by: Meg Mason Goodreads Description: This novel is about a woman called Martha. She knows there is something wrong with her but she doesn’t know what it is. Her husband Patrick thinks she is fine. He says everyone has something, the thing is just to keep going. Martha told Patrick before they got married that […]
Upcoming Books for June 2021
Read along with us in June. We chose 2 new books and 2 older books for your entertainment. Click here to purchase. Click here to purchase.
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro Goodreads description: Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and […]
Raft of Stars
by: Andrew j. Graff Goodreads description: When two hardscrabble young boys think they’ve committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them before it’s too late? It’s the summer of 1994 in Claypot, Wisconsin, and the lives of ten-year-old Fischer “Fish” Branson and […]
The Survivors
by: Jane Harper Goodreads description: Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home. Kieran’s parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by […]
Who is Maud Dixon?
by: Alexandra Andrews Goodreads description: Florence Darrow is a small-town striver who believes that she’s destined to become a celebrated writer. When she stumbles into the opportunity to become the assistant to “Maud Dixon,” a celebrated-but anonymous-novelist (think: Elena Ferrante), she believes that the universe is finally providing her big chance. The arrangement feels idyllic; […]
April/May 2021 Tidbit
The results of our March Pop Culture Poll are in! Here is what our readers said: Favorite Jeopardy host – Ken Jennings 48% Katie Couric 27% Dr. Oz 15% Mike Richards 9% Helen says: I have unequivocally changed my vote from a month ago. Aaron Rodgers did a phenomenal job! Celebrity Crush 🥰 Holly says: […]
Upcoming Books for June 2021
Read along with us: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by: Bryn Greenwood Hour of the Witch by: Chris Bohjalian Click here to purchase. Sorrow and Bliss by: Meg Mason Click here to purchase. Of Women and Salt by: Gabriela Garcia
Guests on Earth
by Lee Smith Goodreads Description: It’s 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital, a mental institution in Asheville, North Carolina, known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospital’s most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses cascading events that lead up to the […]
The Four Winds
by: Kristin Hannah Goodreads Description: Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest periods of the Great […]
