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Sep/Oct 2016

Large Print Best-sellers/Notable Debuts — Fiction

Brown, Eleanor The Light of Paris Madeleine is trapped — by her family's expectations, by her controlling husband, and by her own fears — in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. From the outside, it looks like she has everything, but on the inside, she fears she has nothing that matters. In Madeleine's memories, her grandmother Margie is the kind of woman she should have been — elegant, reserved, perfect. But when Madeleine finds a diary detailing Margie's bold, romantic trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets the grandmother she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict, staid family and spent an exhilarating summer writing in cafés, living on her own, and falling for a charismatic artist. Despite her unhappiness, when Madeleine's marriage is threatened, she panics, escaping to her hometown and staying with her critical, disapproving mother. In that unlikely place, shaken by the revelation of a long-hidden family secret and inspired by her grandmother's bravery, Madeleine creates her own Parisian summer — reconnecting to her love of painting, cultivating a vibrant circle of creative friends, and finding a kindred spirit in a down-to-earth chef who reminds her to feed both her body and her heart. Margie and Madeleine's stories intertwine to explore the joys and risks of living life on our own terms, of defying the rules that hold us back from our dreams, and of becoming the people we are meant to be.

Brown, Sandra Sting When Jordie Bennet and Shaw Kinnard lock eyes across a disreputable backwater bar, something definitely sparks. Shaw gives off a dangerous vibe that makes men wary and inspires women to sit up and take notice. None feel that undercurrent more strongly than savvy businesswoman Jordie, who doesn't belong in a seedy dive on the banks of a bayou. But here she is and Shaw Kinnard is here to kill her. As Shaw and his partner take aim, Jordie is certain her time has come. But Shaw has other plans and abducts Jordie, hoping to get his hands on the $30 million her brother has stolen and, presumably hidden. Shaw is not the only one looking for the fortune. Her brother's ruthless boss and the FBI are after it as well. Now on the run, Jordie and Shaw must rely on their wits and each other-to stay alive.

Burton, Jessie The Muse A painting with a mysterious provenance connects two bold young women, one in Civil War Spain, the other in mid-1960s England. Burton returns to themes of intrigue, creativity, and female empowerment in her second novel. The narrator of the 1967 storyline is Odelle Bastien, a Trinidadian immigrant and aspiring writer trying to find her way in London, where racism is more common than job opportunities for bright young black women. But life picks up after Odelle finds work at the Skelton Institute of Art and also meets Lawrie Scott, whose mother recently died, leaving him an unusual painting signed with the initials I.R. In the parallel 1936 storyline, the setting is Andalusia, where the wealthy, art-dealing Schloss family, originally from Vienna, has settled temporarily. Nineteen-year-old Olive Schloss falls in love with local artist Isaac Robles, whose watchful half sister, Teresa, acts as housekeeper to the Schlosses. Olive paints too, secretly but brilliantly, and persuades Isaac to present her work as his, in order to be taken seriously. But their affections are mismatched and become even more strained as "Isaac's" paintings are bought by Peggy Guggenheim and the country's political mood darkens.

Coulter, Catherine Insidious Two complex cases propel Coulter's 20th FBI thriller featuring married FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock. In Washington, D.C., businesswoman Venus Rasmussen, who still runs Rasmussen Industries at age 86, believes someone is actually trying to poison her, the third time she suffers from food poisoning. She's certain, as she tells Savich, that someone close to her wants her dead. No one is above suspicion as Savich and Sherlock investigate Venus's family members and her staff. Meanwhile, a serial killer out of Los Angeles breaks pattern and murders a young actress in the different city of Las Vegas. The MO is identical to four previous murders of young and up-and-coming Hollywood actresses. Savich dispatches agent Cam Wittier, who's highly recommended by Sherlock, to L.A. to assist the local police. As the body count rises, Cam desperately searches for links among the victims and a motive.

Crouch, Blake Dark Matter One night, Jason Dessen, a 40-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is kidnapped at gunpoint by a masked man, driven to an abandoned industrial site, and injected with a powerful drug. When he wakes, a man Jason's never met says, "Welcome back, my friend." But this life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife; his son was never born; and he's not an ordinary college professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something impossible. Is it this world or the other that's the dream? How can he possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could have imagined — one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe.

Cussler Clive Pirate Wealth can be lost or stolen, and even found again if husband and wife treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are on the case. When Sam and Remi try the unthinkable, a relaxing vacation and a purchase at a rare bookstore, the very real dead body of the seller suggests what they hold in their hands is an actual, ink on paper map to a historic fortune. When the Fargos take up the challenge, they find themselves flying from California to Arizona, and then from Jamaica to England, racing against a vicious corporate raider with an unhealthy obsession for this particular treasure. Sam and Remi are slowed by a new betrayal at every turn, and it can only mean one thing: someone on their team cannot be trusted.

Donoghue, Emma The Wonder Set mostly in a small, spare room inside a shabby cabin in rural Ireland, in August 1859, this intricately drawn story possesses many of the same alluring qualities as Donoghue’s best-seller, “Room.” Lib Wright has survived the Crimean War and a failed marriage by the time she’s summoned to central Ireland to watch over 11-year-old Anna O’Donnell, whose parents claim she has eaten no food in four months. It could be some sort of hoax perpetrated by the girl’s family or the village parish, and Lib confidently assumes that it’ll be an open-and-shut case. She initially suspects the child's piety is a scam for attention, but Anna's gentle nature softens the nurse's heart. As each day passes and Anna’s health suddenly begins to deteriorate, not only does Lib grow more attached to the earnest girl, but she also becomes convinced that Anna’s reasons for fasting — a recently deceased brother, devotion to God, a deep shame reinforced by her parents’ narcissistic pieties — run far deeper than Lib imagined. While the medical implications of Anna's fast blind her physician to her alarming decline, Lib resolves to save Anna's life. To do so, however, she may have to commit a murder. Inspired by the true cases of nearly 50 “Fasting Girls” who lived throughout the British Isles, western Europe, and North America between the 16th and 20th centuries and became renowned for living without food for long periods of time, Donoghue’s engrossing novel is loaded with descriptions of period customs and 19th-century Catholic devotional objects and prayers. Even with its tidy ending, the novel asks daring questions about just how far some might go to prove their faith.

Eggers, Dave Heroes of the Frontier Josie is on the run from herself, having taken her two children, left Ohio, and flown to Alaska. They rent a broken-down RV and set off, evidently without a map and little sense of direction. Wildfires seem to be overrunning the area below Anchorage where they roam. Either lost or staying off main roads to avoid detection, they bump into some strange characters, among them gun-toting wanderers, bad magicians, magical musicians, and dangerous lunatics. Along the way, Josie reminisces about her unusual upbringing, her failed marriage, and her failed dental practice back in Ohio. Her children are Paul, an intelligent, inquisitive eight-year old who is learning he might be more sensible than his mother, and his little sister, Ana, a whirlwind of unbridled energy and destructiveness. After a brief visit to a relative, they quickly are off into the wilderness, living on the edge in the spectacular and dangerous Alaskan hinterlands.

Evanovich, Janet Curious Minds Emerson Knight is introverted, eccentric, and has little to no sense of social etiquette. Good thing he's also brilliant, rich, and (some might say) handsome, or he'd probably be homeless. Riley Moon has just graduated from Harvard Business and Harvard Law. Her aggressive Texas spitfire attitude has helped her

land her dream job as a junior analyst with mega-bank Blane-Grunwald. At least Riley Moon thought it was her dream job, until she is given the assignment of babysitting Knight. What starts off as an inquiry about missing bank funds in the Knight account leads to inquiries about a missing man, missing gold, and a life-and-death race across the country. Through the streets of Washington, D.C., and down into the underground vault of the Federal Reserve, an evil plan is exposed, and only the unlikely duo of charming Emerson Knight and the tenacious Riley Moon can stop it.

Fairstein, Linda Devil’s Bridge The Manhattan waterfront is one of New York City's most magnificent vistas, boasting both the Statue of Liberty and the George Washington Bridge, the world's busiest span for motor vehicles. But in Fairstein’s latest, Detective Mike Chapman will discover the peril that lurks along this expanse as he takes on the disappearance of Assistant DA Alex Cooper. Coop's sudden disappearance is fraught with terrifying complications: scores of enemies she has made after a decade of putting criminals behind bars; a recent security breach with dangerous repercussions; and a new intimacy in her relationship with Mike, causing the Police Commissioner himself to be wary of the methods Mike will use to get Coop back ... if he can.

Fairstein, Linda Killer Look New York City is one of the fashion capitals of the world, well-known for its glamour and style. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the runway, where haute couture astounds with its creativity, daring, and innovation in the name of beauty. Yet high fashion means high stakes, as Alex Cooper quickly discovers when designer Wolf Savage is found dead in an apparent suicide mere days before the biggest show of his career. When the man's daughter insists Savage's death was murder, the case becomes a race to find a killer in a world created entirely out of fantasy and illusion. With her own job at the DA's office in jeopardy, and the temptation to self-medicate her PTSD with alcohol almost too strong to resist, Alex is not anyone's first choice for help. But she is determined to uncover the grime beneath the glitz. Along with detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace, Alex must penetrate the twisted roots and mixed motives among the high-profile players in the Garment District. The investigation takes the trio from the missing money in Wolf Savage's house to his own recovery from addiction; from the role of Louisiana Voodoo in his life to his to the family secrets he kept so well-hidden, just as things are about to get deadly on the catwalk.

Fellowes, Julia Belgravia In this latest by the creator of the Downton Abbey franchise, two families living in 1840s London must guard a secret that originated in 1815 at the Duchess of Richmond's legendary ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo. At that ball, one family's life changed forever, and 25 years later, as the upper echelons of society begin to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, the true repercussions of that moment will be felt.

Finder, Joseph Guilty Minds The chief justice of the Supreme Court is about to be defamed and his career destroyed by a powerful gossip website that specializes in dirt on celebs and politicians. Their top reporter has written an exposé claiming the justice has had liaisons with an escort prepared to tell the world her salacious tale. But the chief justice is not without allies and his greatest supporter is determined to stop the story in its tracks. Nick Heller is a private spy — an intelligence operative with a penchant for doing things his own way based in Boston, hired by lawyers, politicians, and even foreign governments. Nick’s been called to Washington, DC, to help in this potentially explosive situation and has just 48 hours to disprove the story. But then the prostitute is found murdered, and the case takes a dangerous turn. Nick resolves to find the mastermind before anyone else falls victim to the maelstrom of scandal built upon one long-buried secret.

Garlock, Dorothy Sunday Kind of Love In Buckton, Indiana in 1956, post-war America brims with new opportunities, and Gwendolyn Foster's life seems like a dream come true: a bright future in front of her, the successful, traditional man her parents wanted at her side. But Gwen has a different dream altogether, to be a writer, and she won't rest until it

comes true. Strong arms to support her not own her, that's what she needs. Hank Ellis has long been haunted by his little brother's death. He knows the entire town blames him for the accident, and he blames himself too. So he's shocked when Gwen ignores the vicious gossip and befriends him. Folks warned Gwen, but she knows in her heart that they're wrong. Drawn to this brave and kind man who encourages her to pursue her passions, Gwen can finally envision the life she's always wanted, and with Gwen, Hank finds the strength to let go of his guilt. But braving the town that turns against them isn't the only challenge they face, Hank still harbors a dark secret, a shocking truth that may force him to lose Gwen forever.

Giffin, Emily First Comes Love Growing up, sisters Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious, relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing; Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes, their delicate bond splinters. Now, 15 years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a teacher, is single and close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, is to become a mother — a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend's daughter is assigned to her class. Determined to have the future she's always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands and pursue a pregnancy using a donor. On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, she's married to a wonderful man, and together they're raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected rather than the one she truly desired. As the anniversary of their tragedy looms, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them but also come to terms with their own choices. This engaging story about holding on to the past, expectations and forgiveness explores how relationships evolve and people can surprise us if we let them.

Graham, Heather Haunted Destiny A historic haunted cruise ship, the Celtic American's Destiny, sets sail from the Port of New Orleans with a killer on board. He's known as the Archangel Killer because of the way he places a different saint's medallion on each victim’s body. Jackson Crow, head of the FBI's Krewe of Hunters, a special unit of paranormal investigators, is assigned along with local agent Jude McCoy. Then Alexi Cromwell, who works in the ship's piano bar, is drawn into the case when a victim's ghost appears to her — and to Jude. There are many suspects, but one by one they're ruled out … or are they? In the end, Jude and Alexi have to rely on each other to catch the killer and escape his evil plans for Alexi.

Hashimi, Nadia A House Without Windows For two decades, Zeba was a loving wife, a patient mother, and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life is shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the courtyard of their home. Nearly catatonic with shock, Zeba is unable to account for her whereabouts at the time of his death. Her children swear their mother could not have committed such a heinous act, but Kamal's family is sure she did and demands justice. Barely escaping a vengeful mob, Zeba is arrested and jailed. As Zeba awaits trial, she meets a group of women whose own misfortunes have also led them to these bleak cells: 30-year-old Nafisa, imprisoned to protect her from an honor killing; 25-year-old Latifa, who ran away from home with her teenage sister but now stays in the prison because it is safe shelter; and 19-year-old Mezhgan, pregnant and unmarried, waiting for her lover's family to ask for her hand in marriage. Is Zeba a cold-blooded killer, these young women wonder, or has she been imprisoned, as they have been, for breaking some social rule? For these women, the prison is both a haven and a punishment. Removed from the harsh and unforgiving world outside, they form a lively and indelible sisterhood. Into this closed world comes Yusuf, Zeba's Afghan-born, American-raised lawyer, whose commitment to human rights and desire to help his motherland have brought him back. With the fate of this seemingly ordinary housewife in his hands, Yusuf discovers that, like Afghanistan itself, his client may not be at all what he imagines.

Hiaasen, Carl Razor Girl Disgraced police officer Andrew Yancy returns in this wild ride through the Florida Keys. He is still doing professional penance as a health inspector on roach patrol for assault, but when the star of a redneck

reality show called Bayou Brethren goes missing, Yancy sees a chance to win back his real cop job. When Hollywood talent agent Lane Coolman's car is bashed from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be a simple accident isn’t. Behind the wheel of the other car is Merry Mansfield, the eponymous Razor Girl. She is sharp, that's for sure, and one of the coolest characters Hiaasen has ever brought to the page. She runs car-crash scams but has the proverbial heart of gold, which lands her in a diabolically complicated story. The crash scam is only the beginning of events that spiral crazily out of control while unleashing some of Hiaasen’s wildest characters: there's Trebeaux, the owner of Sedimental Journeys, a company that steals sand from one beach to restore erosion on another. Dominick "Big Noogie" Aeola, a Mafioso with a taste for tropic-wear. Buck Nance, an accordionist who has rebranded himself as the star of the redneck reality show. A street psycho known as Blister who's more Buck Nance than Buck could ever be, and Brock Richardson, a Miami product-liability lawyer who's getting deformingly hooked on the E.D. product he's litigating against. Yancy believes that if he can singlehandedly solve a high-profile murder, he'll get his detective badge back, even as giant Gambian rats are livening up his restaurant inspections. This is the ultimate beach read for anyone with a taste for Hiaasen's skewed view of a Florida.

Hicks, Robert The Orphan Mother For most of her life, midwife Mariah Reddick was a slave at the family home of Carrie McGavock in Franklin, TN, that had served as a Confederate hospital and is now, in 1867, a cemetery for the war dead. As a freedwoman, Mariah lives in town where her son, Theopolis, an ambitious cobbler, is excited to be making a speech in the town square with "a man running for U.S. Congress and other bigwigs." Through Mariah’s long renowned work as a midwife, she has built up both property holdings and local esteem. But adapting to Reconstruction is not an easy thing for blacks or whites. George Tole is a freedman from New York. A sharpshooter during the war, he is familiar with death and with taking orders. When white magistrate Elijah Dixon enlists George to help him with a matter that requires his skill, things, of course, do not go as planned. Theopolis ends up dead, and Mariah is determined to find out who is responsible. The lives of Mariah and George converge as Mariah seeks retribution and George seeks redemption. Each plays a major role in unmasking the latent nastiness among the deeply prejudiced Franklin citizenry. Though Carrie assures Mariah that as the town's midwife, "you're the mother of everyone in Franklin," it's a hailstorm of avenging bullets and not kind words that makes this novel engaging.

Hood, Ann The Book That Matters Most Hood's latest is a moving, intricate story about loss, healing, and the value of critical thinking. A year after being left by her husband, Ava is still reeling from the grief of separation, which brought back the pain of losing her sister and mother early in life. In order to branch out and meet new people, Ava joins a book club where each member must choose a book that matters most to them for the group to discuss. Although the new activity keeps her engaged, Ava, who lives in Providence, R.I., still feels alone, with her son abroad in Africa and her daughter studying in Florence. What Ava doesn't know is that her daughter has recently quit school and is now living in Paris under increasingly dangerous circumstances. Ava doesn't immediately enjoy the book group, but bit by bit, book by book, she rediscovers her love of reading, makes new friends, and begins to heal. As the focus moves among different characters and back and forth in time, suspense about what happened to Ava's mother and sister and what might happen to her daughter. Meanwhile, the book club allows Ava to examine her grief and slowly learn how to move forward. This is a multifaceted novel about recovering from different kinds of loss and the healing that comes from a powerful story.

Howard, Linda Frost Line Lenna is Strength, a manifestation of the Tarot card, and powerful beyond reckoning, but when she’s pulled into the human realm and tasked with protecting a young boy, everything is thrown into chaos. Lenna’s not supposed to be interacting with mortals. She’s definitely not supposed to be drawn to the sexy mercenary sent to retrieve her by any means necessary. As a Hunter for magical beings, Caine’s duty is simple: return this impossibly attractive woman and secure the long lost Tarot deck that made travel between worlds possible. Instead he’s drawn into Lenna’s dangerous rescue mission and blindsided by his

feelings. But there is more than one enemy to contend with, and as the clock runs out, failure means not just the loss of the woman Caine has come to love, but the destruction of Lenna’s entire world.

Ivey, Eowyn To the Bright Edge of the World In the winter of 1885, decorated war hero Colonel Allen Forrester leads an exploratory expedition up the Wolverine River and into the vast, untamed Alaska Territory. Leaving behind Sophie, his newly pregnant wife, Forrester records his extraordinary experiences in hopes that his journal will reach her if he doesn't return. As they map the territory and gather information on native tribes whose understanding of the natural world is unlike anything they have ever encountered, Forrester and his team can't escape the sense that some great, mysterious force threatens their lives. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, Sophie chafes under the social restrictions of a pregnant woman on her own, and yearns to travel alongside her husband. She, too, explores nature, through the new art of photography, unaware that the coming winter will test her own courage and faith to the breaking point.

Jance, J.A. Downfall In this latest, Cochise County, Arizona, Sheriff Joanna Brady, who is pregnant, is facing an election campaign, has just lost her mother and stepfather in a road accident, and must also cope with the discovery of two women’s bodies at the base of a peak the locals refer to as Geronimo. The victims have no apparent connection to each other and either jumped or were pushed to their deaths. One is identified as Desirée Wilburton, a graduate student who was studying cacti in the area; the other turns out to be teacher Susan Marie Nelson, the wife of a preacher, Drexel Nelson, who displays no grief when Joanna tells him the news of Susan’s death. The pressure on Joanna increases when a domestic assault becomes a murder, and a relentless reporter, Mariss Shackleford, needles local officials about the unsolved crimes.

Johansen, Iris Night and Day

Protecting 11-year-old Cara Castino remains Eve Duncan’s highest priority in Johansen’s 20th novel featuring the Atlanta-based forensic sculptor. The journey has led them from California to a remote mountain in the Scottish highlands and when, despite all precautions, Cara is taken, Eve must hunt down the people who want to kill her in order to save the young girl. At a time when she has more at stake than ever before, she unhesitatingly puts it all on the line in a pulse-pounding mission of rescue and survival.

Konar, Affinity Mischling

No zoo ever operated on more devilish principles than the cruel repository of paired human specimens maintained by the monstrous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele who culled twins from the prisoners at Auschwitz for insidious experiments. Yet in the testimonies of actual survivors of this monstrous zoo, Konar finds inspiration for fiction of rare poignancy and astonishing hope. When the young Polish Jewish twins Stasha and Pearl Zamorski, catch the eye of Dr. Mengele, "Uncle," as inmates call him, isolates them with other twins in what they call the "Zoo." He bestows special favors on them to keep them alive, but alternately subjects them to gruesome, nonscientific experiments that result in great suffering and usually, death. Victims of Mengele's malevolence and witnesses of his atrocities against others, Stasha and Pearl sustain each other through role-playing games of death-defying imagination. Unfolding out of Stasha's anguished psyche, Konar's compelling narrative conveys a surviving twin's intense grief when Pearl disappears and Stasha courageously refuses to succumb to grief, or to pain, starvation, or even despair, in the waning months of the war when Auschwitz's overlords desperately strive to destroy evidence of their crimes. With Feliks, another specimen who has lost a twin sibling, Stasha escapes from a death march aflame with fantasies of vengeance and with luminous if jumbled dreams of a better future. This brutally beautiful novel is a searing work that deepens readers’ understanding of the Holocaust.

Laurens, Stephanie The Daredevil Snared Captain Caleb Frobisher, the hedonistic youngest son of a seafaring dynasty, wants to be taken seriously. Seizing an opportunity to prove his commitment to his family in a covert mission his brothers are pursuing, he acts decisively and effectively and remains in the jungle to ensure the mission's ultimate goal. Katherine

Fortescue fled a life of poverty and came to Freetown as a governess, only to be kidnapped and forced to oversee the child workforce at a mine. Guarded by well-armed, well-trained mercenaries, the captives have lost all hope of escape. Then Katherine meets a handsome captain who brings the sweet promise of rescue. The sadistic mercenary who runs the mine has other plans, but Caleb's true strength lies in extracting advantage from adversity, and through the clashes that follow, he becomes the leader he was always destined to be. The sort of man Katherine can trust — with her body, with her life, and with her love.

Lustbader, Eric Van Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Enigma On the eve of Russian General Boris Karpov's wedding, Jason Bourne receives an enigmatic message from his old friend. In Moscow, what should be a joyous occasion turns bloody and lethal. Now Bourne is the only one who can decipher Karpov's cryptogram. He discovers that Karpov was willing to betray his Sovereign to warn Bourne of an impending disaster. Now Bourne has only four days to stop it. The trail Karpov had been following leads Bourne to Cairo and the doorstep of Ivan Borz, the elusive international arms dealer infamous for hiding behind a never-ending series of false identities. Bourne has been hunting Borz ever since he abducted former Treadstone director Soraya Moore and her two-year-old daughter and brutally murdered her husband. Now he must travel to war-torn Syria as the clock is ticking. Bourne has to solve Karpov’s riddle if he hopes to prevent Borz from starting a cataclysmic international war.

Macomber, Debbie Sweet Tomorrows This conclusion to the Rose Harbor series is a vibrant and poignant novel of letting go of fear, following your heart, and embracing the future — come what may. Mark Taylor made Jo Marie Rose promise to move on if he did not come back, and she is making that happen. Nine months ago, Mark Taylor left Cedar Cove on a perilous mission to right a wrong from his past, and although Mark finally confessed his love for her, Jo Marie has to consider her future. The Rose Harbor Inn barely seems the same without Mark, but she can’t bear to lose herself in grief once more. Determined to move forward, she finds companionship when she takes on a boarder who is starting a new chapter herself. Recovering from a twice-broken heart, Emily Gaffney, a young teacher, is staying at the inn while she looks for a home of her own. Emily dreams of adopting children even if she never gets married, and she has her eye on one house in particular with room for kids. Although Emily’s inquiries about the house are rudely rebuffed, her rocky start with the owner eventually blossoms into a friendship. Then when the relationship verges on something more, Emily will have to rethink what chances she’s willing to take. The inn seems to be working its magic — Emily opening herself up to love, Jo Marie moving on — until Jo Marie receives shocking news.

Mallery, Susan Daughters of the Bride Maggie Watson is getting married again almost 24 years after being widowed. She wishes that her daughter Courtney could do better than working as a maid. Her other daughter Rachel is a talented hairdresser who is still in love with her ex-husband and is surprised when he begins pitching in to help her out. Middle daughter Sienna enjoys her work for a nonprofit that assists women escaping domestic violence. While Maggie enthusiastically plans her wedding, Courtney is embarking on a romance with a sexy music producer who happens to be the grandson of her boss, Rachel and her ex begin to make tentative steps toward reconciling, and Sienna stuns herself by agreeing to marry her boyfriend. Mallery’s characters face realistic, believable problems and search for their own happy endings in this story about being brave enough to face life, living with past hurts, yet moving on emotionally.

McCall Smith, Alexander Chance Developments McCall Smith exhibits his versatility with this collection of stories all centering on love and happenstance. Preceding each story is a vintage photograph that he found while researching a different project and from each photo a world emerges. In each story, the static figures become people dreaming of new beginnings, reminiscing on good times past, or lamenting lost love and opportunities. Among them: a nun abandoning her lifelong commitment to the veil to start fresh in a bigger city, a circus performer who unwittingly tells an accurate fortune, and a man who stoops to a bit of subterfuge to meet a pretty lady. Both uplifting and emotional, this collection is sure to delight both fans and newcomers alike.

McEwan, Ian Nutshell As a novelist, McEwan can be counted on to make the implausible plausible and the outrageous reasonable, and his talent in that regard is put here to its consummate test. Startling at first but quickly acceptable, this tale is narrated from inside the womb by an unborn, male fetus. A certain suspension of disbelief is required; the fetus is not only capable of comprehending adult conversation but speaking to us in a mature voice, with experience and reasoning. Trudy is the mother, living in her estranged husband's house while carrying on an affair with his brother, Claude. Endlessly doing slow motion somersaults and wondering about the future, the unborn baby boy, constantly awash in his mother’s penchant for wine and food, is privy to the most hushed conversations between Trudy and Claude. From this vantage point, the narrator learns of the star-crossed lovers' plot to poison Trudy's husband. Encased in amniotic fluid, the narrator is left to squirm in silence and await his arrival into a world in which his mother murdered his father. Echoes of Hamlet resound in the plans for fratricide, a ghost, and the baby's contemplation of shuffling off his mortal coil. The murder plot structures the novel as a crime caper — packed with humor and tinged with suspense. What our narrator has learned of the world has him using his umbilical cord as worry beads; still, the unborn baby is determined to interfere with how the situation plays out, but how? For all intents and purposes, he is trapped. Nevertheless, he takes matters into his tiny little hands, which brings this ingenious tour de force to its stunning conclusion.

McInerney, Jay Bright, Precious Days Corrine and Russell Calloway still feel as if they’re living the dream that drew them to New York City decades ago: book parties or art openings one night and high-society events the next; jobs they care about; twin children whose birth was truly miraculous; a loft in TriBeCa and summers in the Hamptons, yet all of this comes at a fiendish cost. Russell, an independent publisher, has superb cultural credentials yet minimal cash flow; as he navigates a business that requires constant financial improvisation, he encounters a, potentially game-changing — or ruinous — opportunity. Meanwhile, Corrine devotes herself to helping feed the hungry, and she and her husband soon discover they’re being priced out of the newly fashionable neighborhood they’ve called home for most of their adult lives. Then Corrine’s world is turned upside down when the man with whom she’d had an ill-fated affair in the wake of 9/11 suddenly reappears. As the novel unfolds across a period of stupendous change — including Obama’s historic election and the global economic collapse he inherited — the Calloways will find themselves tested more severely than they ever could have imagined in this third volume limning the ebb and flow of their marriage.

Moriarty, Liane Truly, Madly, Guilty In her latest, Moriarty turns her razor-sharp eye towards three seemingly happy families on one ordinary day. Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, busy life: they have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there's anything they think they can count on, it's each other. Clementine and Erika are each other's oldest friends. A single look between them can convey an entire conversation, but theirs is a complicated relationship. When Erika mentions a last minute invitation to a barbecue with her life neighbors, Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam don't hesitate to join them. Having Tiffany and Vid's larger than life personalities there will be a welcome respite from the couples’ usual dynamic. Tiffany and Vid enjoy entertaining in their mansion with the sprawling backyard, but they have their secrets. What starts out as an ordinary afternoon quickly takes a turn for the worse. Alternating between present day and the day of the barbecue, the author keeps readers on the edge of their seats wondering what happened to cause such fallout among the couples. Moriarty's fans will rejoice as she takes on the foundations of our lives: marriage, sex, parenthood, and friendship. She shows how guilt can expose the fault lines in most relationships; how what we don't say can be more powerful than what we do, and how the most innocent of moments can do the greatest harm.

Palmer, Diana Defender When Paul Fiore disappeared from Isabel Grayling's life, he told himself it was for all the right reasons. She was young and innocent, and he was her millionaire father's lowly employee. Three years later, Paul is the FBI agent assigned to Isabel's case. Too late, he realizes what life in her Texas mansion was really like

and how much damage he did when he left. Once love-struck and sheltered, Isabel has become an assistant district attorney committed to serving the law, but right now, the man she can't forgive is the one thing standing between her and a deadly stalker. She knows Paul won't hesitate to protect her, but if she can't trust herself to resist him, how can she trust him not to break her heart all over again?

Parkhurst, Carolyn Harmony This latest explores family bonds, modern-day parenting, and the foundations of cult-like groups, with nuance and a liberal dose of dark humor. Alexandra and Josh Hammond are at the end of their rope with the behavioral issues of their 13-year-old daughter, Tilly, until Alexandra discovers Scott Bean, an oddly childless, unorthodox child-development guru with a devoted following. With one of those imprecise diagnoses that puts her somewhere on the autism spectrum, Tilly’s unpredictable and inappropriate responses make it impossible to guide her through the school system. When homeschooling is an equally abject failure, Bean invites the Hammond family — Alexandra, Josh, Tilly, and neurotypical younger daughter Iris — to move to a summer camp in rural New Hampshire for families facing similar struggles. At first, the idyllic setting, simpler routines, and Scott's charismatic leadership prove helpful for the Hammonds at the newly dubbed Camp Harmony. But as the veneer of Scott's public persona wears off, and a more controlling, volatile side begins to show, all of the camp’s residents are forced to confront harrowing truths about their situation. The author's own son has Asperger's, and this novel, full of inspiration and insight about parenting a child with autism, resonates with an even deeper level of emotional honesty.

Patchett, Ann Commonwealth One Sunday afternoon in 1960s Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly, setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, this novel explores how one chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the genuine affection that grows between them. When, in her 20s, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another. Told with humor and heartbreak, this meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories, is a tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.

Patterson, James Bullseye Snow blankets Manhattan's exclusive Upper West Side, and the storm is the perfect cover for a highly trained team of assassins. Their first hit is simply target practice; their next mission may very well turn the Cold War red-hot once again. Stepping directly into the line of fire, the president of the United States is attending a summit at the United Nations with his Russian counterpart. Pressed into service, Detective Michael Bennett must trace the source of a threat that could rip the country apart and ignite a war the likes of which the world has never seen. With allegiances constantly in doubt and no one above suspicion, Bennett must save the president — and the country — before the assassins' deadly kill shot hits its mark.

Pearson, Ridley White Bone When ex-military contractor John Knox receives a text from partner Grace Chu warning that her cover may have been blown, he jumps into action. Knox must locate her handlers, convince them of the threat, and attempt to retrace the hidden steps of a woman who had been covertly attempting to determine how one million Euros of AIDS vaccine disappeared, all while eluding angry poachers. Corruption is the way of doing business in Kenya: the poaching of ivory from African elephants, driven by insatiable demand, fuels constant slaughter. Knox faces police, national rangers, journalists, and safari companies who are each in their own symbiotic relationship with elephants, both good and bad. As the threat from Al-Shaabab militants interferes with his pursuit of Grace, Knox finds himself pitted against the most savage and suicidal fighters in the world as he races against the clock to find her.

Punke, Michael The Revenant Based on a true incident in the American West, this debut by a former bureaucrat in the Clinton administration attempts to capture the remarkable life of a Philadelphia-born adventurer, frontiersman Hugh Glass. Glass goes to sea at age 16 and embarks on a remarkable life, including several years under the flag of the pirate Jean Lafitte and almost a year as a prisoner of the Loup Pawnee Indians on the plains between the Platte and the Arkansas rivers. In 1822, at age 36, Glass escapes, finds his way to St. Louis and enters the employ of Capt. Andrew Henry, trapping along the Missouri River. The trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company live a brutal frontier life. Trapping beaver, they contend daily with the threat of Indian tribes turned warlike over the white men's encroachment on their land, and other dangers — like the unforgiving landscape and its creatures. Hugh is among the company's finest, an experienced frontiersman and expert tracker. But when a scouting mission puts him face to face with a grizzly bear, he is attacked and savagely mauled: his scalp nearly torn off, his back deeply lacerated, and his throat clawed open. Against all odds, he is still drawing breath three days later. Initially, Captain Henry refuses to abandon him and has him carried along the Grand River. When the terrain makes transporting Glass impossible, the captain dispatches two of his men to stay behind and tend to Glass before he dies and to give him the respect of a proper burial. When the two men abandon him instead, taking his only means of protecting himself — including his precious gun and hatchet — with them, Glass is driven to survive by one desire: revenge. Deserted and defenseless, with grit and determination, Glass sets out crawling inch by inch across more than 3,000 miles of uncharted frontier, negotiating predators, the threat of starvation, and the agony of his horrific wounds. In Punke's haunting prose, Glass indeed becomes a revenant — a man who has returned vengefully from death to balance the scales of justice. This remarkable tale of obsession, about the human will stretched to its limits, and the lengths that one man will go to for retribution will leave readers breathless. This novel adapted for the screen under the same title won 3 Oscars in 2016.

Rash, Ron The Risen While swimming in a secluded creek on a hot Sunday in 1969, 16-year-old Eugene and his older brother, Bill, meet the entrancing Ligeia. A sexy, free-spirited redhead from Daytona Beach banished to their small North Carolina town until the fall, Ligeia will not only bewitch the brothers, but lure them into a struggle revealing hidden differences in their natures. Drawn in by her rebellious attitude, Eugene falls deeper under her spell. Ligeia introduces him to the thrills of the counterculture movement, then in its headiest moment. But just as youthful optimism turns dark elsewhere in the country that summer, so does Eugene and Ligeia’s brief romance. Eugene moves farther and farther away from his brother, the cautious and dutiful Bill, and when Ligeia vanishes suddenly, the rift between the two becomes immutable. Decades later, their relationship is still turbulent, and the once close brothers now lead completely different lives. Bill is a gifted and successful surgeon, a paragon of the community, while Eugene, the town reprobate, is a failed writer and determined alcoholic. When the past shockingly and unexpectedly surfaces, Eugene is plunged back into that fateful summer, and the girl he cannot forget. The deeper he delves into his memories, the closer he comes to finding the truth. But can his recollections be trusted, and will the truth set him free and offer salvation … or destroy his damaged life and everyone he loves?

Roberts, Nora Bay of Sighs To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. When they fall from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger, three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces. Mermaid Annika is from the sea, and there she must return after her quest. New to this world, her purity and beauty is breathtaking, as her five new friends discovered when they retrieved the fire star. Now, through space and time, traveler Sawyer King has brought the guardians to the island of Capri, where the water star is hidden. As he watches Annika in her element, he finds himself drawn to her joyful spirit, but Sawyer knows that if he allows her into his heart, no compass could ever guide him back to solid ground. In the darkness, their enemy broods: She already lost one star to the guardians, but there is still time for blood to be spilled. She has forged a dangerous new weapon: something deadly and unpredictable … something human.

Robinson, Peter When the Music’s Over D.I. Annie Cabbot and recently promoted Detective Superintendent Banks pursue separate but related cases, linked by the sexual exploitation of teen girls. Cabbot works the rape and murder case of a 15-year-old girl thrown from a van on a dark country road — a case possibly connected to the heinous practice of grooming girls for prostitution and complicated by cultural differences with the Asian community. Banks's investigation involves historical abuse when a well-known poet claims she was raped in 1967 at age 14 by a popular British celebrity.

Silva, Daniel The Black Widow Gabriel Allon, the art restorer, spy, and assassin, is poised to become the chief of Israel's secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again.

Slaughter, Karin The Kept Woman With the discovery of a body at a construction site, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is brought in on a case that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-cop. Studying the body, Sara Linton — the GBI’s newest medical examiner and Will’s lover — realizes that the extensive blood loss didn't belong to the corpse. Sure enough, bloody footprints leading away from the scene indicate there is another victim, a woman, who will die soon if she isn’t found. Will is already compromised, because the site belongs to a wealthy, powerful, and politically connected athlete protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers — a man who’s already gotten away with rape, despite Will’s exhaustive efforts to put him away. But the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will’s troubled past to the case, and the consequences will tear through his life with the force of a tornado, wreaking havoc for Will and everyone around him, including his colleagues, family, friends, and even the suspects he pursues.

Smith, Dominic The Last Painting of Sara de Vos This engaging novel, centered on the paintings of fictional 17th century Dutch artist Sara de Vos, immerses the reader in three vibrant time periods. In 1950s New York, a wealthy lawyer discovers his prized de Vos painting has been replaced with a fake, while the forger of the painting grapples with the moral complexities of her recent choices. Both characters reappear in the present day, as the profound effect of the painting on their lives becomes clear. Woven among these scenes are glimpses into the tragic life of de Vos, the first woman master painter admitted into the Guild of St. Luke in Holland. When the story begins, only her haunting winter landscape is known, but as the story progresses, more is revealed, including the inspirations for her greatest works. Rich in historical detail, the novel explores the immense challenges faced by women in the arts (past and present), provides a glimpse into the seedy underbelly of the art world across the centuries, and illustrates the transformative power and influence of great art.

Steel, Danielle Magic Once a year in Paris, guests dressed in white arrive for an elegant dinner outside a spectacular landmark — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame — a different setting each time. As the sun sets, thousands of candles are lit, and when the night is over, hundreds of white paper lanterns, each with a flame within, bearing everyone's fervent wishes, are released into the sky. Amid this wondrous White Dinner, a group of close friends stands at the cusp of change: Jean-Philippe and Valerie Dumas are devoted to each other and their young children. He is a rising star in the financial world; she, an editor at French Vogue, but a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in China may lead to separation and temptation. The epitome of a stylish power couple from Milan, Benedetta and Gregorio Mariani run a venerable clothing empire. Gregorio projects strength, but has a weakness that will ignite a crisis in their company and their marriage. Chantal Giverny, an award-winning screenwriter, and Dharam Singh, one of India's most successful entrepreneurs, are singles paired for the evening, and their paths will be set on dramatically different courses before the White Dinner ends. This novel follows these characters through a transformative year of successes and heartbreaks until the next White Dinner as Steel explores what it really means to have magic in our lives.

Steel, Danielle Rushing Waters Hurricane Ophelia is bearing down on New York City, and in a matter of hours, six people, along with millions of other New Yorkers living around them, will be caught up in the horrific flooding it unleashes. Ellen Wharton has flown into New York from London. Regardless of the weather, the successful interior designer is intent on seeing her lively architect mother and has an important personal appointment to keep. Despite Ellen's urging when the storm hits, 74-year-old Grace Madison refuses to leave her apartment in the evacuation zone, and they must eventually wade through chest-high water to the police boats outside. British investment banker Charles Williams is traveling on business but also eager to see his young daughters, who live with his ex-wife in SoHo. Desperate to find them, he checks shelters where thousands have taken refuge and runs into Ellen and her mother. Juliette Dubois, a dedicated ER doctor, fights to save lives when the generators at her hospital fail. NYU students Peter Holbrook and Ben Weiss, living in a shabby downtown walkup, are excited by the adventure of the approaching hurricane. They settle in with junk food and beer until their building threatens to collapse. A day of chaos takes its toll: lives, belongings, and loved ones are swept away. Heroes are revealed as New Yorkers struggle to face a natural disaster of epic proportions. This is a story that proves that while life can change in an instant, even the darkest storm can bring forth courage, resilience, unexpected joy, and new life.

Taylor, Brad Ghosts of War Simon Migonuv, the head of a Russian organized crime syndicate, is summoned to Vladimir Putin's Black Sea estate, where he attends a meeting with the president and four executives of Gazprom, the world's largest oil company. On Putin's orders, security men smother the Gazprom executives for their failure to stop the Ukrainians from working on a gas line that would make their country no longer reliant on Russia for energy. Fearing for his life, Migonuv agrees to do what he can to provoke a war in Europe. Meanwhile, Pike Logan a member of a discredited covert U.S. antiterrorist unit known as Taskforce, and his ally Jennifer Cahill, have travelled to Poland to verify artifacts hidden for decades in a fabled Nazi gold train — only to find themselves caught amid the growing tensions between East and West. Pike and Jennifer discover the agenda in play to force a showdown between NATO and Russia and race to unravel the players involved before a point of no return is reached.

Thor, Brad Foreign Agent Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He’s a former U.S. Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage, and working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own operative. As a child, Sacha Baseyev endured unimaginable horror, and today lives and breathes for only one reason: to kill. When a clandestine American team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels, but as Harvath searches for the man, he uncovers a rogue player hell-bent on forcing America into a confrontation deadlier than anyone could have imagined. As terror is brought to the doorstep of the White House, Harvath races to confront one of the greatest evils the world has ever known.

Towles, Amor A Gentleman in Moscow Sentenced in 1922 to house arrest in Moscow's Metropol Hotel by a Bolshevik tribunal for writing a poem deemed to encourage revolt, Count Alexander Rostov nonetheless lives the fullest of lives, discovering the depths of his humanity despite his reduced circumstances. Inside the elegant hotel, located near the Kremlin and the Bolshoi, the Count slowly adjusts to his status as a "Former Person." He makes do with the attic room, to which he is banished after residing for years in a posh third-floor suite. A man of refined taste in wine, food, and literature, he strives to maintain a daily routine, exploring the nooks and crannies of the hotel, bonding with staff, and forming what proves to be a deeply meaningful relationship with a spirited young girl, Nina. Nina is precocious and wide-eyed and holds the keys to the entire hotel, wonders what it means to be a princess, and will irrevocably change his life. For the Count, his life ultimately becomes less about aristocratic airs and privilege than generosity and devotion. Spread across four decades, this is in all ways a great novel, brimming with charm, personal wisdom, and philosophic insight. Though Stalin and Khrushchev make their presences felt, Towles largely treats politics as a dark, distant shadow. The chill of

the political events occurring outside the hotel is certainly felt, but this is a book in which the cruelties of the age can't begin to erase the glories of real human connection and the memories it leaves behind. Alexander Rostov is a character for the ages.

Whitehead, Colson The Underground Railroad Pulitzer Prize finalist Whitehead telescopes several centuries' worth of slavery and oppression as he puts escaped slaves Cora and Caesar on what is literally an underground railroad, using magical realist touches to enhance readers’ understanding of the African American experience. Cora is an outsider among her fellow slaves since her mother's escape from a brutal Georgia plantation. When she is raped and beaten by the plantation's owner, she is asked by new slave Caesar to join his own escape effort. He knows a white abolitionist named Fletcher with connections to the Underground Railroad, and as they flee to Fletcher's house, Cora saves them from capture with an act of violence that puts them in even graver danger. In powerful prose, the book follows Cora's incredible journey north. The train delivers Cora and Caesar to a seemingly benevolent South Carolina, where they linger until learning of programs that recall the controlled sterilization and Tuskegee experiments of later years. Then it's onward, as Whitehead continues ratcheting up both imagery and tension. Interspersed throughout are short chapters expanding on some of the lives of those Cora encounters. These include brief portraits of the slave catcher who hunts her, and her mother, whose escape when Cora was a girl has both haunted and galvanized her. This is a highly recommended work that raises the imaginative bar for fiction addressing slavery.

Wiggs, Susan Family Tree Don't mess with success; that is what Annie Rush tells herself. “The Key Ingredient,” a cooking show she created, which stars her husband, Martin, is wildly successful. So does it really matter if Martin occasionally strays from the show's original vision? Although Annie would like to have been in front of the camera, she must admit that viewers love Martin's perky co-host, Melissa. Then Annie arrives on the set with wonderful news to share and discovers Martin in a very “private” meeting with Melissa. Annie then suffers a tragic accident. Now, one year later, she is back in her hometown of Switchback, Vermont, wondering if she can reassemble the pieces of her life. Best-selling Wiggs writes with a sense of grace about what breaks families apart as well as what brings them back together. Annie has an incredible amount of healing to do, not just of her body but her heart, and she has a chance to rekindle with an old flame, but only if they both learn to forgive. Fans of realistic, heartwarming romances will appreciate this tale full of second chances.

Woods, Stuart Smooth Operator When President Kate Lee calls Stone Barrington to Washington on an urgent matter, it's clear that a potentially disastrous situation requires help more delicate than even he can provide. Good thing he knows just the guy for the job: Teddy Fay, ex-CIA, master of disguise, and a man not known for abiding by legal niceties in the pursuit of his own brand of justice. It’s a good thing Teddy is a stone-cold killer who has gone far off the grid, because a congressman's daughter has been kidnapped, and she will live only if the congressman changes his vote on a key bill bringing his allies in the House with him. The particulars of the case induce Fay to risk his hard-earned cover to help Barrington. Soon Teddy has tumbled down a rabbit hole of misinformation, false leads, bodies, and retaliation directed at him and his family.

Large Print — Nonfiction Burnett, Carol In Such Good Company From 1967 to 1978, “The Carol Burnett Show” delighted television viewers of all ages from coast to coast. Who but Burnett herself has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the show that made television history for 11 glorious seasons? Here, she delves into little-known stories of the guests, sketches, and antics that made the show legendary, as well as some tales too good not to relive again. This book is Carol's love letter to a golden era in television history through the lens of her brilliant show which won no less than 25 Emmy Awards!

Doka, Dr. Kenneth Grief is a Journey “Loss is universal, but our reactions to it are not.” according to this solid manual from grief counselor Doka. He goes on to write that “grief is not an illness you get over,” but a “journey,” the goal of which is to assimilate the loss, not to distance or separate oneself from it. His theory provides a less prescriptive, more descriptive alternative to the two predominant models of grief: Kubler-Ross’s five stages and “it gets a little better every day.” Everyone experiences grief differently, but there are “four major patterns of grieving: heart grievers, head grievers, heart + head grievers, and heart v. head grievers.” The book begins by describing this view of grief and dispelling common myths. Next follows a discussion of common reactions to the deaths of different family members: parent, spouse, child, or sibling. Unique to this book, Dr. Doka explains how to cope with disenfranchised grief — the types of loss that are not so readily recognized or supported by society. These include the death of ex-spouses, as well as non-fatal losses such as divorce, the end of a friendship, job loss, or infertility. In addition, Doka considers losses that might be stigmatized, including death by suicide or from disease or self-destructive behaviors such as smoking or alcoholism. The book concludes with concrete ways to help oneself, such as establishing rituals, and contains guidelines for when to seek help. Well supported by footnotes, this is a useful and reassuring resource.

Jahren, Hope Lab Girl Acclaimed scientist Jahren’s her first book is a revelatory treatise on plant life, but it is also so much more. This illuminating memoir is about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. Jahren’s remarkable stories of what shaped her are about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom’s labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, even with inevitable disappointments, and about the triumphs and exhilarating discoveries of scientific work. At the core of her book is the story of a relationship Jahren has forged with a brilliant, wounded man named Bill — her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them from the Midwest across the United States and back again, over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole, and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home. Her astonishing tenacity of spirit and her acute insights on nature enliven every page of this extraordinary book. For Jahren, a life in science yields the gratification of asking, knowing, and telling; for the reader, the joy is in hearing about the process as much as the results. Her story opens readers’ eyes to the beautiful, sophisticated mechanisms within every leaf, blade of grass, and flower petal. Here is an eloquent demonstration of what can happen when you find the stamina, passion, and sense of sacrifice needed to make a life out of what you truly love, as you discover along the way the person you were meant to be. Jahren was named one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People," and this is book is considered an Entertainment Weekly “Best Book of 2016 So Far.”

Smith, Lee Dimestore In her first work of nonfiction, Award-winning novelist Smith deploys the wit, wisdom, and graceful prose for which she is beloved to conjure her early days in the small coal town of Grundy, Virginia. For Lee, place is paramount. For 45 years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the South, but never before has she written her own story. Set deep in the rugged Appalachian Mountains, the Grundy of Smith’s youth was a place of coal miners, mountain music, and her daddy’s dimestore. It was there, listening to customers and inventing life histories for the store’s dolls that she began to learn the craft of storytelling. Even though she adored Grundy, Smith’s formal education and travels took her far from Virginia, though her Appalachian upbringing never left her. Here, Lee’s 15 essays are crushingly honest, always wise, and superbly entertaining. She has created both a moving, personal portrait and a broader meditation on embracing one’s heritage. Hers is an inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a way of life that has all but vanished.

Teresa, Mother & Kolodiejchuck, Brian A Call to Mercy Published to coincide with Pope Francis's Year of Mercy and the Vatican's canonization of Mother Teresa, this new book of unpublished material by the humble yet remarkable woman of faith whose influence is felt as deeply today as it was when she was alive, offers her profound yet accessible wisdom on how we can

show mercy in our day-to-day lives. Excerpts from her letters, speeches, and interviews provide insight into an extraordinary compassion and simple wisdom: "Be kind to each other — I prefer you make mistakes in kindness than that you work miracles in unkindness." With examples of her seemingly limitless compassion for abandoned children, homeless men and women, prisoners, refugees, and all people, each chapter closes with a brief reflection and prayer that Mother Theresa used in her devotionals.

Toobin, Jeffrey American Heiress The bones of Patty Hearst's story are relatively well known: pampered heiress kidnapped by radicals joins their ranks, famously helping them rob a bank at gunpoint. But as best-selling author Toobin shows, the details that flesh out the saga of Hearst and the group calling themselves the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) are weirder and more compelling than any work of fiction. On February 4, 1974, Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst family fortune, was kidnapped by the ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries. The already sensational story took the first of many incredible twists on April 3, when the group released a tape of Patty saying she had joined the SLA and adopted the nom de guerre “Tania.” The weird turns of the tale are truly astonishing: the Hearst family trying to secure Patty’s release by feeding all the people of Oakland and San Francisco for free; the bank security cameras capturing “Tania” wielding a machine gun during a robbery; a cast of characters including everyone from the Black Panthers to Ronald Reagan to F. Lee Bailey; the largest police shoot-out in American history; the first breaking news event to be broadcast live on television across the country; Patty’s year on the lam running from authorities; and her circus-like trial, filled with theatrical courtroom confrontations and a dramatic last-minute reversal, after which the term “Stockholm syndrome” entered the lexicon. The saga highlighted a decade in which America seemed to be suffering a collective nervous breakdown. Based on more than a hundred interviews and thousands of previously secret documents, “American Heiress” thrillingly recounts the craziness of the times (there were an average of 1,500 terrorist bombings a year in the early 1970s). Toobin documents the lunacy of the half-baked radicals of the SLA and the toxic mix of sex, politics, and violence that swept up Patty Hearst re-creating her melodramatic trial. Though the author never states directly whether he believes Hearst's conversion was real, he provides all of the pieces needed for readers to assemble the puzzle for themselves.

Various Eat, Pray, Love Made Me Do It With an introduction by Gilbert, this collection of 47 short essays on how her best-selling book changed the writers' lives will be of interest to the author's fans as well as to others wondering what the phenomenon was surrounding her eponymous 2006 memoir, “Eat Pray Love.” The selections are varied, though a few themes run throughout. Like Gilbert, a number of writers left unhappy marriages, found the courage to travel to far-flung locales, or came to epiphanies on their bathroom floor. Others faced serious health problems or abandoned unrewarding careers. Some contributors are parents; others are childless … some, like Gilbert, by choice. The collection clearly reveals the myriad ways her memoir has affected its readers. No doubt, like the original, this follow-up will inspire people to step out of "their tired old selves" and follow their dreams.

Wittman, Robert & Kinney, David The Devil’s Diary A groundbreaking World War II narrative wrapped in a riveting detective story, this outstanding piece of journalism investigates the disappearance of a private diary penned by one of Adolf Hitler's top aides, Alfred Rosenberg, his "chief philosopher, and mines its long-hidden pages to deliver a fresh, eye-opening account of the Nazi rise to power and the genesis of the Holocaust. An influential figure in Hitler's inner circle from the start, Rosenberg made his name spreading toxic ideas about the Jews throughout Germany. By the dawn of the Third Reich, he had published a best-selling masterwork that was a touchstone of Nazi thinking. His diary was discovered hidden in a Bavarian castle at war's end — 500 pages providing a harrowing glimpse into the mind of a man whose ideas set the stage for the Holocaust. Prosecutors examined it during the Nuremberg war crimes trial, but after Rosenberg was convicted, sentenced, and executed, it mysteriously vanished. Best-selling author Wittman, a former FBI agent and now private consultant in recovering artifacts of historic significance, first learned of the diary in 2001, when

the chief archivist for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum contacted him to say that someone was trying to sell it for upwards of a million dollars. The call sparked a decade-long hunt that took them on a twisting path involving a pair of octogenarian secretaries, an eccentric professor, and an opportunistic trash-picker. From the crusading Nuremberg prosecutor who smuggled the diary out of Germany, to the man who finally turned it over, everyone had reasons for hiding the truth. Drawing on Rosenberg's entries about his role in the seizure of priceless artwork and the brutal occupation of the Soviet Union, his conversations with Hitler and his endless rivalries with Göring, Goebbels, and Himmler, “The Devil's Diary” offers vital historical insight of unprecedented scope and intimacy into the innermost workings of the Nazi regime — and into the psyche of the man whose radical vision mutated into the “Final Solution.”

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