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For this year's community read program, we are encouraging the Lennox & Addington community to read The Gown by bestselling author Jennifer Robson. This is an enthralling historical novel that centers on the creation of Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown. Reserve your copy in print, large print, e-book or audiobook formats by clicking here. Our 6th Annual Author Gala, a culmination of our One Book, One L&A program for 2019, will be held on Sunday, October 27th at the Amherstview Branch Library. We will be hosting bestselling writer Jennifer Robson, author of The Gown. Registration is not required. Admission will be by donation. Doors open at 12:30pm and presentation begins at 1:00pm.
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What Rose forgot by Nevada BarrWaking up in a nursing-home Alzheimer's Unit with no memory of how she got there, Rose Dennis orchestrates an escape but does not know who to trust.Genre: MysteriesThemes: Missing memoriesCharacter: ExaggeratedStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: Amusing; SuspensefulWriting Style: Engaging
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This poison will remain by Fred VargasCommissaire Adamsberg investigates the death of three men, linked by their violent childhoods in a Nîmes orphanage, who mysteriously succumbed to fatal spider bites. Genre: Mysteries; TranslationsStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: Atmospheric; Offbeat; Strong sense of placeWriting Style: Compelling
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Sins of the fathers by Judith A JanceAgreeing to help an acquaintance from the past track down a missing child, Beau launches an investigation that forces him to confront his troubled past.Genre: MysteriesPace: Fast-pacedTone: Atmospheric; Suspenseful Writing Style: Descriptive
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The right swipeby Alisha RaiCynical dating app creator Rhiannon Hunter must decide whether or not to give former pro-football player Samson Lima, who wooed her during one magical night and then disappeared, a second chance despite the fact that his in league with a business rival. Genre: Contemporary romances; Multicultural romancesThemes: Second chance at romanceCharacter: Culturally diverse; Strong femaleTone: SteamyWriting Style: Engaging; Thoughtful
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Seven letters by Joseph MonningerKate falls in love with an Irish American man while doing PhD research on the coast of Ireland, and when tragedy strikes, must go on a desperate search through Europe to find him.Genre: Love storiesCharacter: Flawed; RelatableTone: Romantic; Strong sense of placeWriting Style: Lyrical
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A Christmas havenby Cindy WoodsmallFor fans of holiday romances and Amish life comes a new Christmas tale of surprising expectations and discovering miracles. In this heartwarming novel, an Amishwoman’s plans to leave her community to grow her business are complicated by an accident involving two siblings who would return to their ultra-conservative sect. Genre: Christian romances; Holiday romances Themes: Life outside the flock Tone: Heartwarming Writing Style: Engaging
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Natalie Tan's book of luck & fortune by Roselle LimInheriting her grandmother's restaurant in a crumbling San Francisco Chinatown neighborhood, Natalie Tan is advised by the local seer to prepare three recipes from her grandmother's cookbook to help their struggling community.Genre: Mainstream fiction; Women's lives and relationshipsThemes: Eat, drink, and be merryTone: AtmosphericWriting Style: Engaging; Lush
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What happens in paradiseby Elin HilderbrandA follow-up to the best-selling Winter in Paradise finds Irene and her sons returning to St. John to investigate her late husband's secret double life before uncovering surprising truths about their own realities and futures.Genre: Women's lives and relationshipsThemes: Bouncing backCharacter: Well-developedTone: Strong sense of placeWriting Style: Engaging.
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Just weeks before Christmas, severe wintry weather damages the church hall hosting the Christmas Boutique—an annual sale of handcrafted gifts and baked goods that supports the county food pantry. Determined to save the fundraiser, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson offers to hold the event at Elm Creek Manor, her ancestral family estate. It may take a holiday miracle or two to make it the smashing success they want it to be.
Genre: Gentle reads; Women's lives and relationships Themes: Ensemble casts Tone: Bittersweet; Heartwarming; Inspiring
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Archangel's war by Nalini SinghAs violent and eerie events around the world threaten to wipe out entire populations, Elena and her archangel are irrevocably changed far beyond the prophecy of the cursed ancient and are pitted against a deadly evil that tests the Cadre to its very limits.Genre: Urban fantasyThemes: Cursed!Tone: Atmospheric; Menacing; SteamyWriting Style: Compelling
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Warrior of the altaii by Robert JordanA previously unpublished novel by the late best-selling author of the Wheel of Time series finds the leader of the Altaii people reaching out to a visitor from another world to save his people from environmental hazards and dangerous adversaries. Genre: Epic fantasy
Storyline: Intricately plotted Pace :Leisurely paced Tone: Strong sense of place Writing Style: Lush; Richly detailed
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Ninth house by Leigh BardugoSurviving a horrific multiple homicide, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks is unexpectedly offered a full scholarship to Yale, where her mysterious benefactors task her with monitoring the university’s secret societies.Genre: Urban fantasyCharacter: AuthenticStoryline: World-buildingTone: Atmospheric; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling
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Imaginary friend by Stephen ChboskyA highly anticipated novel finds a single mother’s desperate efforts to escape an abusive relationship thrown into turmoil by her son’s disappearance and reappearance days later with an imaginary friend. Genre:Horror Themes:On the run; Small town horror Tone:Creepy
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The stranger inside by Lisa UngerA woman is forced to confront the dark secrets of her past when a serial killer strikes too close to home. This complex psychological thriller digs deep into the layers of trauma that linger long after a terrible crime.
Genre: Multiple perspectives; Psychological suspense Character: Complex Storyline: Intricately plotted Pace: Intensifying Tone: Suspenseful
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Full throttleby Joe HillThis best-selling horror presents thirteen short stories of supernatural suspense, including “Throttle,” co-written by Stephen King, in which a trucker is caught in a sinister dance with motorcycle outlaws in the Nevada desert. Genre: Horror; Short stories Character: Complex Tone: Creepy; Suspenseful
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Sword of kingsby Bernard CornwellA latest entry in the series that inspired, The Last Kingdom, continues the epic conquests and challenges of Uhtred of Bebbanburg as they shaped a fledgling Britain.Genre: Historical fictionThemes: Court intrigueCharacter: Courageous; Well-developedPace: Fast-pacedTone: Dramatic; Suspenseful; ViolentWriting Style: Gritty; Richly detailed
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Cilka's journey by Heather MorrisA novel based on a true story follows a Russian woman who is forced by a concentration-camp commandant to become his lover and is subsquently sent to Siberia after being found guilty of collaborating with the enemy. Genre: Historical fiction
Tone: Moving Writing Style: Richly detailed
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The water dancerby Ta-Nehisi CoatesA Virginia slave narrowly escapes a drowning death through the intervention of a mysterious force that compels his escape and personal underground war against slavery.
Genre: Historical fiction; Literary fiction; Magical realism Themes: Facing racism Character: Culturally diverse Storyline: Character-driven; Issue-oriented; Own voices Tone: Dramatic; Haunting; Mystical Writing Style: Lyrical; Stylistically complex
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In this deeply candid and reflective memoir, Demi pulls back the curtain and opens up about her career and personal life laying bare her tumultuous relationship with her mother, her marriages, her struggles balancing stardom with raising a family, and her journey toward open heartedness.
Genre: Arts and Entertainment; Autobiographies and memoirs Themes: Childhood trauma Tone: Reflective Writing Style: Candid; Conversational
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Highway of Tearsby Jessica McdiarmidA journalist’s investigation into unsolved disappearances and murders of indigenous women along rural British Columbia’s Highway 16 exposes the racism, incompetence and indifference that have enabled more than 1,000 deaths. Genre: Canadian literature; Politics and global affairs Tone: Disturbing; Sobering Writing Style: Compelling
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Describes the author’s upbringing in a New Orleans East shotgun house as the unruly 13th child of a widowed mother, tracing a century of family history and the impact of class, race and Hurricane Katrina on her sense of identity. Genre: Autobiographies and memoirs; Life stories Tone: Moving Writing Style: Engaging; Lyrical
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Discover more items by searching the library catalogue here!
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