Concord Public Library Book of the week
We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook: a Mom and Daughter Dish About the Food that Delights Them, and the Love That Binds ThemBecky Johnson and Rachel Randolph2013, 215 pagesNon-fictionIf you are looking for a quick, fun, relaxing read, try We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook!A mother and daughter duo write beautifully about life, love, and family dynamics that readers can relate to. It helps make things interesting that the mother is ADD and daughter a...
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The Good Luck of Right NowMatthew Quick2014, 284 pagesFictionIf Matthew Quick’s Silver Linings Playbook is about “love, madness, and Kenny G.,” his new book, The Good Luck of Right Now, is about love, difference, and Richard Gere. Quick has a knack for getting inside the lives of people most of us don’t try to know. In this case, 38-year-old Bartholomew, who’s always lived with his recently deceased mom. His grief counselor, Wendy,...
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Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of DeathKaty Butler2013, 322 pagesNonfictionKaty Butler recounts the story of her father’s devastating stroke at 79 and the subsequent implantation of a pacemaker through his steady physical decline over the next six years to the point where his body was worn out, but his heart kept ticking thanks to that pacemaker which could last another five years. She tells of the physical toll...
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Hild: A NovelNicola Griffith2013, 543 pagesFictionA good historical novel has a special magic that immerses the reader in another time. This novel, about the early life and times of St. Hilda of Whitby, does just that. The author interweaves facts about jewelry, textiles, languages, food, weapons, coins and poetry of 7th court intrigue through the eyes of a very perceptive child. The story begins when Hild is 3-years-old and her...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Spirit of Steamboat: A Walt Longmire StoryCraig Johnson 2013, 146 pages FictionOn Christmas Eve 1988, lawman Walt Longmire convinces his friend, the irascible former sheriff Lucian Connally, that he needs him to fly an emergency mission. A young Asian girl has been badly burned in a car crash and needs to be airlifted to Denver in a blizzard. Lucian...
