The Passage
By Justin Cronin
Cronin draws us immediately into his story – the story of Amy, an abandoned and abducted child destined to change the world. Just when we have Amy in our soul, he audaciously turns the tables on us, flinging us into a world where the last ragged remnants of humanity are hunkered down against a frightening enemy that is us…a viral mutant us. Cronin will leave you wanting more and good thing, because The Passage is the first in a trilogy. Bring it on!
Pray for Silence
By Linda Castillo
An Amish family has been brutally murdered in their home, a crime unprecedented in the quiet rural community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio. Sheriff (and formerly Amish) Kate Burkholder struggles to control her own inner demons as she works with Columbus detective John Tomasetti to solve the case. Tri-village readers will relish the local references, including our own Stauf’s! Also recommended is the first Burkholder police thriller, Sworn to Silence.
Replay
By Ken Grimwood
Jeff Winston, a 43-year-old radio journalist, dies of a heart attack at his desk only to wake up in his dorm room 25 years younger with memories of his previous life intact. He lives his life again exploring missed opportunities, spouses, loves, children and careers only to die at the same time and date again and again. As this 25 year cycle “replays,” you see Jeff Winston’s choices change and mature.
The Magicians
By Lev Grossman
Quentin Coldwater is a brooding high school senior from Brooklyn and a devoted fan of a series of children’s books set in the Narnia-like land of Fillory. Thinking he may have inexplicably entered Fillory on his way to a college interview, he soon discovers that he has entered Brakebills College for magicians. His advanced talent in slight-of-hand and other special magical gifts allow him to skip grades and join an elite group of students.
The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978-2008
By Louise Erdrich
A collection of 36 new and previously published short stories from the masterful American writer Louise Erdrich. Though most of her characters are Native American, Erdrich’s stories encompass the entire scope of human experience told with a poetic style and a compelling mix of reality, humor and magical imagery.
On Chesil Beach
By Ian McEwan
A honeymoon gone wrong is at its core – one tiny moment in time, yet layered and polished the way a grain of sand serves to create a pearl. A black pearl, one might add – since McEwan’s gift with language is equaled by his obsession with the dark secrets humans keep from themselves and each other.
Half Broke Horses
By Jeannette Walls
Lily Casey Smith, born in 1901, is larger than life a resourceful and determined wife, mother, teacher, rancher, pilot and poker player. In this true-life novel, Walls tells her grandmother's story. One of Lily's children is Jeannette's mother, Rose Mary Smith Walls, a memorable character in Jeannette's wildly popular The Glass Castle.
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