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March 16, 2008
"Spring" Into These New Books!
The arrival of spring is also heralding the arrival of new books from some of our favorite authors. For those of you who read Paula by Isabel Allende, her beautiful memoir written to her daughter, you will want to read Isabel's latest memoir The Sum of Our Days. This memoir begins where Paula left off and is a beautifully written letter to her daughter detailing the family's life since her passing. When you read this book you will cry, laugh and marvel at the antics of one extended family. Allende's writing is amazing and you never want the book to end. Run and put your name on the list for this book. It will be available the beginning of April.
The Ladies Detective Agency is back in business with the latest offering entitled The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith. This is the ninth installment in this wonderful series and Precious Ramotswe is back to what she does best - solving people's problems with a healthy dose of common sense. Will Mma Makutsi and Phuti Radiphuti finally tie the knot? Will Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni fall under the spell of a questionable doctor who promises a cure for his wheel chair bound daughter? These questions and more will be answered in a few short weeks!!
It has actually been a little over three years since we have had a new installment in Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley series. What Came Before He Shot Her was published in between and was more of a prequel than a continuation of the series. So finally her new book arrives the beginning of May and is entitled, Careless In Red. After the brutal murder of his wife and unborn child, Lynley hands in his badge and escapes to Cornwall only to end up discovering a dead body. The ensuing investigation brings in Barbara Havers from Scotland Yard and many other characters that we have missed these past three years!
If you have read anything by Chris Bohjalian then you know that he is a masterful storyteller and that his subjects range from midwives to the Great Gatsby. Skeletons at the Feast is Bohjalian's latest novel and is based on a true life diary of a Prussian woman during World War II. The story takes place in Nazi Germany in 1945 and follows a group of Germans fleeing from the advancing Russian army. It is both a love story and a war saga and is sure not to disappoint any Bohjalian fan. Happy Reading!!
Posted by Claudia at March 16, 2008 11:14 AM
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