Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Fat Is The New 30: The Sweet Potato Queen's Guide to Coping with (the Crappy Parts) of Life2012, 254 pagesNonfictionThe Sweet Potato Queen movement began with the author and a few of her southern belle friends, sporting tiaras, majorette boots and sequins everywhere, getting their sparkle on for the Saint Patrick's day parade. They now have...
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Grounds For AppealBernard Knight2011, 215 pagesFictionA body is discovered in a bog in Wales in 1955 and homeopathologist Richard Pryor and his colleagues try to determine if this is an ancient “bog body” or a more recent murder. Other interesting cases are presented; the team attempts to solve amurder by the blood splatters, and to...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Catch MeLisa Gardner2012, 385 pagesFictionCharlie Grant believes she will be murdered on Jan. 21, but she isn't going downwithout a fight. She has trained hard to make sure of that. Her two best friends were murdered on that date a year apart and no suspect was found. When she was 8 years old, she was taken to live with her aunt in New Hampshire....
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Birds of a Lesser ParadiseMegan Mayhew Bergman2012, 224 pagesShort story collectionTen of these 12 stories were previously published in prestigious literary journals, including one which appeared in the 2011 Best American Short Stories. All are heartfelt, humorous tales featuring vulnerable yet self-assured, unconventional female characters who have...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Snow ChildEowyn Ivey2012, 389 pagesFictionAs a young couple, Jack and Mabel dreamed of having many children. After years of childlessness, they are finally blessed, but the baby is stillborn. Devastated, Jack and Mabel leave Jack's family farm in Pennsylvania to homestead in the wilderness of Alaska.Author Eowyn Ivey is a native of Alaska....
