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Luckiest Girl Alive: A Novel
Jessica Knoll · Simon & Schuster, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 341 |
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Recommended by Tracy in Abingdon
The instant New York Times bestseller and "the perfect page-turner to start your summer" (People, Book of the Week) , Luckiest Girl Alive is about secrets and lies ... and whether or not the truth can really set you free."Loved... |
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The Mare: A Novel
Mary Gaitskill · Pantheon Books
Pages: 435 |
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Recommended by Karen in Riverside
Following her National Book Award-nominated Veronica, here is Mary Gaitskill's most poignant and powerful work yet - the story of a Dominican girl, the Anglo woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything... |
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How to Start a Fire
Lisa Lutz · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
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Recommended by Barb in Bel Air
From a bestselling writer, a story of unexpected friendship - three women thrown together in college who grow to adulthood united and divided by secrets, lies, and a single night that shaped all of them When UC Santa Cruz roommates... |
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The Miniaturist: A Novel
Jessie Burton · Ecco
Pages: 397 |
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Recommended by Morgan in Bel Air
Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam - a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion - a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah... |
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
James L. Swanson · Scholastic Press; 1 edition |
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Recommended by Kristina in Edgewood
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincolns assassin.Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators... |
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The Boston Girl: A Novel
Anita Diamant · Scribner, 2014.
Pages: 322 |
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Recommended by Margaret in Abingdon
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgettable novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston... |
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel
Neil Gaiman · William Morrow; 1st edition |
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Recommended by Suzy in Whiteford
A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman's first new novel for adults since his #1 New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys.This... |
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A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole · Louisiana State University Press; 20th Anniversary Edition edition
Pages: 338 |
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Recommended by Bob in Bel Air
A popular Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy follows the adventures of New Orlean's lower denizens of the French Quarter.
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