Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The House on Salt Hay Road Carin Clevidence2010, 285 pagesFictionCarin Clevidence grew up “skating on the frozen canals of the boatyard, crabbing on the river, and sailing on the Great South Bay.” This novel, her first, is based in that locale. Her tale is informed by the stories of her grandparents and their friends who lived in the area...
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For further information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Girl in the Green RaincoatLaura Lippman2011, 158 pagesFiction”I am being held hostage,” Tess Monaghan whispers into the phone at the opening of this slim but powerful mystery. Tess is bedridden during a difficult pregnancy and feels trapped. She is reduced to living in her winterized sun porch, watching people walk their dogs in the nearby park....
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Piano Lessons: A MemoirAnna Goldsworthy2009, 240 pagesNonfictionWhen Anna Goldsworthy was a 9-year-old taking piano lessons in Adelaide, Australia, she was introduced to a new teacher, the renowned Russian pianist Eleanora Sivan. Mrs. Sivan was unlike anyone Anna had ever met. She didn't want her students to play mechanically, but to work hard...
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Concord public libraryFor more information about Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography Cheever, Susan 2010, 298 pages NonfictionSusan Cheever's story of Louisa May Alcott's life is more than just a biography because it is written from Alcott's point of view, as a reporter of her own life and of all the changes happening in the mid-19th century world around her. I...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Science of Doctor WhoPaul Parsons2010, 307 pagesNonfictionDoctor Who has been an international science fiction television show with a cult following for nearly half a century. Since 1963, the Doctor has been moving through time and space in his TARDIS, saving the Earth and just about every alien race he runs into. But, this is science fiction. Is...