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Kristin Hannah has a vast following of readers, and we are among them. We were not disappointed in the new novel coming from her this month. The Allbright family, Ernt, Cora, and Leni, has been touched by war, and Leni, a thirteen year old girl, is growing up in a violent home. Ernt has come back from Vietnam and has a temper that can bubble up at any moment. When an army buddy dies and leaves Ernt his land and home in the Alaskan frontier, it is just the new start that they need. But like in most situations, their problems follow them, and Cora and Leni are still fearful for their lives, now with civilization cut off from them. With her characteristic flair, Ms. Hannah weaves a heart-wrenching story you won't soon forget and won't want to end.
If you've read other reviews of this first novel by Mr. Finn and wondered if it lives up to the hype- it does. This is a complex thriller reminiscent of Hitchcock's "Rear Window". Anna Fox is an agoraphobic who lives her life looking out her window. One day she sees a murder- or does she? There are plenty of twists in this compelling mystery.
In 1969, the four Gold children, Varya, Daniel, Karla and Simon, visit a fortune teller who tells them the date that each of them will die. For the rest of their lives, this pronouncement will effect them. Simon, the youngest, runs off to San Francisco when he is sixteen, works in a gay nightclub and becomes a ballet dancer. Karla becomes a musician and performs one very dangerous feat. Daniel is a doctor who gives physicals to army recruits and then decides if they're physically able to serve. And Varya, the eldest, works in a lab with primates, hoping to discover ways that human longevity can be increased. As we learn more about each of the Golds, we are introduced to other equally interesting characters. Don't be put off by the preface of The Immortalists; Ms. Benjamin's debut novel is a riveting work about fate and families.
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Eitan Green, a neurosurgeon living in a small city in Israel, is out driving his SUV in the desert late at night when he accidentally hits and kills an illegal Eritrean immigrant. He leaves the scene, returns to his home where his wife, a police detective, and his two sons are sound asleep, and unknowingly sets off a series of unexpected, sometimes dangerous, events. From that night on, Eitan's life is one lie after another. And each new happening means he has to cover his tracks more scrupulously.
Waking Lions has it all-great writing, suspense, fleshed-out characters and moral dilemmas. Furthermore, it brings up themes of guilt, the Mideast conflict, illegal immigrants and how well do we truly know ourselves or others. I eagerly await Gundar-Goshen's second novel.
The title gives you a hint of what's to come in Ms. Feeney's debut novel. Amber wakes in the hospital, body unresponsive but mind alert and tries to figure out what happened to her and if it has anything to do with her husband or her sister Claire. This is a must read for fans of the unreliable narrator- and that's not a spoiler; just read the title!
This is a story of friendship, family and loss set in 1970's Maine. Robert and Nathan become unlikely friends in middle school. Tragedies bind them together in this beautiful story.
"Late one evening toward the end of March, a teenager picked up a double-barreled shotgun, walked into the forest, put the gun to someone else's forehead and pulled the trigger. This is the story of how we got there." So begins Mr. Backman's 5th book, a novel much different than his previous ones. It revolves around a youth hockey team in a small Swedish town. You don't have to love hockey to appreciate the way he builds characters, delves into the day to day grind of sports and takes us into the deep intrigues that can come from living in a close community. We think this may be his best work to date and can't wait to see what he has coming next.
You may know the movie currently out now but take the time to read the book. It's good for kids, teens and adults of a certain age will love all the 80's references.
Elizabeth George never seems to fail and certainly has come up with another winner in her Inspector Lynley series.
Ms. Ng's second novel is an easy read with a lot of depth. It takes place in the 1990's in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a liberal suburb of Cleveland. It is the story of two families. The Richardsons are typical of their suburb. The father is a lawyer, the mother is a journalist, oldest sister is beautiful and bright, oldest son handsome and athletic, younger son a sensitive intellectual and youngest daughter is a moody loner. The Richardsons own a duplex on the "other side" of Shaker Heights and they rent one floor to Mia Warren and her adolescent daughter, Pearl. Mia is a vagabond artist with few possessions and a mysterious past. How these families interact is the crux of Little Fires Everywhere.
Set in Australia, this is a fast paced mystery that will keep you guessing. Federal investigator Aaron Falk goes back home to his small town when his best friend has (apparently) killed his
wife and son and then himself. The story of their friendship and what's really going on in this little backwater town will keep you turning every page to the very end. This is one of the best debut mysteries that we have read.
This book could have easily have been written as non-fiction, The characters are real and many of the facts are, too. In 1888 Thomas Edison sued George Westinghouse for the unheard of sum of 1 billion dollars for infringing on his light bulb patent. Westinghouse defended himself by hiring a 26 year old lawyer right out of Columbia Law School named Paul Cravath. Among the cast of characters is Nikola Tesla who Paul hopes will be the key to proving that Westinghouse's invention was based on different science. Imagine the thinking, the preparation, the law, that went into the defense Cravath needed to overcome 312 lawsuits by Edison. The way Graham Moore weaves the story shows why his winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the Imitation Game was no fluke. There's also a wonderful love interest for Paul, the real life singer Agnes Huntington. Don't Google or read the author's notes at the end to find out what really happened, just enjoy an intriguing story.