Staff Picks

Ivey’s first book is magical!  I concur with Robert Goolrick, the author of A Reliable Wife, “if Willa Cather & Gabriel Garcia Marquez had collaborated…The Snow Child would be it.”             

Carol

This is engrossing historical fiction about four women and the Masada in 1st century Judea.                           Carol                                 

The author uses the language of flowers to convey  the life of the instantly lovable and complicated Victoria.

Lisa

Strayed’s excellent memoir of her struggles after her mother’s death.  She was on a self-destructive path until she decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail alone, with almost no experience.      

Carol

A great story moving between 1962 Italy and present day Hollywood.  Humor, love, Richard Burton, and superb writing make for a very smart beach read.   

Carol

Excellent for Downton Abbey fans.  A wealthy Jewish girl in 1938 Vienna escapes the approaching war by becoming a servant in an English country house.        

Carol

Superb biography of Cleopatra and of the time in which she lived.                

Carol

Social comedy at its best.  A disastrous wedding weekend full of upper class East Coast angst and scenes that had me laughing out loud.  The “Father of the Bride” genre needs to make room for Winn Van Meter.        

A perfume from the time of Cleopatra can unlock past memories—possibly proving reincarnation.  An intriguing, page-turning, back and forth through the centuries.          

Norm & Alene 

A biography so honest it hurts to read.  Told from the perspective of a spouse, a father becoming a mother, a college professor and a friend, Boylan’s story tells the story of transgendering into a female, and will make us see the world just a little differently.                

Eva

The author of Cold Mountain has set his newest story, in which the protagonist inherits her murdered sister’s twins, in 1950’s Appalachia.    

Alene
 

Fans of Picoult will enjoy this read.  Having always been fascinated by wolves, I was immediately drawn to the title.  Protagonist Luke relates best with the wolves he has devoted his life to, at the expense of his family.                      

Kathy

Wichita housewife Cora agrees to chaperone wild 15-year-old Louise Brooks (a real life silent screen star) for the summer of 1922 in NYC. She has her own reasons for doing so.  This is Cora’s story, and it is captivating.    

Carol

This is the sequel to A Discovery of Witches. An engrossing story, which is more historical fiction of the Elizabethan era (with witches and vampires!) than paranormal fantasy.   We can’t wait for the last of the trilogy.                

Carol & Lisa