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Bye, Baby
by: Carola Lovering Goodreads description: A missing baby. A fraught friendship. A secret that can never be told. On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It’s her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she’s just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie […]
Isola
by: Allegra Goodman Goodreads description: Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop […]
The Island of Missing Trees
by: Elif Shafak Goodreads description: Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a […]
The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by: Marta Molnar Goodreads description: A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law. When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother’s diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn’t her grandmother’s. It belongs […]
Tidbit April 2025
Besides the obvious….what is your favorite thing about Easter? Helen says: My friend Jean and I got hooked on the Eggmazing Egg Decorator with our kids a few years ago…It is a super fun way to decorate Easter Eggs with magic markers and a battery operated egg spinner. See above photo for the finished project. […]
Upcoming Books for May 2025
May is crazy for both of us and we don’t have a lot of spare reading time. We are very “au courant” in our choices this month! All three books are getting a lot of buzz. Click here to purchase. Click here to purchase. Click here to purchase.
The Granddaughter
by: Bernhard Schlink Goodreads Description: From the bestselling author of The Reader, a striking exploration of the wounds of the past, told through the story of a German bookseller’s attempt to connect with his radicalized granddaughter. It is only after the sudden death of his wife, Birgit, that Kaspar discovers the price she paid years earlier […]
Hate Mail
by: Donna Marchetti Goodreads description: Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade. Well, more like bitter rivals caught in an epic battle of insults and verbal jousting… But what starts as a hilarious chain of hate filled letters, slowly develops into a friendship spanning coasts and years. That is until one day, years later, […]
More or Less Maddy
by: Lisa Genova Goodreads Description: A breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder whorejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally “normal” life for a career in stand-up comedy. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a […]
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