Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.One Summer: America, 1927Bill Bryson2013, 509 pagesNonfictionBeloved author Bill Bryson returns to the forefront with an admirable narrative and a compelling concept. In One Summer: America, 1927, Bryson expertly explores the various events and personalities that conspired to make history in four unforgettable months. Among his subjects: Babe Ruth,...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Daring Ladies of LowellKate Alcott2014, 286 pagesFictionTwenty-year-old Alice Barrow flees her strict, straight-laced, widowed father who is a tenant farmer in New Hampshire to escape to the mills of Lowell, Mass. As a factory girl, she plans to earn enough money to help her father with his bills and save so she never has to work on a farm again....
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The RookDaniel O’Malley2012, 486 pagesFictionAnother parent at a FIRST Robotics competition showed me the first page of Daniel O’Malley’s debut novel, The Rook, which begins, “Dear You, The body you are wearing used to be mine.” I was hooked.The body belongs to Rook Myfanwy Thomas, a young woman whose brilliant administrative skills have landed her...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Still Life with Bread CrumbsAnna Quindlen2014, 252 pagesFictionTo cover her expenses, Rebecca Winter, a once-famous photographer, leases her beloved New York City apartment and moves to the country for a year. The book opens with her waking up at night with a noisy intruder in the attic. Rebecca deals with this crisis and others, and she finds...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Under One Roof: Lessons I learned from a Tough Old Woman in a Little Old HouseBrad Martin2014, 259 pagesNonfictionWhen a developer starts work on a new shopping mall project, the last thing he wants is a problem. But Barry Martin, the job superintendent, discovers he has a large problem right in the middle of the development. Edith Macefield will not...
