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Adult Services Staff Picks May 2024 |
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After Annie
by Anna Quindlen
Recommended by: Joanna
After Annie Brown dies suddenly, her family and her best friend struggle to maintain their lives and eventually discover that they are able to grow, change and become stronger due to their memories and the lasting power of love.
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Christa Comes Out of Her Shell
by Abbi Waxman
Recommended by: Laura
Discovering that her once-famous, believed-to-be-dead father is alive, an antisocial scientist who studies sea snails is thrust into the spotlight, in the new novel by the best-selling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
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Clear
by Carys Davies
Recommended by: Anna Jayne
An impoverished 1840s Scottish minister tasked with evicting a hermit from his island home ends up forming an unlikely connection with the man as the pair navigate language, loss and the legacy of forced displacement.
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The Devil in Silver
by Victor D. Lavalle
Recommended by: Brandee
Landing in a budget-strapped mental institution after being accused of a crime he does not remember, self-proclaimed hero Pepper is assaulted by a monstrous creature that has been attacking patients but that the hospital staff does not believe exists, a situation that compels Pepper to rally three fellow inmates in a fight for survival.
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The Ghost Bride
by Yangsze Choo
Recommended by: Rachel
When she agrees to become a ghost bride for the wealthy Lim family's son, who recently died under mysterious circumstances, Li Lan must dive into a shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife to find the truth and, once there, must decide if she wants to return to the world of the living.
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James
by Percival Everett
Recommended by: Grace
Describes the events of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through the eyes of the enslaved Jim, who decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island after learning he is to be sold to a man in New Orleans.
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The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley
Recommended by: Sarah V.
A time travel romance, a spy thriller, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all.
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Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore
by Kiki Smith
Recommended by: Lori
Real Clothes, Real Lives highlights over 300 garments and accessories from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection. This unique survey honors countless lives, tracing through the lens of dress how women's roles have changed over the decades. Each piece holds colorful stories about the woman who wore it, the one who made or bought it, and her context in place and time.
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