The Women In The Castle by Jessica Shattuck
The Women In The Castle by Jessica Shattuck– 368 pages Book Blurb: Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once grand castle of her husband’s ancestors, an imposing stone fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The...
The Night The Lights Went Out by Karen White
The Night The Lights Went Out by Karen White – 418 pages Book Blurb: Recently divorced, Merilee Talbot Dunlap moves with her two children to the Atlanta suburb of Sweet Apple, Georgia. It’s not her first time starting over, but her efforts at a new beginning aren’t...
The Unseen World by Liz Moore
The Unseen World by Liz Moore– 451 pages Book Blurb: Ada Sibelius is raised by David, her brilliant, eccentric, socially inept single father, who directs a computer science lab in 1980s-era Boston. Home-schooled, Ada accompanies David to work every day; by twelve, she...
Graduation Gifts
Here's a great list of fabulous books for both High School and College graduates. I love giving a helpful book and a gift card for gas or fast food. These books range from humorous to emotional to very helpful; there is something for everyone. Congratulations, By The...
Mother’s Day Gifts 2017
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter Windy City Blues by Renee Rosen Lucky Boy by Shanthi Shekaran Mothers And Other Strangers by Gina...
Sisters One, Two, Three by Nancy Star
Sisters One, Two, Three by Nancy Star– Audio Book Blurb: After a tragic accident on Martha’s Vineyard, keeping secrets becomes a way of life for the Tangle family. With memories locked away, the sisters take divergent paths. Callie disappears, Mimi keeps so busy she...
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid– 231 pages Book Blurb: In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet—sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair and are soon cloistered in a premature...
The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor
The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor– 336 pages ARC from author Book Blurb: Austria, 1938. Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver. When his teacher disappears during Kristallnacht, Kristoff is forced to engrave stamps for the Germans, and...
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel– Audi0 Book Blurb: This is Claude. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants...
The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See– 384 pages ARC courtesy of author Book Blurb: Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep...

