Book Description: “Enlivened with bold characters and vivid, witty writing, A Christmas Guest is yet another holiday novella with the perfect combination of mystery and murder mixed with a generous helping of yuletide cheer.”— Ballantine Books
Book Description: “The Hours is both an homage to Virginia Woolf and very much its own creature. Even as Michael Cunningham brings his literary idol back to life, he intertwines her story with those of two more contemporary women.” –Amazon.com
Also Available in:Large PrintandAudio Disc Book Description:“When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock and the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen.” –MCLS catalog
Also Available in:Large Print,Audio DiscandeBook Book Description:“The bestselling author of "Devil in the White City" turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power.” –MCLS catalog
April 11, 2013
One Amazing Thing**
By Chitra Divakaruni **One Book, One Community of Monroe County 2013 book selection
Also Available in:eBook Book Description:“When an earthquake hits, nine men and women of diverse ages and backgrounds are trapped in an Indian consulate.” –Publishers Weekly
Also Available in:Large Print Book Description:“Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.” –MCLS catalog
Also Available in:Audio Disc Book Description:“Peers into plantation life through the eyes of a white indentured servant inhabiting the limbo land between slavery and freedom.” –MCLS catalog
Also Available in:Large Print Book Description:“Ian McEwan’s symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from this master of English prose.”–Amazon.com
Also Available in:Large Print,Audio DiscandeBook Book Description:“The story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible.” –MCLS catalog
Book Description:“Portrays the life ofGandhi, describes the development of his nonviolent political protest movement, and discusses his religious beliefs.” –MCLS catalog
Book Description:“Hamilton combines clear, crisp writing, wily, colorful characters and an offbeat locale (Michigan's Upper Peninsula) in an impressive debut.” –Publishers Weekly
Also Available in:Audio Book Description:“A masterpiece of modern Gothic literature, Something Wicked This Way Comes is the memorable story of two boys, James Nightshade and William Halloway, and the evil that grips their small Midwestern town with the arrival of a "dark carnival" one Autumn midnight.” –Amazon.com
Also Available in:ebook Book Description:“One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom.” –Amazon.com
