The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake- 361 pages Book Blurb: In 1940, Iris James is the postmistress in coastal Franklin, Massachusetts. Iris knows more about the townspeople than she will ever say, and believes her job is to deliver secrets. Yet one day she does the...
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian- 378 pages Book Blurb: In a dusty corner of a basement in a rambling Victorian house in northern New Hampshire, a door has long been sealed shut with 39 six-inch-long carriage bolts. The home's new owners are Chip and Emily...
The Language Of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Language Of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh - 322 pages Book Blurb: The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in...
The Flamingo Rising by Larry Baker
The Flamingo Rising by Larry Baker - 332 pages Book Blurb: In this touching, hilarious novel of the heart and mind, of dreams and memory, of desire and first love, Abe Lee comes of age in the 1960s, living with his unforgettable family at the Flamingo Drive-In Theatre...
The Dry Grass Of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
The Dry Grass Of August by Anna Jean Mayhew - 289 pages Book Blurb: In this beautifully written debut, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a riveting depiction of Southern life in the throes of segregation, what it will mean for a young girl on her way to adulthood--and for the...
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman - 504 pages Book Blurb: The author of such iconic bestsellers as Illumination Night, Practical Magic, Fortune’s Daughter, and Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, Alice Hoffman is one of the most popular and memorable writers of...
The Clan Of The Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth’s Children Series #1) by Jean M. Auel - 480 pages Book Blurb: This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken...
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin - 424 pages Book Blurb: She was only two-foot eight-inches tall, but her legend reaches out to us more than a century later. As a child, Mercy Lavinia “Vinnie” Bump was encouraged to live a life hidden away from...
Tomato Girl by Jayne Pupek
Tomato Girl by Jayne Pupek - 298 pages Book Blurb: In this powerful and deeply emotional debut novel in the classic Southern tradition of Carson McCullers, Kaye Gibbons, and the young Truman Capote, a terrified young girl clings desperately to childhood while being...
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett - 353 pages Book Blurb: Dr. Marina Singh, a research scientist with a Minnesota pharmaceutical company, is sent to Brazil to track down her former mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson, who seems to have all but disappeared in the Amazon while...
