August 10, 2020
Adult Fiction
Lady at the Window: The
Lost Journal of Julian of Norwich by
Robert Waldron.
There are two windows in
Lady Julian's anchorage: one looks upon the interior of St. Julian's Church
with its high altar and tabernacle; the other opens onto the city of Norwich
with its publicans, sinners, poor, people in the marketplace, and
neighbors. Among these there are those in deep distress who find their way to
Lady Julian, now famous for her wisdom and holy counsel. There is the
young woman with a child outside of marriage. There is a wounded young soldier,
jobless, homeless, and afraid. There is a man who has betrayed his betrothed.
And others. No one leaves Julian's window without psychological and
spiritual uplifting. – Provided by publisher.
The Last Train to
London by Meg Waite Clayton.
In 1936, the Nazis are
little more than loud, brutish bores to fifteen-year old Stephan Neuman, the
son of a wealthy and influential Jewish family and a budding playwright whose
playground extends from Vienna's streets to its intricate underground tunnels.
Stephan's best friend and companion is the brilliant Žofie-Helene, a Christian
girl whose mother edits a progressive, anti-Nazi newspaper. But the two
adolescents' carefree innocence is shattered when the Nazis take control. –
Provided by publisher.
A Reasonable Doubt by Philip Margolin.
Robin Lockwood is a young
criminal defense attorney and partner in a prominent law firm in Portland,
Oregon. A former MMA fighter and Yale Law graduate, she joined the firm of
legal legend Regina Barrister not long before Regina was forced into retirement
by early onset Alzheimer's. One of Regina's former clients, Robert
Chesterfield, shows up in the law office with an odd request--he's seeking help
from his old attorney in acquiring patent protection for an illusion --
Provided by publisher.
Adult Non-Fiction
Native Healer:
Initiation into an Ancient Art by
Medicine Grizzlybear Lake.
An exciting glimpse into
the world of Native American shamanism. Many today claim to be healers and
spiritual teachers, but Medicine Grizzlybear Lake definitely is both. In this
work he explains how a person is called by higher powers to be a medicine man
or woman and describes the trials and tests of a candidate. Lake gives a
colorful picture of Native American shamanism and discusses ceremonies such as
the vision quest and sweat lodge. – Provided by publisher.
Acts of Our Gentle God by Jay A. Schulberg.
Acts of Our Gentle God
presents compelling evidence from the Bible to exonerate God of the charges
that he is uncaring, judgmental, controlling, unfair, bad-tempered, or violent.
The book demonstrates that the entire Bible, correctly understood, is in
harmony with the definitive statement "God is love" (1 John 4:8). –
Provided by publisher.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Radio Man by Arthur Dorros; translated by Sandra Marulanda
Dorros. C
As he travels with his
family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with
companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he
lives. – Provided by publisher.
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland. YA
After the fall of
Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town,
stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. But nothing is easy
when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating
loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodemus has Jane questioning
everything she thought she knew about surviving in 1880s America. What's more,
this safe haven is not what it appears--as Jane discovers when she sees
familiar faces from Summerland amid this new society. Caught between mysteries
and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a
dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her. But she won't be
in it alone. Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene.
But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by--and
that Jane needs her too, whether Jane wants to admit it or not. Watching Jane's
back, however, is more than she bargained for, and when they both reach a
breaking point, it's up to Katherine to keep hope alive--even as she begins to
fear that there is no happily-ever-after for girls like her. – Provided by
publisher.
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