The Forgotten Garden Author: Kate Morton Genre: Fiction Format: ebook Publisher: Washington Square Press Release Date: 3-2-10 When Cassandra’s beloved Grandmother passed away she never imagined that she would be compelled to complete a journey begun almost 30 years before. Cassandra’s search brings her to the truth about her grandmother’s family, the love and loss […]
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The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Language of Flowers Author: Vanessa Diffenbaugh Genre: Fiction Format: Hardcover Publisher: Ballantine Release Date: 8-23-11 Victoria has been a ward of the state since she was 3 weeks old. In and out of foster homes, she ages out of the system as an isolated and angry teen. Her passion for flowers and their meaning […]
The Great Lenore by J.M. Tohline
The Great Lenore Author: J.M. Tohline Genre: Fiction Format: ebook Publisher: Atticus Books Release Date: 6-15-2011 Richard accepted the invitation to come to Nantucket to finish his book, but never imagined that he would become so entangled in the life of the Montana family. One stormy night, Lenore appears at his doorstep. She is presumed […]
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
Left Neglected Author: Lisa Genova Genre: Fiction Format: Paperback Publisher: Gallery Books Release Date: 1-4-11 Sarah is well educated, accomplished and trying to have it all as a working mom. One moment of distraction results in a devastating accident that leaves her unaware of everything on her left side (Left Neglect). She must retrain her […]
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Genre: Fiction Format: ebook Publisher: Doubleday Release Date: 9-13-11 “The Night Circus arrives without warning.” Using an usual circus as a setting, two magicians face each other for a competition they know little about. As the stories of the people who perform in the circus unfold, the two magicians […]
Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
Domestic Violets Author: Matthew Norman Genre: Fiction Format: ebook Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: 8-09-11 Tom Violet looks like any other husband and father with a job and responsibilities. The only thing is, his job is crushing his spirit and his life is starting to close in on him. When his wife starts drifting away […]
Jane Austen Made Me Do It, Edited by Laurel Ann Nattress
Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired By Literature’s Most Astute Observer Of The Human Heart Author: Laurel Ann Nattress, editor Genre: Short Story Collection Format: ebook Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: 10-11-11 This collection of short stories range in time from Regency to contemporary and each takes a different approach to showing […]
Mercy by Alissa York
Mercy Author: Alissa York Genre: Fiction Format: ebook Publisher: Delphinium Books Release Date: 2-22-11 In 1948 a young and dedicated priest comes to Mercy, Manitoba (Canada) to serve the community. As his first duty, he performs the marriage ceremony for Thomas, the town butcher, and Mathilda, the niece of the rectory housekeeper. Although she is […]
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Author: Aimee Bender Category: Fiction Publisher: Knopf Release Date: 6-1-10 On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents’ attention, bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can […]
Second Nature: A Love Story by Jacquelyn Mitchard
I received this book as a galley from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. Sicily Coyn lost her father and was horribly burned in a fire when she was 13 years old. Twelve years later, Sicily has grown into an accomplished adult with a close circle of family and friends who see beyond […]