Joan and her four-year-old son, Lincoln, are just about to conclude a day at the zoo when Joan notices an unnatural stillness and a lack of other people. She hears sounds, loud popping noises, and cannot quite determine what they might be. Then she notices the bodies. How quickly life shifts from a dream to …
“History doesn’t just come alive on the page, it gets up and dances the tango. Dangerous dames, hot Latin rhythm, and cold hard lead keep the pages flying by in Lehane’s story set in the day of prohibition, when gangsters ruled the night, rum runners flew down the road and dangerous dames could be the …
“Jane Kirkpatrick excels at telling the stories of strong women who make a contribution to history and who otherwise might be forgotten. Where Lilacs Still Bloom is the story of one such woman, a passionate gardener who created a slew of gorgeous, fragrant new lilac cultivars at a time women were not expected to have interests …
“The 1962 World’s Fair put the spotlight on Seattle, a city so overwhelmed by staggering natural beauty it dazzles no matter which direction you look. Roger is in love with this glorious city, and the World’s Fair is his creation. He hangs out with Elvis, greets Prince Phillip, and chats up LBJ. Roger is an …
“Carmen and Matt’s wedding was festive, full of dancing, drinking and celebrating the joining of two lives. But their wedding night would be remembered as the night a car full of their relatives and close friends headed out into the dark and accidentally killed a young girl on a lonely stretch of road. The occupants …
“A great swath of American history is let loose in this beguiling tome. And it all starts in a garden in Germany where Fredrick lurks behind a hedge preparing to serenade his ladylove, Jette. It’s not a union smiled upon by Jette’s social-climbing mother. She forbids them contact so, of course, they go underground and …
“Annie is on her fourth novel, and sales of the last two have not been hot. Annie’s friends devise plans to help her come to the attention of Oprah. Worried that her career will be over if her latest book doesn’t find an audience, Annie throws herself into all the zany ideas. Along the way …
“Evelyn and her husband, David, had good careers, hers with the University of Oregon, his as an architect. The expectation was that they would work until retirement, but the couple stepped off that path and moved to a tiny trailer on twenty-one acres in the Coast Range. Living off the grid, without running water or …
“Endearingly quirky, sad, funny, and quite wonderful, this is the story of a family who mourn the death of their father and husband. Dad was a career diplomat posted to Bonn, but the British government needs the diplomat’s house for the new chap so the family will have to move. And move they do, all …
“Tom Violet’s life is not following the script. He’s having problems in the boudoir; his dog is suffering from severe anxiety; and his famous father has just arrived for an indefinite stay. Tom has trouble stepping out of the shadow of his Pulitzer Prize-winning Dad. If you’re in the mood for a comic look at …
