Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Murder in the AfternoonFrances Brody2014, 387 pagesFictionPrivate investigator Kate Shackleton is surprised by a woman named Mary Jane who claims that she is a relation of hers. Mary Jane’s in trouble. She argued with her husband, and now he is missing. Mary Jane’s young daughter, Harriet, says she saw her father’s body in the quarry, where he works....
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Golden Door (book 1 of Three Doors Trilogy)Emily Rodda2011, 264 pagesFictionThe walls of Weld have kept the people both protected and ignorant of what lies behind the high-fantasy, fast-paced world of The Golden Door. At night, death and destruction comes to the people of Weld. The walls of the city of Weld do not protect them from being attacked...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Blood RedMercedes Lackey 2014, 312 pagesFictionBlood Red is the latest book in Lackey’s “Elemental Masters” – an engaging series set mostly in a slightly alternate turn-of-the-century England, where masters of elemental magic hide amongst society. Each book is a self-contained story, based loosely on a fairy tale. I found Blood Red to be as fun to...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in EnglishNatasha Solomons2010, 355 pagesFictionJack Rosenblum is a refugee, having escaped Berlin with his wife and baby on the brink of WWII. He carefully studies a resettlement pamphlet, adding his own notes over the years, so that he can become a true Englishman. Eventually Jack builds a successful carpet factory, wears a...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider AudienceShaun Usher2014, 352 pagesNonfictionFollowing in the success of his popular website Letters of Note, which celebrates the somewhat forgotten art of letter-writing, Shaun Usher has compiled more than 100 of the world’s most unique, disturbing, humorous and engaging...
