. Before long, Kitab and his brother become obsessed with their internet doppelgangers and meeting them in ‘Meatspace’: the real - aka not virtual - world. A clever and timely novel by the author of the award-nominated Coconut Unlimited.

Memorandom by Anders de la Motte- HarperCollins- 9781443436335- TP Original- $21.99- Fiction- 352 pp. – Dec. 2015 David Sarac, an intelligence officer for the Stockholm police, suffers a stress-induced stroke while driving and crashes. He awakens to find that he remembers nothing about the past two years. Not even Janus, the top-secret, high level informant who is the key to David's success and is the man everyone wants to find.

Menagerie by Rachel Vincent- Harlequin/Mira- 9780778316053- HC- $29.99- Fiction/Fantasy- 432 pp. – Sept 2015 When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she discovers that there is a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, and forced to "perform" in town after town. As Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she'll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed.

Final Art The Muralist by B A Shapiro- HarperCollins Canada- 9781443446617- TP Original- To Come $22.99- Fiction- 352 pp. – Nov. 2015 From the author of the bestseller The Art Forger comes a thrilling new novel of art, history, love and politics that traces the life and mysterious disappearance of a brilliant young artist on the eve of World War II-perfect for readers of The Paris Wife & All the Light We Cannot See.

Sweet Caress by William Boyd- HarperCollins Canada- 9781443444866- TP Original- $22.99- Fiction- 464 pp. – Sept. 2015 In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, illustrated with “found” period photographs, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman, Amory Clay.

This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! By Jonathan Evison- HarperAvenue- 9781443442930- TP Original- $21.99- Fiction- 304 pp. – Sept. 2015 With her husband, Bernard in the grave, seventy-nine-year-old Harriet Chance sets sail on an ill- conceived Alaskan cruise. There, amid the buffets and lounge singers, between the imagined appearance of her late husband and the very real arrival of her estranged daughter, Harriet is forced to confront the truth about pivotal events that changed the course of her life.

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor- HarperPerennial- 9780062351425- HC- $24.99- Fiction / Fantasy – 416 pp. – Oct. 2015 From the creators of the wildly popular "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast comes an imaginative mystery of appearances and disappearances that is also a poignant look at the ways in which we all struggle to find ourselves...no matter where we live. Simultaneous Large Print (9780062416841, $24.99) and Audio editions (9780062351463, $49.99)

Nonfiction

Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum by Kennedy Odede & Jessica Posner- Ecco- 9780062292858- HC- $34.99- Biography & Autobiography-352 pp.- Oct. 2015 Find Me Unafraid tells the uncommon love story between two uncommon people: Kennedy Odede from Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, and Jessica Posner from Denver, Colorado. Theirs is a love story, but also a story about how their collaboration sparked a successful movement to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor.

Girl in the Woods: A Memoir by Aspen Matis- William Morrow- 9780062291066-HC- $31.00- Biography & Autobiography-384 pp.- Sept. 2015 Simultaneous TP (9780062390615, $21.99) On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected by her parents who discouraged her from speaking of the attack, Aspen was confused and ashamed. After she stumbled through her first semester, she made a bold decision to seek healing in the freedom of the wild, on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail leading from Mexico to Canada.

The Social Sex: A History of Female Friendship by Marilyn Yalom & Theresa Donovan Brown-HarperPerennial- 9780062265500- TP Original- $19.99-History-400 pp.–Sept 2015 From historian and the author of How the French Invented Love comes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship. Surveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years.

Stolen Sisters: The Story of Two Missing Girls, Their Families, & How Canada Has Failed Indigenous Women by Emmanuelle Walter – HarperCollins Canada- 9781443445160- HC- $26.99- True Crime/Social Issues- 240 pp. – Sept. 2015 In 2014, the nation was rocked by the brutal violence against young Aboriginal women Loretta Saunders, Tina Fontaine and Rinelle Harper. Since 1980, 1,200 Canadian Aboriginal women have been murdered or have gone missing. Journalist Emmanuelle Walter spent two years investigating this crisis and has crafted a moving representative account of the disappearance of two young women, Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander, who have been missing since 2008.

Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden- Ecco- 9780062334695- HC- $34.99- Antiques & Collectibles / Jewelry- 368 pp. – Dec. 2015 What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.

The Way Around: Finding My Mother and Myself Among the Yanomami by David Good- Dey Street Books- 9780062382122- HC- $33.50- Biography/Cultural Heritage- 288 pp. - Nov 2015 For much of his young life, David Good was torn between two vastly different worlds. The son of an American anthropologist and a tribeswoman from a distant part of the Amazon, it took him twenty years to embrace his identity, reunite with the mother who left him when he was six, and claim his heritage.

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