Where the Crawdads Sing
A young girl, practically abandoned by her family at a young age learns to survive and even thrive in the marshes of rural North Carolina.
Books
Lucky Boy
Title: Lucky BoyAuthor: Shanthi SekaranCategories: Books, FictionGenre: FictionPublished: 2017-01-10ISBN13: 9781101982259Page Count: 480A gripping tale of adventure and searing reality, Lucky Boy gives voice to two mothers bound together by their love for one lucky boy. “Sekaran has written a page-turner that’s touching and all too …
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
“I’m nearly thirty years old now and I’ve been working here since I was twenty-one. Bob, the owner, took me on not long after the office opened. I suppose he felt sorry for me. I had a degree in Classics and no work experience to speak of, and I turned up for the interview with a black eye, a couple of missing teeth and a broken arm. Maybe he sensed, back then, that I would never aspire to anything more than a poorly paid office job, that I would be content to stay with the company and save him the bother of ever having to recruit a replacement. Perhaps he could also tell that I’d never need to take time off to go on honeymoon or request maternity leave. I don’t know.”
Playing With the Enemy
“What I’m asking sir … well, let me put it this way. These German prisoners, they’re going as crazy as we are. Because of their unusual status, sir, their loved ones think they are already dead. They get no mail, can send no mail and have no access to the Red Cross. …I think the longer they sit around behind that fence, the more time they have to figure out how to escape, and they more bitter they become. … We’d like to teach them to play baseball. You know, give us something to do, and give them something to do. It’ll be great for our morale and it won’t hurt theirs either.”
Summer Sail
Title: The Summer SailAuthor: Wendy FrancisCategories: Books, FictionGenre: FictionPublished: 2018-05-01ISBN13: 9781501188923Page Count: 320“A great summer read for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.” (Library Journal) A trio of college friends who reunite aboard a cruise ship experience an unforgettable vacation in this compelling novel …
Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
“Here’s the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my mama never let me forget it.”