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. Reprint. and raised in the same Wisconsin town-- Little Wing--and are now coming into their The art forger : a novel own (or not) as husbands and fathers. One of them never left, still farming the family's by Barbara A. Shapiro land that's been tilled for An artist whose reputation has been generations.Others did leave, went farther tarnished stumbles on a piece of art that afield to make good, with varying degrees of success; as a rock disappeared twenty-five years ago and star, commodities trader, rodeo stud. And seamlessly woven agrees to forge it for a gallery owner, until into their patchwork is Beth, whose presence among them-- she realizes that the art she is forging may both then and now--fuels the kind of passion one comes to itself be a forgery expect of lovesongs and rivalries. Now all four are home, in hopes of finding what could be real purchase in the world. The The astronaut wives club : a result is a shared memory only half-recreated, riddled with true story culture clashes between people who desperately wish to see by Lily Koppel themselves as the unified tribe they remember, but are Describes what life was like for a group of confronted with how things have, in fact, changed. There is military wives, including Annie Glenn, Rene conflict here between longtime buddies, between husbands Carpenter, Betty Grissom, and Louise and wives--told with writing that is, frankly, gut-wrenching, Shepard, who were thrust into the spotlight and even heartbreaking. But there is also hope, healing, and at when their husbands became Mercury times, even heroism. It is strong, American stuff, not at all Seven astronauts afraid of showing that we can be good, too--not just fallible and compromising. Shotgun Lovesongs is a remarkable and Skipping Christmas uncompromising saga that explores the age-old question of by John Grisham whether or not you can ever truly come home again--and the kind of steely faith and love returning requires" Re-released for the holiday season, a novel by the author of The Summons finds Luther and Nora Krank opting to forego the Falling angels unfulfilling end-of-year traditions, much to by Tracy Chevalier the chagrin of their friends and neighbors. In a novel of manners and social divisions set against the backdrop of turn-of-the- century England, two girls from different classes become friends, and their families' lives become intertwined in the process. By Weekends with Daisy the author of Girl With a Pearl Earring. by Sharron Kahn Luttrell Reader's Guide available. Reprint. An uplifting personal story about the author's work as a volunteer service dog The Spellman Files trainer and her relationships with an by Lisa Lutz endearing yellow Labrador puppy and its Izzy Spellman, a twenty-eight-year-old felon partner in the Prison PUP program amalgamation of Nancy Drew and Bridget describes her gradual coming-to-terms with Jones, launches her career as a private the inmate's past and the program's investigator while working for the firm of requirement that she release the dog after completing her her outlandishly dysfunctional family. A first training. 75,000 first printing. novel. Reprint. Marcelo in the real world by Francisco X. Stork Baker Towers Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy by Jennifer Haigh on the high-functioning end of the autistic Book Annotation spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm

Shotgun lovesongs by Nickolas Butler The Orchardist "Hank, Leland, Kip and Ronny were all born by Amanda Coplin and raised in the same Wisconsin town-- Book Annotation Little Wing--and are now coming into their own (or not) as husbands and fathers. One of them never left, still farming the family's land that's been tilled for generations.Others did leave, went farther afield to make good, with varying degrees of success; as a rock star, commodities trader, rodeo stud. And seamlessly woven Delicious! : a novel into their patchwork is Beth, whose presence among them-- by Ruth Reichl both then and now--fuels the kind of passion one comes to expect of lovesongs and rivalries. Now all four are home, in Working as a public relations hotline hopes of finding what could be real purchase in the world. The consultant for a once-prestigious culinary result is a shared memory only half-recreated, riddled with magazine, Billie Breslin unexpectedly enters culture clashes between people who desperately wish to see a world of New York restaurateurs and themselves as the unified tribe they remember, but are artisanal purveyors while reading World War confronted with how things have, in fact, changed. There is II letters exchanged between a plucky conflict here between longtime buddies, between husbands 12-year-old and James Beard. A first novel and wives--told with writing that is, frankly, gut-wrenching, by the best-selling author of Tender at the Bone. 150,000 first and even heartbreaking. But there is also hope, healing, and at printing. times, even heroism. It is strong, American stuff, not at all afraid of showing that we can be good, too--not just fallible Night road and compromising. Shotgun Lovesongs is a remarkable and by Kristin Hannah uncompromising saga that explores the age-old question of When stay-at-home mom Jude Farraday whether or not you can ever truly come home again--and the takes in Lexi, a former foster child with a kind of steely faith and love returning requires" dark past, the girl becomes inseparable from Jude's teenage twins before a Falling angels shattering accident rips the family apart by Tracy Chevalier and sets the stage for a sobering In a novel of manners and social divisions confrontation years later set against the backdrop of turn-of-the- century England, two girls from different The light between oceans classes become friends, and their families' by M. L Stedman lives become intertwined in the process. By Moving his young bride to an isolated the author of Girl With a Pearl Earring. lighthouse home on Australia's Janus Rock, Reader's Guide available. Reprint. where the couple suffers miscarriages and a stillbirth, Tom allows his wife to claim an The Spellman Files infant who has washed up on the shore, by Lisa Lutz only to witness a rift in their marriage, in a Izzy Spellman, a twenty-eight-year-old book that inspired the forthcoming film. amalgamation of Nancy Drew and Bridget Reissue. A first novel. Movie tie-in. Jones, launches her career as a private investigator while working for the firm of Skeletons at the Feast her outlandishly dysfunctional family. A first by Chris Bohjalian novel. Reprint. During the final months of World War II, a small group of people--including teenager Anna Emmerich, daughter of Prussian Baker Towers aristocrats; Callum Finnela, a twenty-year- by Jennifer Haigh old POW; and a young Wehrmacht corporal Book Annotation hiding his true Jewish identity--make their way westward across a ravaged Europe in a desperate attempt to reach British and American lines. 200,000 first printing.

Blink : the power of thinking without thinking The Orchardist by Malcolm Gladwell by Amanda Coplin Draws on a range of case studies to explore Book Annotation the process by which people make decisions, explaining how the difference between good and bad decision making is directly related to the details on which people focus, and counsels readers on how to become better decision makers in every aspect of life. Reprint. Delicious! : a novel by Ruth Reichl The age of desire : a novel Working as a public relations hotline by Jennie Fields consultant for a once-prestigious culinary Reimagines the midlife world of Edith magazine, Billie Breslin unexpectedly enters Wharton and the impact of her affair with a a world of New York restaurateurs and young journalist on her longtime friendship artisanal purveyors while reading World War with disapproving literary secretary Anna II letters exchanged between a plucky Bahlmann, in a tale told against the vivid 12-year-old and James Beard. A first novel backdrops of Gilded Age Paris, the by the best-selling author of Tender at the Bone. 150,000 first Wharton's elegant home in Lenox and Henry printing. James's English manse. By the author of Lily Beach. 25,000 first printing. Night road by Kristin Hannah The Rosie project When stay-at-home mom Jude Farraday by Graeme C Simsion takes in Lexi, a former foster child with a A socially awkward genetics professor who dark past, the girl becomes inseparable has never been on a second date sets out to from Jude's teenage twins before a find the perfect wife, but instead finds Rosie shattering accident rips the family apart Jarman, a fiercely independent barmaid and sets the stage for a sobering who is on a quest to find her biological confrontation years later father. Reprint.

The light between oceans The snow child : a novel by M. L Stedman by Eowyn Ivey Moving his young bride to an isolated A childless couple working a farm in the lighthouse home on Australia's Janus Rock, brutal landscape of 1920 Alaska discover a where the couple suffers miscarriages and a little girl living in the wilderness, with a red stillbirth, Tom allows his wife to claim an fox as a companion, and begin to love the infant who has washed up on the shore, strange, almost-supernatural child as their only to witness a rift in their marriage, in a own. 60,000 first printing. book that inspired the forthcoming film. Reissue. A first novel. Movie tie-in. Bellman & Black : The Thirteenth Tale Skeletons at the Feast by Diane Setterfield by Chris Bohjalian Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, During the final months of World War II, a William Bellman grows up a wealthy family small group of people--including teenager man unaware of how his act of childhood Anna Emmerich, daughter of Prussian cruelty will have terrible consequences until aristocrats; Callum Finnela, a twenty-year- a wrenching tragedy compels him to enter into a macabre old POW; and a young Wehrmacht corporal bargain with a stranger inblack hiding his true Jewish identity--make their way westward across a ravaged Europe in a The time keeper desperate attempt to reach British and American lines. 200,000 first printing. by Mitch Albom Given one last chance at redemption, Father Time must teach two earthly people the Blink : the power of thinking true meaning of time--a journey that leads without thinking him to a teenage girl who is about to give up by Malcolm Gladwell on life and a wealthy businessman who Draws on a range of case studies to explore wants to live forever the process by which people make decisions, explaining how the difference The age of miracles : a novel between good and bad decision making is by Karen Thompson Walker directly related to the details on which A painstakingly researched debut imagines people focus, and counsels readers on how the coming-of-age story of young Julia, to become better decision makers in every aspect of life. whose world is thrown into upheaval when Reprint. it is discovered that the Earth's rotation has suddenly begun to slow, posing a The age of desire : a novel catastrophic threat to all life. A first novel. by Jennie Fields 100,000 first printing. Reimagines the midlife world of Edith Wharton and the impact of her affair with a Looking for me young journalist on her longtime friendship by Beth Hoffman with disapproving literary secretary Anna Opening an antiques shop in Charleston Bahlmann, in a tale told against the vivid after discovering a talent for restoring backdrops of Gilded Age Paris, the furniture, Teddi Overman struggles to come Wharton's elegant home in Lenox and Henry to terms with her shattered family and James's English manse. By the author of Lily Beach. 25,000 sense of self after receiving news that her first printing. long-missing brother might still be alive. (general fiction). The Rosie project by Graeme C Simsion The memory of running A socially awkward genetics professor who by Ron McLarty has never been on a second date sets out to Working as a quality control inspector at a find the perfect wife, but instead finds Rosie toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless Jarman, a fiercely independent barmaid alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a who is on a quest to find her biological loser until a tragic event prompts him to set father. Reprint. off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey that promises him a final chance to become The snow child : a novel the man he has always wanted to be. by Eowyn Ivey Reader's Guide included. Reprint. A childless couple working a farm in the brutal landscape of 1920 Alaska discover a Doc : a novel little girl living in the wilderness, with a red by Mary Doria Russell fox as a companion, and begin to love the After the burned body of mixed-blood boy strange, almost-supernatural child as their Johnnie Sanders is discovered in 1878 own. 60,000 first printing. Dodge City, Kansas, part-time policeman Wyatt Earp enlists the help of his Bellman & Black : The professional-gambler friend Doc Holliday, in Thirteenth Tale a novel that also features Doc's girlfriend, by Diane Setterfield the Hungarian prostitute Kate Katarina Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, Harony. Reprint. A best-selling novel. William Bellman grows up a wealthy family man unaware of how his act of childhood Beautiful ruins : a novel cruelty will have terrible consequences until by Jess Walter a wrenching tragedy compels him to enter into a macabre The award-winning author of The Financial bargain with a stranger inblack Lives of the Poets presents his most romantic and enjoyable novel yet that The time keeper follows a young Italian innkeeper and his by Mitch Albom almost-love affair with a beautiful American Given one last chance at redemption, Father starlet, which draws him into a glittering Time must teach two earthly people the world filled with unforgettable characters. true meaning of time--a journey that leads Reprint. 100,000 first printing. him to a teenage girl who is about to give up on life and a wealthy businessman who The sweet by and by wants to live forever by Todd Johnson Brought together by circumstance, five The age of miracles : a novel North Carolina women protect and provoke by Karen Thompson Walker each other while they struggle with limited A painstakingly researched debut imagines prospects, career ambitions, and vulnerable the coming-of-age story of young Julia, hearts. A first novel. whose world is thrown into upheaval when it is discovered that the Earth's rotation has suddenly begun to slow, posing a Major Pettigrew's last stand : catastrophic threat to all life. A first novel. a novel 100,000 first printing. by Helen Simonson Forced to confront the realities of life in the Looking for me 21st century when he falls in love with by Beth Hoffman widowed Pakistani descendant Mrs. Ali, a Opening an antiques shop in Charleston retired Major Pettigrew finds the after discovering a talent for restoring relationship challenged by local prejudices furniture, Teddi Overman struggles to come that view Mrs. Ali, a Cambridge native, as a to terms with her shattered family and perpetual foreigner. Reprint. A best-selling novel. sense of self after receiving news that her long-missing brother might still be alive. Born on a blue day : inside the (general fiction). extraordinary mind of an autistic savant : a memoir The memory of running by Daniel Tammet by Ron McLarty Traces the inspiring story of an autistic Working as a quality control inspector at a savant with genius-level mathematical toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless talents, describing how he was eschewed by alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a his classmates in spite of his near- loser until a tragic event prompts him to set photographic memory and super-human off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey capacity for math and language, in a firsthand account that that promises him a final chance to become offers insight into how he experiences the world. Reprint. the man he has always wanted to be. 100,000 first printing. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. The secret keeper : a novel Doc : a novel by Kate Morton by Mary Doria Russell Withdrawing from a family party to the After the burned body of mixed-blood boy solitude of her tree house, 16-year-old Johnnie Sanders is discovered in 1878 Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking Dodge City, Kansas, part-time policeman murder that throughout a subsequent half Wyatt Earp enlists the help of his century shapes her beliefs, her acting career professional-gambler friend Doc Holliday, in and the lives of three strangers from vastly a novel that also features Doc's girlfriend, different cultures. By the best-selling author the Hungarian prostitute Kate Katarina of The Distant Hours. Reprint. 200,000 first printing. Harony. Reprint. A best-selling novel. Behind the beautiful forevers : Beautiful ruins : a novel Life, Death, and Hope in a by Jess Walter Mumbai Undercity The award-winning author of The Financial by Katherine Boo Lives of the Poets presents his most romantic and enjoyable novel yet that A first book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning follows a young Italian innkeeper and his journalist profiles everyday life in the almost-love affair with a beautiful American settlement of Annawadi as experienced by a starlet, which draws him into a glittering Muslim teen, an ambitious rural mother of a world filled with unforgettable characters. prospective female college student and a Reprint. 100,000 first printing. young scrap metal thief, in an account that illuminates how their efforts to build better lives are challenged by regional religious, caste and economic tensions. Reprint. The sweet by and by by Todd Johnson Sutton Brought together by circumstance, five by J. R. Moehringer North Carolina women protect and provoke each other while they struggle with limited A fictionalized account of Willie Sutton, one prospects, career ambitions, and vulnerable of the most notorious criminals in American hearts. A first novel. history, traces his life, his doomed romance with his first love, and his surprise pardon on Christmas Eve in 1969 Major Pettigrew's last stand : a novel An Irish country doctor by Helen Simonson by Patrick Taylor Forced to confront the realities of life in the 21st century when he falls in love with A recent medical school graduate, Barry widowed Pakistani descendant Mrs. Ali, a Laverty is delighted by the opportunity to retired Major Pettigrew finds the join a small rural practice in the beautiful relationship challenged by local prejudices hills of Ballybucklebo, Northern Ireland, that view Mrs. Ali, a Cambridge native, as a until he meets his superior, Dr. Fingal perpetual foreigner. Reprint. A best-selling novel. Flahertie O'Reilly, a cantankerous older physician who has his own way of doing things. Reprint. Born on a blue day : inside the extraordinary mind of an Garden of lies autistic savant : a memoir by Amanda Quick by Daniel Tammet Refusing to believe that her star employee's Traces the inspiring story of an autistic death was suicide, Ursula Kern, the owner savant with genius-level mathematical of a secretarial agency for wealthy clients, talents, describing how he was eschewed by hires skeptical adventurer Slater Roxton to his classmates in spite of his near- investigate the dark side of cultured society photographic memory and super-human capacity for math and language, in a firsthand account that offers insight into how he experiences the world. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. Only time will tell by Jeffrey Archer The secret keeper : a novel Bristol dock worker Harry Clifton's by Kate Morton unexpected scholarship leads him to pursue Withdrawing from a family party to the a very different life while uncovering the solitude of her tree house, 16-year-old truth about his father's identity Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking murder that throughout a subsequent half century shapes her beliefs, her acting career and the lives of three strangers from vastly The language of flowers : a different cultures. By the best-selling author novel of The Distant Hours. Reprint. 200,000 first printing. by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Discovering the symbolic meanings of Behind the beautiful forevers : flowers while languishing in the foster-care Life, Death, and Hope in a system, eighteen-year-old Victoria is hired Mumbai Undercity by a florist when her talent for helping others is discovered, a situation that leads by Katherine Boo her to confront a painful secret from her A first book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning past journalist profiles everyday life in the settlement of Annawadi as experienced by a Muslim teen, an ambitious rural mother of a Agnes & the hitman prospective female college student and a by Jennifer Crusie young scrap metal thief, in an account that illuminates how Rescued during a break-in by an unlikely hit their efforts to build better lives are challenged by regional man who has been directed by the mob to religious, caste and economic tensions. Reprint. protect her, food writer Cranky Agnes finds her situation further complicated by a Sutton missing cache of money that becomes a key factor in a Southern mafia wedding. by J. R. Moehringer Reprint. A fictionalized account of Willie Sutton, one of the most notorious criminals in American history, traces his life, his doomed romance Double shot with his first love, and his surprise pardon by Diane Mott Davidson on Christmas Eve in 1969 In a latest installment of the mystery-and- recipe series, Goldy Schultz becomes the victim of threats, rumor, and violence after the release of her charismatic and abusive An Irish country doctor ex-husband, a situation that escalates to the by Patrick Taylor point of a murder and forces Goldy to fend A recent medical school graduate, Barry off a airp of detectives and solve a crime Laverty is delighted by the opportunity to that would tear her family apart. Reprint. join a small rural practice in the beautiful hills of Ballybucklebo, Northern Ireland, The necklace : thirteen until he meets his superior, Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, a cantankerous older women and the experiment physician who has his own way of doing that transformed their lives things. Reprint. by Cheryl Jarvis A best-selling book describes how thirteen Garden of lies women jointly purchased a valuable by Amanda Quick diamond necklace that they would share, Refusing to believe that her star employee's with each woman holding the necklace for death was suicide, Ursula Kern, the owner twenty-eight days a year, revealing how a of a secretarial agency for wealthy clients, simple agreement became a study in friendship, adventure, hires skeptical adventurer Slater Roxton to and the power of giving back. Reprint. investigate the dark side of cultured society This time together : laughter and reflection Only time will tell by Carol Burnett The comedic actress best known for The by Jeffrey Archer Carol Burnett Show reveals a life filled with Bristol dock worker Harry Clifton's ups, downs and an undying love for making unexpected scholarship leads him to pursue people laugh. By the author of One More a very different life while uncovering the Time: A Memoir. Reprint. A best-selling truth about his father's identity book.

Sex on the moon : the The language of flowers : a amazing story behind the novel most audacious heist in by Vanessa Diffenbaugh history Discovering the symbolic meanings of by Ben Mezrich flowers while languishing in the foster-care Draws on court records, FBI transcripts, system, eighteen-year-old Victoria is hired NASA documents and first-person by a florist when her talent for helping interviews to reconstruct NASA fellow Thad others is discovered, a situation that leads Roberts's theft of invaluable moon rocks, her to confront a painful secret from her offering insight into Roberts's personality, the nature of his past accomplices and their sophisticated break-in plan. Reprint.

Agnes & the hitman A short history of tractors in by Jennifer Crusie Ukrainian Rescued during a break-in by an unlikely hit by Marina Lewycka man who has been directed by the mob to Putting aside a lifetime of rivalry when they protect her, food writer Cranky Agnes finds learn that their recently widowed father is her situation further complicated by a planning to remarry a gold-digging woman, missing cache of money that becomes a key sisters Vera and Nadezhda find themselves factor in a Southern mafia wedding. outmaneuvered by their father's scheming Reprint. fiancée, a situation that is compromised by a hurricane, family secrets, and their father's obsession with Double shot tractor history. Reprint. by Diane Mott Davidson In a latest installment of the mystery-and- Looking for salvation at the recipe series, Goldy Schultz becomes the Dairy Queen : a novel victim of threats, rumor, and violence after by Susan Gregg Gilmore the release of her charismatic and abusive In early 1970s Riggold, Georgia, Catherine ex-husband, a situation that escalates to the Grace Cline, the daughter of the local point of a murder and forces Goldy to fend Baptist preacher, dreams of escaping her off a airp of detectives and solve a crime small town for Atlanta, but after her dream that would tear her family apart. Reprint. becomes reality, a tragedy transforms her perspective The necklace : thirteen women and the experiment No One You Know that transformed their lives by Michelle Richmond by Cheryl Jarvis Twenty years after the unsolved murder of A best-selling book describes how thirteen her sister Lila, a top math student at women jointly purchased a valuable Stanford, Ellie's chance meeting with the diamond necklace that they would share, man accused of the crime leads to the with each woman holding the necklace for discovery of Lila's secret notebook, filled twenty-eight days a year, revealing how a with mathematical equations, and to a simple agreement became a study in friendship, adventure, quest to unravel a hundred-year-old and the power of giving back. Reprint. mathematical puzzle, Lila's secret lover, the fate of the man who profited from the crime, and other enigmas. 30,000 first This time together : laughter printing. and reflection The girl who chased the moon by Carol Burnett The comedic actress best known for The : a novel Carol Burnett Show reveals a life filled with by Sarah Addison Allen ups, downs and an undying love for making Moving in with the grandfather she never people laugh. By the author of One More knew after the death of her mother, 17-year- Time: A Memoir. Reprint. A best-selling old Emily witnesses bizarre supernatural book. activities in her new North Carolina community while befriending its Sex on the moon : the remarkable residents. By the author of The Sugar Queen. Reprint. amazing story behind the most audacious heist in Alice's tulips history by Sandra Dallas by Ben Mezrich An evocation of the day-to-day life of Draws on court records, FBI transcripts, women in the Civil War era follows Alice, NASA documents and first-person whose husband has left their Iowa farm for interviews to reconstruct NASA fellow Thad the war, as she copes with the farm life and Roberts's theft of invaluable moon rocks, lives normally, until suddenly being accused offering insight into Roberts's personality, the nature of his of murder. Reprint. accomplices and their sophisticated break-in plan. Reprint. 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Hank & Chloe by Jo-Ann Mapson Chloe Morgan, a part-time waitress, had resigned herself to a life alone, until she meets Hank Oliver, a professor of folklore at the local college

Crooked letter, crooked letter by Tom Franklin African-American Constable Silas Jones must confront his white former friend Larry Ott, who has lived under suspicion for twenty years since a girl disappeared while on a date with him, after another girl disappears and Larry is blamed once again

Breakfast with Buddha : a novel by Roland Merullo At the behest of his sister, Otto Ringling finds himself reluctantly accompanying her guru, an enigmatic Mongolian monk, on a trip through Middle America to their childhood home, introducing his passenger to some American "fun" along the way

Pay it forward : a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde A life-affirming alet of the goodness implicit in everyone follows twelve-year-old Trevor, a boy from a troubled family, who develops a plan as part of a school project that starts people doing good things for each other

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Pay it forward : a novel The girl who chased the moon by Catherine Ryan Hyde : a novel A life-affirming alet of the goodness implicit by Sarah Addison Allen in everyone follows twelve-year-old Trevor, Moving in with the grandfather she never a boy from a troubled family, who develops knew after the death of her mother, 17-year- a plan as part of a school project that starts old Emily witnesses bizarre supernatural people doing good things for each other activities in her new North Carolina community while befriending its remarkable residents. By the author of The A Thousand Splendid Suns Sugar Queen. Reprint. by Khaled Hosseini A riveting and powerful story of an Alice's tulips unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and by Sandra Dallas an indestructible love An evocation of the day-to-day life of women in the Civil War era follows Alice, whose husband has left their Iowa farm for the war, as she copes with the farm life and lives normally, until suddenly being accused of murder. 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