Sally Hepworth Pages: 335 Published: 2018
The book: Essie looks as if she has a perfect life, a loving husband, beautiful home, and family. But Essie has a secret shame from her past that still haunts her. Essie is not the only person with secrets on the street where she lives. Will the arrival of a new neighbor disrupt the status quo and open this Pandora’s box? Read more
Louise Penny Pages: 388 Published: 2017
The book: A strange, masked figure dressed in black appears in a small Canadian village near Montreal, called Three Pines. The figure stands silently for days in the middle of the village. No one knows who he is or why he is there. Concern and fear spread among the local residents. Strange things happen. Perhaps murder is afoot? Can Armand Gamache, who happens to have a home in the village and is the Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec, work out what’s going on and who the masked figure is? Read more
Robin Robertson Pages: 234 Published: 2018
The book: A Canadian D-Day veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder feels unable to go home to Nova Scotia. Instead, he journeys from New York to Los Angeles and then to San Francisco. This is the story of his odyssey across America. It is told mostly in lyrical verse. Read more
Esi Edugyan Pages: 334 Published: 2018
The book: It’s 1830. George Washington Black (Wash) is an eleven-year-old field slave on a plantation in Barbados. His master’s brother, Christopher Wilde, needs a slave to assist him in building a flying machine. He selects Wash and so begins a new chapter in the young slave’s life, which will take him on a journey far beyond the confines of the planation in Barbados. The strained relationship between Christopher Wilde and his brother will have a lasting impact on Wash. What will become of Washington Black? Where will his journey with Christopher take him? Read more
Kamila Shamsie Pages: 274 Published: 2017
The book: After years of raising her twin siblings Aneeka and Parvaiz, Isma can now follow her own dreams and pursue a PhD at University in America. There she meets the charismatic Eamon, whose father is a British politician. Back in London, Parvaiz, has disappeared. He is not with family in Pakistan, as he told people; he is in fact in Syria at a training camp. Can Parvaiz be saved? Will Eamon factor into Isma’s life? Read more
Gail Honeyman Pages: 325 Published: 2017
The book: Eleanor Oliphant lives a lonely, solitary life. She has a secret even she does not seem to know. She keeps to herself at work and has no social life. She tends to avoid human contact wherever she can. One day Eleanor wins tickets to see a local band play. She becomes infatuated with the lead singer. She is sure he’s the man for her. But is he? Read more
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