Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Fiction, Large Print, and One NonFiction

Fiction

Body Surfing by Anita Shreve. Twenty-nine year old Sydney is once divorced and once widowed. After starting a summer job as a live-in tutor on the New Hampshire coast Syndey feels like her life is rebuilding. When the family's two grown, and competitive, sons come for an extended vacation their rivalry extends to Sydney. Involved in a love triangle, Syndey worries the relationships will permanently damage the family and her rebuilding life.

Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton. Fiona Sweeney leaves New York City for rural Kenya to work as a traveling librarian. Using camels as transportation Fiona's library has strict rules about it's limited collection: if any book goes missing all library visits cease. Fiona's and the Bushman's cultures clash over issues of modernization and literacy.

Quilter's Homecoming by Jennifer Chiaverini. Why did I buy this? It must have been a request. Oh, there! The author is from Madison. Elizabeth and her new husband, Henry, leave Pennsylvania for their newly purchased ranch in California. When Elizabeth and Henry arrive in California they find they have been swindled. Taking laborer jobs at the ranch they thought they bought Elizabeth continues work on her quilting and forges relationships with the other women there.

Set Sail for Murder by Carolyn Hart. Henrietta helps a former boyfriend trying to protect his wife from her greedy relatives during a Baltic cruise.

Large Print

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a 60th Year by Virginia Ironside. "A funny, and often poignant, diary of an older woman a little past her prime, but happy enough to leave it behind her and see what the future has in store. So don't tell Mary Sharp to take a gourmet cooking class - and whatever you do, don't tell her to join a book club."

Past Perfect by Susan Isaacs. We have the regular sized type version of this. Look below for description.

Deeper Sleep by Dama Stabenow. We have this in regular sized type as well.

Non Fiction

Walking on Egg Shells: Navigating the Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents by Jane Isay. Advice to both grown-children and their parents. "Real-life wisdom and advice on how to stay together without falling apart."

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