The Butterfly Cabinet : a Novel
Kirkus Reviews Like an IrishUpstairs Downstairsbut much darker, McGill's first novel examines the events surrounding a child's death in 1892 from the point of view of both her aristocratic mother and a young housemaid. The premise of the novel, based on an actual case, is straightforward: Harriet Ormond, the mistress of Oranmore, locks her 4-year-old […]
The Radleys
The New York Times – Matthew Sharpe The vampire novel is a crowded genre these days. To distinguish itself, a book will need inventiveness, wit, beauty, truth and a narrative within which these attributes can flourish. The Radleys, by Matt Haig, has got them…As befits a vampire story, the wit tends to be sharp, and […]
The Visibles : a Novel
Beth E. Andersen – Library Journal: In the early 1990s, eighth grader Summer Davis cares for her father, Richard. Mentally fragile after a deadly accident during his own teen years, which was triggered by a terrible secret that he can't shake, Richard is destroyed when his wife abandons her family. A trip to Pennsylvania to […]
You Staying Young : the Owner’s Manual to Extending Your Warranty
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. In their newest in the You series, physicians Oz and Roizen and a supporting cast of contributors explain why the body ages and how readers can become anatomical puppeteers, mastering their genes, bad habits, environmental pollution and stress while igniting the body's ability to stay fit, strong and healthy. According […]
MacArthur's War : Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero
Silent Night : the Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
Too Late to Say Goodbye : a True Story of Murder and Betrayal
From the Publisher: Jenn Corbin, a lovely, slim, brown-eyed blonde, appeared to have it all: two dear little boys, a posh home in one of the upscale suburbs of Atlanta, expensive cars, a plush houseboat, and a husband — Dr. Bart Corbin, a successful dentist — who was tall, handsome, and brilliant. But gradually their […]