Dakota : a Novel
Publishers Weekly Bestseller Grimes's compelling second novel to feature the enigmatic young woman who calls herself Andi Oliver (after 1999's Biting the Moon) begins with Andi, who's still unaware of her real name or her past, adrift in the Dakota badlands. After rescuing an abandoned donkey, Andi makes a temporary home for herself in the […]
Table for Two
People of the Book
Library Journal Review: When Australian rare-books author Hanna Heath travels to Sarajevo to restore the legendary Sarajevo Haggadah, she gets a lot more than she bargained for. The beautiful book was rescued during a Serb bombing by Muslim librarian Ozren Karaman, and Hanna ends up deeply humbled by his suffering after their too easily launched […]
Last Night At the Lobster
The Washington Post – Ron Charles: The scope and emotional range of this poignant story are surprisingly narrow, as though O'Nan locked himself in a narrative box, tied one hand behind his back and then dared himself to make it engaging. The fact that he pulls it off is a testament to his precision and […]
P Close : Frank Lloyd Wright, a Twentieth-century Life
Gr 7 Up?Adkins captures Wright's strong personality, fierce character, and emotional ups and downs in this lively biography. Following his subject's childhood and career, he focuses on the events in Wright's life that may have accounted for his egotism and instability. Life events aside, Adkins does address his architectural legacies. Unfortunately, the small black-and-white pictures […]
Home to Holly Springs :the First of the Father Tim Novels
Publishers Weekly: Karon's bestselling series of Mitford novels has concluded with 25 million copies sold to date, but to the relief of eager fans, she introduces a new series featuring Father Tim. The beloved Episcopal priest returns to his childhood town of Holly Springs, Miss., where he reconnects with old friends and battles some old […]