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Our bestsellers are updated monthly (or close to it) on the Book Bin's website: updated November 1, 2018.
We love local author Ron Balson and are more than pleased to bring you his newest novel. Liam Taggert and Catherine Lockhart are back as we move from the frightening early days of Hitler's power in Berlin and the world of the prestigious Berlin Philharmonic to Bolgna and then into the small town of Pienza, Italy. Balson weaves a melodic story through the memoir of Ada Baumgarten, violin prodigy and the daughter of the concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic. Catherine and Liam make a formidable team as they unravel the mystery behind Ada's memoir and the desperate search for the rightful owner of the Italian villa set within Tuscan wine country.
In the wake of the bestseller Hillbilly Elegy, there is an opening for others to tell their story of rising from meager beginnings to great heights. With acute insight, Ms. Westover writes a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes. Mr. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy, says: "Educated shines a light on a part of our country that we too often overlook. Tara Westover's powerful tale--of trying to find a place for herself in the world, without losing her connection to her family or her beloved home--deserves to be widely read."
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This is the perfect read for the final days of summer. Delia Owens' debut novel has romance and mystery told against the lush setting of coastal North Carolina. Kya Clark's family has deserted her one by one, forcing her to live on her own at a very young age. While fending for herself, she learns to "read" the flora and fauna of the shore even though she only spent one day in school. Ostracized by almost everyone in the nearby town, Kya, known as The Marsh Girl, eventually forms a relationship with two young men, only to learn that humans are the least reliable life form in nature.
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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.
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.
Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution (Hardcover)
