Past Evening Book Club Selections
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Past Evening Book Club Selections Rules of Civility Heft by Amor Towles by Liz Moore A chance encounter with a handsome An obese former academic shut-in and a banker in a Greenwich Village jazz bar on poor kid dreaming of a successful baseball New Year's Eve 1938 catapults witty Wall career are linked together by a former Street secretary Katey Kontent into the student who transforms their lives in this upper echelons of New York society, where novel from the author of The Words of Every she befriends a shy multi-millionaire, an Song. Upper East Side ne'er-do-well and a single- minded widow. The Forgotten room by Karen White The Story of Beautiful Girl Dr. Kate Schuyler finds herself drawn into a by Rachel Simon mystery involving three generations of her Describes the love story between a family when Captain Cooper Ravenal is developmentally disabled young white brought into the private Manhattan hospital woman and a deaf African American after where she works. being institutionalized in 1968. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Necessary lies Follows three mothers, each at a by Diane Chamberlain crossroads, and their potential involvement Caring for her family on their mid-twentieth- in a riot at a school trivia night that leaves century tobacco farm after the loss of her one parent dead in what appears to be a parents, fifteen-year-old Ivy connects with tragic accident, but which evidence shows Grace County social worker Jane Forrester, might have been premeditated who strains her personal and professional relationships with her advocacy of Ivy's family Bettyville : a memoir by George Hodgman The School of Essential A veteran magazine and book editor returns Ingredients to his hometown of Paris, Missouri, to take by Erica Bauermeister care of his aging mother, Betty, a strong- Gathering at Lillian's Restaurant for a willed woman who speaks her mind and has weekly cooking class, a young mother never really accepted the fact that her son is struggles with the growing demands of her gay. family, an Italian kitchen designer works to adapt to life in America and a widower The Lifeboat mourns the loss of his wife to breast cancer. by Charlotte Rogan Forced into an overcrowded lifeboat after a Winter Garden mysterious explosion on their trans-Atlantic by Kristin Hannah ocean liner, newly widowed Grace Winter Reunited when their beloved father falls ill, battles the elements and her other survivors sisters Meredith and Nina find themselves and remembers her husband, Henry, who under the shadow of their disapproving set his own safety aside to ensure Grace's. mother, whose painful history is hidden behind her rendition of a Russian fairy tale told to the sisters in childhood. Kitchens of the Great Midwest The Story Hour by J. Ryan Stradal Raised with a sophisticated palate by her by Thrity N Umrigar single father, Eva learns the culturally rich Befriending a young Indian woman named stories behind a series of Midwestern dishes Lakshmi--who is suicidal, lonely, and while becoming the star chef at a legendary trapped in a loveless marriage-- restaurant. psychologist Maggie finds their relationship warped by conflicting expectations. Heft The boys in the boat : the true by Liz Moore story of an American team's An obese former academic shut-in and a poor kid dreaming of a successful baseball epic journey to win gold at the career are linked together by a former 1936 Olympics student who transforms their lives in this by Daniel Brown novel from the author of The Words of Every Complemented by black-and-white Song. 20,000 first printing. photographs, a middle-grade adaptation of the best-selling The Boys in the Boat describes the American The forgotten room rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 by Karen White Olympics. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing. Dr. Kate Schuyler finds herself drawn into a mystery involving three generations of her The good father family when Captain Cooper Ravenal is by Noah Hawley brought into the private Manhattan hospital Establishing a specialty in diagnosing where she works abandoned patients with conflicting symptoms, Chief of Rheumatology Paul Allen is placed in the position of having to Big little lies unlock the mind of his son, who has by Liane Moriarty attempted to assassinate a presidential Follows three mothers, each at a candidate crossroads, and their potential involvement in a riot at a school trivia night that leaves Little Bee one parent dead in what appears to be a by Chris Cleave tragic accident, but which evidence shows The Somerset Maugham Award-winning might have been premeditated author of Incendiary presents a tale of a precarious friendship between an illegal Nigerian refugee and a recent widow from Bettyville : a memoir suburban London, a story told from the alternating and disparate perspectives of by George Hodgman both women. Reprint. A best-selling novel. A veteran magazine and book editor returns to his hometown of Paris, Missouri, to take care of his aging mother, Betty, a strong- At the water's edge : a novel willed woman who speaks her mind and has by Sara Gruen never really accepted the fact that her son is While her brother, Ellis, and his friend gay attempt to find the Loch Ness Monster in an attempt to get back into her father's good graces, Maddie is left on her wno in World The lifeboat : a novel War II-era Scotland and experiences a social by Charlotte Rogan awakening. By the New York Times best- Forced into an overcrowded lifeboat after a selling author of Water of Elephants. mysterious explosion on their trans-Atlantic ocean liner, newly widowed Grace Winter The Merlot Murders battles the elements and her other survivors and remembers her husband, Henry, who by Ellen Crosby set his own safety aside to ensure Grace's. Returning to her Virginia vineyard home Reprint. 40,000 first printing. after the unexpected death of her father, Lucie Montgomery is dismayed by her father's gambling debts, which are Kitchens of the great Midwest complicated by the discovery that someone by J. Ryan Stradal had a lot to gain from her father's death and Raised with a sophisticated palate by her the sale of his winery. Reprint. single father, Eva learns the culturally rich stories behind a series of Midwestern dishes The art forger : a novel while becoming the star chef at a legendary restaurant. A first novel. 75,000 first by Barbara A. Shapiro printing. An artist whose reputation has been tarnished stumbles on a piece of art that disappeared twenty-five years ago and The boys in the boat : the true agrees to forge it for a gallery owner, until story of an American team's she realizes that the art she is forging may epic journey to win gold at the itself be a forgery 1936 Olympics by Daniel Brown The astronaut wives club : a Complemented by black-and-white true story photographs, a middle-grade adaptation of by Lily Koppel the best-selling The Boys in the Boat describes the American Describes what life was like for a group of rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 military wives, including Annie Glenn, Rene Olympics. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing. Carpenter, Betty Grissom, and Louise Shepard, who were thrust into the spotlight The good father when their husbands became Mercury by Noah Hawley Seven astronauts Establishing a specialty in diagnosing abandoned patients with conflicting Skipping Christmas symptoms, Chief of Rheumatology Paul by John Grisham Allen is placed in the position of having to Re-released for the holiday season, a novel unlock the mind of his son, who has by the author of The Summons finds Luther attempted to assassinate a presidential and Nora Krank opting to forego the candidate unfulfilling end-of-year traditions, much to the chagrin of their friends and neighbors. Little Bee by Chris Cleave The Somerset Maugham Award-winning author of Incendiary presents a tale of a precarious friendship between an illegal Weekends with Daisy Nigerian refugee and a recent widow from by Sharron Kahn Luttrell suburban London, a story told from the An uplifting personal story about the alternating and disparate perspectives of author's work as a volunteer service dog both women. Reprint. A best-selling novel. trainer and her relationships with an endearing yellow Labrador puppy and its At the water's edge : a novel felon partner in the Prison PUP program describes her gradual coming-to-terms with by Sara Gruen the inmate's past and the program's While her brother, Ellis, and his friend requirement that she release the dog after completing her attempt to find the Loch Ness Monster in an training. 75,000 first printing. attempt to get back into her father's good graces, Maddie is left on her wno in World War II-era Scotland and experiences a social Marcelo in the real world awakening. By the New York Times best- by Francisco X. Stork selling author of Water of Elephants. Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic The Merlot Murders spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to by Ellen Crosby work for his father in the mailroom of a Returning to her Virginia vineyard home corporate law firm after the unexpected death of her father, Lucie Montgomery is dismayed by her father's gambling debts, which are Shotgun lovesongs complicated by the discovery that someone by Nickolas Butler had a lot to gain from her father's death and "Hank, Leland, Kip and Ronny were all born the sale of his winery.