Adult Fiction
Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen.
London, 1940. Bombs fall
and Josie Banks's world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is
unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie's
beloved tearoom boss has been killed, and Josie herself is injured, with
nothing left and nowhere to go. Evacuated to the English countryside, Josie
ends up at the estate of the aristocratic Miss Harcourt, a reluctant host to
the survivors of the Blitz. Awed as she is by the magnificent landscape, Josie
sees opportunity. Josie convinces Miss Harcourt to let her open a humble tea
shop, seeing it as a chance for everyone to begin again. When Josie meets Mike
Johnson, a handsome Canadian pilot stationed at a neighboring bomber base, a
growing intimacy brings her an inner peace she's never felt before. Then Stan
returns from the war. Now a threat looms larger than anyone imagined. And a
dangerous secret is about to upend Josie's life again. Her newfound courage
will be put to the test if she is to emerge, like a survivor, triumphant.
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner.
"Bloomsbury Books is
an old-fashioned new and rare bookstore that has persisted and resisted change
for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the general manager's unbreakable
fifty-one rules. But in 1950, the world is changing, especially the world of
books and publishing, and at Bloomsbury Books, the girls in the shop have
plans: Vivien Lowry: Single since her aristocratic fiancé was killed in action
during World War II, the brilliant and stylish Vivien has a long list of
grievances--most of them well justified and the biggest of which is Alec
McDonough, the Head of Fiction. Grace Perkins: Married with two sons, she's
been working to support the family following her husband's breakdown in the
aftermath of the war. She's torn between duty to her family and dreams of her
own. Evie Stone: In the first class of female students from Cambridge permitted
to earn a degree, Evie was denied an academic position in favor of her less
accomplished male rival. Now she's working at Bloomsbury Books while she plans
to remake her own future. As they interact with various literary figures of the
time--Daphne Du Maurier, Ellen Doubleday, Sonia Blair (widow of George Orwell),
Samuel Beckett, Peggy Guggenheim, and others--these three women with their
complex web of relationships, goals, and dreams are all working to plot out a
future that is richer and more rewarding than anything society will
allow."-- Provided by publisher.
Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh.
"When Sheriff Bree
Taggert discovers the body of a young woman floating near the bank of the
Scarlet River, a note in her abandoned car suggests suicide. The autopsy reveals
a different story. Holly Thorpe was dead long before she dropped off the bridge
and hit the water. As Bree and her investigator Matt Flynn delve into the case,
secrets in Holly's personal life complicate their efforts to solve the murder.
Holly left behind a volatile marriage, an equally divisive relationship with
her sister, and an employer whose intimate involvement with Holly was no
secret. Each one has a motive for murder. When Holly's sister is terrorized by
a stalker's sick prank, and the prime suspect turns up dead, everything Bree
was sure of is upended and her case goes off the rails. When the killer strikes
close to home, Bree and Matt must race to solve the murders before one of their
own becomes the next victim."-- Provided by publisher.
Adult Non-Fiction
This Will Not Pass by Jonathan Martin & Alexander Burns.
This is the authoritative
account of an eighteen-month crisis in American democracy that will be seared
into the country's political memory for decades to come. With stunning,
in-the-room detail, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and
Alexander Burns show how both our political parties confronted a series of
national traumas, including the coronavirus pandemic, the January 6 attack on
the Capitol, and the political brinksmanship of President Biden's first year in
the White House. From Donald Trump's assault on the 2020 election and his
ongoing campaign of vengeance against his fellow Republicans, to the
behind-the-scenes story of Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running
mate and his bitter struggles to unite the Democratic Party, this book exposes
the degree to which the two-party system has been strained to the point of
disintegration. More than at any time in recent history, the long-established
traditions and institutions of American politics are under siege as a set of
aging political leaders struggle to hold together a changing country. Martin
and Burns break news on most every page, drawing on hundreds of interviews and
never-before-seen documents and recordings from the highest levels of
government. The book asks the vitally important (and disturbing) question: can
American democracy, as we know it, ever work again?
Dr. Sebi Alkaline &
Antinflammatory Diet for Beginners by
Marcel Greeny.
The Alkaline and
Anti-Inflammatory Diet is now a very viable natural cure to drastically relieve
the days' stress. Learning which foods are best for your body in certain
situations and which ones to avoid can make all the difference. In this book,
these topics and all the possible benefits of the alkaline diet are discussed
in depth....All benefits related to this simple but effective diet are deepened
and clearly exposed in the pages of this book. In addition, inside, you will
find a meal plan built following the national dietary guidelines that respect
every aspect of the correct nutritional values."--From Amazon.com.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Fearbook Club by Richard Ashley Hamilton & Marco Matrone. J GN
When shy
6th-gradeshutterbug Whit Garcia starts middle school, he's forced to join a
yearbook club with three other weirdos who will never be voted "most
likely to succeed." But after the ghosts of missing students start
haunting them, Whit, Hester, Hillary and Press must solve the supernatural
secret behind these spirits - or their yearbook club will be voted most likely
to join them. But are these ghostly students the real bad guys? Or are they
just warning Whit and his friends? Warning them about a darkness beyond their
schoolyard...a darkness that threatens to swallow the school - and its
occupants - whole.
Ghost Hunters Adventure
Club and the Express Train to Nowhere
by Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills. YA
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