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A Baker's Dozen of Staff Picks April 2019
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Check out what our staff is recommending this month!
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The Unwinding of the Miracle : a memoir of life, death, and everything that comes after by Julie Yip-WilliamsAn unconventional memoir by a young mother with Stage IV metastatic cancer describes her experiences as a blind Vietnamese political refugee-turned-Harvard-educated lawyer before terminal illness inspired her blog to share the real-world guidance she wished she had.
Jane: Circulation Department "This book is a beautifully written memoir of a 37- year- old lawyer, wife, and mother facing terminal illness. I admired the author’s honest writing style and, of course, it gives pause for thought to pay attention and, in her words, 'live while you’re living'."
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Mudbound : a novel by Hillary JordanIn 1946, Laura McAllan tries to adjust after moving with her husband and two children to an isolated cotton farm in the Mississipi Delta.
Maureen: Fiscal Assistant "This is a beautifully written book about a southern Mississippi town and two families from very different backgrounds during the World War II era. The author introduces you to each character and then brings them all together, covering some really difficult topics, including racism and family secrets. This book won awards for its exceptional story-telling and is well worth the time. It's a book that will stay with you for a long time."
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The Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesA therapist becomes dangerously obsessed with uncovering the truth about what prompted his client, an artist who refuses to speak, to violently murder her husband in a way that triggers mass public speculation. A first novel.
Nicole: Children's Department "This debut psychological thriller had a twist that I was not expecting!"
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Master of Ceremonies by Donald B. CozzensCritically-acclaimed author Donald Cozzens takes us behind the scenes of the Roman Catholic Church for an unflinching look at clergy sexual abuse and its very personal consequences. Cozzens weaves an intricate story of scholars and trained killers, bishops and priests, church ladies and clandestine operatives struggling--each in their own way--to protect the institution they venerate or to blow the lid off the oldest boys' club in the world. Nadge: Adult Services
"An intricate fast- paced story featuring trained assassins, clandestine operators, and the struggling institution.of the Roman Catholic Church." Read on!" |
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Worried? : Science Investigates Some of Life's Common Concerns by Lise A. JohnsonQuick--what do you worry about most? Your cell phone giving you cancer? The public bathroom you're using being dirty? GMOs in your food? An asteroid strike? Something else? In this witty and evidence-based book, Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler get to the root of our worries, all the while using science to help tame the anxiety beast. Gerry: Administration "How much should you be worried about this or that? Humans find it hard to evaluate risk dispassionately. Science is here to help with actual risks for things like EM radiation, pancakes, and eating food off the floor."
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The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth WareAfter erroneously receiving a mysterious letter about a large inheritance, Hal attends the deceased’s funeral and realizes that something is very, very wrong. By the New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood.
Laura: Adult Services "An old estate. A mysterious will. Family members, each with secrets, brought together unwillingly after many years. You may have read this story before, but you haven't read THIS story. A well-crafted, subtly suspenseful novel that will keep you reading and guessing."
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Kiss Carlo : a novel by Adriana TrigianiWhen a telegram with urgent news for the Italian-American village of Roseto arrives, Nicky drives to the village to deliver the news and has an epiphany that will change the Palazzini family's and the townspeople's lives. Liese: Librarian Substitute "New Jersey Italian cab driver, Nicky, breaks off his engagement after seven years. Hilarity ensues as he uses his acting skills to hide out from his never-to-be father-in-law. Nicky has been secretly volunteering at the local theatre, Borelli's, where he has honed his skills in one play. Will he be able to get his uncles to settle their feud and find happiness and success?"
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The Midwife's Confession by Diane ChamberlainWhen they stumble upon an unfinished letter--the only clue to their friend Noelle's suicide--Tara and Emerson discover that Noelle--a midwife who embraced life--was hiding a legacy of guilt that changes all of their lives forever. Julie: Children's Department "This is an author whom I recently stumbled across quite happily. Diane Chamberlain has a very engaging writing style and interesting, well-developed characters in this book. Although the story begins with a tragedy, it quickly draws you in to learn about the midwife's life. I will be reading more of her stories!"
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Echo Park by Michael ConnellyEleven years after his investigation into the 1995 disappearance of Marie Gesto goes cold, Harry Bosch finally gets a chance to put the case to rest when a man accused of two brutal killings agrees to come clean about several others. Dan: Page Supervisor "I've always liked the Harry Bosch series, but I never have read them in order and I missed a few in between. I'm going back through and picking up on the ones I missed. Echo Park has a lot of twists and turns, with Harry working through corrupt politicians, police, and a serial killer. 'Everybody counts or nobody counts.' "
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The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah PekkanenA psychologically charged tale of suspense follows the unexpected twists that shape a divorce and second marriage that are anything but what they seem. Karen: Adult Services "Just when you thought you had it all figured out, the author puts yet another twist to her tale."
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Sunburn by Laura LippmanA pair of travelers, one of whom may be playing a dangerous psychological game with the other, embarks on a steamy summertime affair that is thrown into chaos by dark secrets and a suspicious death, in a story inspired by the classics of James M. Cain. By the New York Times best-selling author of And When She Was Good.
Jess: Adult Services "Polly. Pauline. Pollyanna. How does a reader keep track? Although it changes very quickly, this is a story that should keep you on the edge of your seat."
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An American Marriage by Tayari JonesWhen her new husband is imprisoned for a crime she knows he did not commit, a rising artist takes comfort in a longtime friendship, only to see her husband's sentence suddenly overturned. By the author of Silver Sparrow.
Mary Jo: Technical Services "This is an emotional book about relationships: husband and wife, mother and father, friends and families."
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The Widows by Jess MontgomeryVowing revenge against her sheriff husband's killers in 1924 Ohio, Lily offers help to a fellow widow and uncovers dangerous evidence revealing her husband's corrupt secret life and the complexities that triggered his death. A first novel. Anne: Adult Page
"A beautifully written historical murder mystery with strong women characters fighting for justice in the coal mines of Appalachia." |
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