Book of the week: Patron Saint of Lost Dogs
Patron Saint of Lost DogsNick Trout2013, 340 pagesFictionThe reclusive Dr. Cyrus Mills, veterinary pathologist, returns to his hometown of Eden Falls, Vermont, to take over his estranged father’s veterinary practice after his death. Unbeknownst to his father’s partner, his intent is to sell the practice to pay off his legal bills and get his veterinary license reinstated. The story follows Dr. Mills from his arrival in rustic Eden...
Concord Public library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.ResolveJ.J. Hensley2013, 248 pagesFictionThe combination theme of marathon and murder caught my eye. The 26 chapters of this fast-paced mystery follow Dr. Cyprus Keller’s run in the Philadelphia race, with flashbacks to incidents which have made him a killer.Keller, cop turned professor of criminology, was one of the last people to see his student,...
Concord Public Library book of the week
Once Upon a Flock: Life With My Soulful ChickensLauren Scheuer2013, 243 pagesNonfictionLauren Scheuer is an illustrator with a fondness for building things with power tools. She and her family live in the country, and she decides she’d like to have a flock of chickens. She figures she could build special chicken coops for them. Lauren takes us through her adventure with her chickens: Hatsy, Lil’ White, Lucy, Chickie and Pigeon. She...
Book of the Week: Where the Peacocks Sing: A Palace, a Prince and the Search for Home
Where the Peacocks Sing: A Palace, a Prince and the Search for HomeAlison Singh Gee2013, 279 pagesNonfictionHere’s an unusual memoir that I think you’ll like. Alison Gee has a wonderful life. A magazine writer in Hong Kong, she’s young, pretty, has a rich British boyfriend, and loves going to parties. But something is missing. When she meets quiet, charming Ajay Singh, an Indian journalist, they fall in love, and she gives up...
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Big New Yorker Book Of Dogs2012, 395 pagesNonfictionCalling all dog lovers! Here’s a great collection of dog-themed covers, cartoons, poems and stories by the likes of James Thurber, Malcolm Gladwell, Donald Hall, Jeffrey Toobin, Roald Dahl and TC Boyle published over 80 years (from 1932-2012) in the New Yorker. Broken into four parts – Good...
