Southernmost
In the aftermath of a flood that washes away much of a small Tennessee town, evangelical preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay men. In doing so, he starts to see his life anew—and risks losing everything: his wife, locked into her religious prejudices; his congregation, which shuns Asher after he delivers a passionate […]
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories
When Mrs. Sorensen’s husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love with an unsuitable mate in “Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch.” In “Open the Door and the Light Pours Through,” a young man wrestles with grief and his sexuality in an exchange of letters with his faraway beloved. “Dreadful Young Ladies” demonstrates the strength and power—known […]
An American Marriage
“Compelling . . . spun with tender patience by Jones, who cradles each of these characters in a story that pulls our sympathies in different directions. She never ignores their flaws, their perfectly human tendency toward self-justification, but she also captures their longing to be kind, to be just, to somehow behave well despite the […]
The Wingsnatchers
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Young Jane Young
“Maybe with enough determination and love and support, women can choose their own adventures. They can start, like Aviva, by choosing not to be ashamed. In this life-affirming novel, Zevin doesn’t make that look easy, but she makes it look possible.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
The New York Times Book Review – Diana Wagman Many books we read when we're young want to teach us lessons about life. True, the things we learn in them can stay with us forever. But lessons can be so dull. Luckily, Kelly Barnhill's wonderful fourth novel…educates about oppression, blind allegiance and challenging the status […]
Dinner With Buddha
The Road From Gap Creek
Library Journal 09/15/2013 Following the best-selling Gap Creek, an Oprah Book Club Selection that traces the early marriage of Julie and Hank Richards, Morgan writes a sequel that continues the story of the couple and their four children. Through daughter Annie's narrative, we learn of the effects of war as well as the far-reaching ramifications […]
Breakfast With Buddha : a Novel
A "pleasant, engaging novel . . . I got to liking Breakfast With Buddha more and more as I went along and was very sorry when it ended . . . it's such a sweet formula! . . . On finishing this book, I decided that Roland Merullo would be a great guy to take […]