Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
A Simple MurderEleanor Kuhns2012, 322 pagesFictionIn 1787, Will Rees loses his beloved wife in childbirth. To cope with this loss, he takes to the road as a traveling weaver and leaves his son David in the care of relatives on his Maine farm, returning infrequently to visit his son. In 1795, he hears that his son has run away and been taken in by the Shakers in the village of Zion. He arrives to try to reconcile with his adolescent...
Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Thinking LifePier Massimo Forni2011, 175 pagesNonfictionHave you ever made a decision and afterward wondered to yourself “What was I thinking?” In the age of Facebook and Twitter, sometimes things are out of our mouth before we know it. One thing to do before is stop and ask yourself “Do I really need to say or do this?”...
Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Finding Jackby Gareth Crocker2011, 290 pagesFictionFollowing the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, Fletcher Carson enlists for Vietnam as little more than a suicide wish. Surrounded by unthinkable suffering and despair, Fletcher and his platoon endure the engulfing misery, until they find a wounded yellow lab and nurse him back to health. The dog...
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Rescuing Regina: The Battle to Save a Friend from Deportation and DeathJosephe Marie Flynn2011, 340 pagesNonfictionSister Josephe Flynn met the Bakala family from Congo when they came to her parish to have their baby, Lydia, baptized. Lydia's mother, Regina, had been raised as a Catholic in Congo, and was happy to find a parish near their home....
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Rescuing Regina: The Battle to Save a Friend from Deportation and DeathJosephe Marie Flynn2011, 340 pagesNonfictionSister Josephe Flynn met the Bakala family from Congo when they came to her parish to have their baby, Lydia, baptized. Lydia's mother, Regina, had been raised as a Catholic in Congo and was happy to find a parish near their home....
