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The Chocolate Castle Clue: a Chocoholic Mystery
Carl, JoAnna
When Lee McKinney Woodyard discovers a lost trophy from the high point of her aunt's singing career with the Pier-o-ettes, she is delighted with the timing. The all girl group is having a reunion, and Lee happily presents the trophy, only to cause shock and consternation among the ladies. It turns out that the man who presented the award was shot to death that same night, and the circumstances are still hazy all these years later. Then, before Lee can learn more, someone is murdered on the road to her house, and everyone seems to be under suspicion.
[Adult Fiction Book CARL]
Kay D., Maple Grove
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Then again
Keaton, Diane
Now in her mid-sixties, Diane Keaton reflects on her life and her family, especially her mother Dorothy. This is no shallow movie star memoir. Beautifully written, Diane's joy and sorrow are apparent as she uncovers the essence of her mother, whom she adored and misses after her recent death from Alzheimer's disease. In the CD, Diane reads from her mother's journals and intersperses those pages with her own musings on her career and life, including her relationships with Woody Allen, Al Pacino and Warren Beatty. Her adopted children Dexter and Duke play a significant part in this book (her first child was adopted when Diane was 50). Who knew adorable Annie Hall could write such an articulate memoir?
[Adult Nonfiction Book 921 K2215 2011b]
Kim B., Ridgedale Library
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This Is Where I Leave You
Tropper, Jonathan
Judd Foxman's life used to make sense, but that was before he found out his wife was having an affair with his boss, and before his father died. As Judd observes the mourning ritual of sitting shiva in his childhood home with his family, he feels trapped between the mistakes of the past and the uncertainties of the future. Should Judd forgive his wife? Have a fling with his high school crush? Or just get drunk and fight with his brothers? This book is an unlikely mix of heartbreak and humor that captures how tragedy and joy so often go hand in hand.
[Adult Fiction Book TROPPER]
Amy L., Info & Online Services
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Little Gale Gumbo
Marks, Erika
Camille Bergeron, native of New Orleans and on the run from her abusive husband, arrives on Little Gale Island, Maine, with her teen daughters, Josie and Dahlia. Soon befriended by single dad Ben Haskell and his teenage son, Matthew, the Bergeron women start a new life and, with the Haskells, open a restaurant serving Creole favorites. But Camille’s husband wants his wife and daughters back, and both families soon learn that troubles from the past don’t always stay safely in the past. Recipes are included in this novel about friendship and family.
[Adult Fiction Book MARKS]
Kathryn Z., Maple Grove Library
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All My Patients Kick and Bite: More Favorite Stories From a Vet's Practice
Wells, Jeff
Veterinarian Wells returns with another collection of warm, humorous tales of the animals he treats and the people who own and care for them. He introduces us to a cross section of critters who come through his office, or who he has to visit. The author doesn't just deal with dogs and cats, but also sheep, goats, llamas, cattle, horses, donkeys and mules, most of which require outpatient visits. The stories are as much about the human owners as about the animal patients; for pet owners, Wells provides insight into a vet's view of the world. I loved gaining insight and an even greater appreciation of my dog's vet and everything he deals with on a daily basis. A very enjoyable read pet lovers will love!
[Adult Nonfiction 636.089 W 2011]
Jennifer L., Ridgedale Library
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Songs of Unreason
Harrison, Jim
Jim Harrison’s latest collection of poems illuminates the author’s preoccupations. Certainly women, wine, food, dogs, the American South West and the Upper Peninsula have always been foremost in his thoughts and present in his essays, fiction and poetry. What we discover now is that aging and death have entered the fray as well. Through stanzas such as
“The truest night of the hunter
is when like his prey
he never wakes up.”
from the long poem “Suite of Unreason” Harrison shares his thoughts about demise.
This interestingly composed book has us read conventional poems such as “River I” on the right-hand pages. Here are two beautiful verses from it:
“Above her head were mountains covered with snow.
I decided we were born to be moving water not ice.”
Unconventionally, stanzas from the long poem “Suite of Unreason” appear on the unnumbered left-had pages all through the book.
This collection of poems is meant to be read slowly and deliberately, going back over poems you might have read too fast the first time around.
[Adult Nonfiction Book 811.54 H245 2011]
Lorenzo T., Systems & Network Services
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Other Heartbreaks: Stories
Henley, Patricia
Fans of Patricia Henley's short stories and novels will not be disappointed with her lastest collection. This stunning collection chronicles characters engaged in struggles with relationships, faith, friendship, and community. Henley's prose shines--there isn't a bad sentence in the whole collection. Her stories feel fresh, never overly plotted or predetermined, and many will surprise you with their compassion and honesty, in their redemptive power for the characters and the reader.
[Adult Fiction Book HENLEY]
Eddie A., St. Anthony Library
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Ape House
Gruen, Sara
As in "Water for Elephants," Gruen’s love for animals shines through in this rollicking ride. This novel is much more fun than “water”. Ostensibly a story about great apes in a language acquisition study it’s really a satire of everything from Hollywood’s obsession with appearance and reality television to activists, tabloids and even what makes a marketable novel (blow something up!). Gruen does in this novel that’s more fun than a barrel of bonobos.
[Adult Fiction Book GRUEN]
Laura P., Ridgedale Library
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Walking With the Comrades
Roy, Arundhati
Booker Prize laureate Arundhati Roy, author of “The God of Small Things,” is covertly guided through India’s Dandakaranya forest to meet with the resourceful and resilient Naxalite Maoists. Living on land that covers huge deposits of bauxite, these “poorest of the poor” have fought a long insurgency against violent forced removal from their tribal homeland by the Indian government and corporate mining.
[Adult Nonfiction Book 954.137 R 2012]
Keven L., Maple Grove Library
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Graveminder
Marr, Melissa
Claysville seems like an idyllic small town. The residents are safe and healthy, and no one ever moves away. But is that because everyone is happy...or trapped? When Rebekkah's adopted grandmother is murdered, Rebekkah learns the town is full of strange secrets, and that she has inherited the position of Graveminder. It is Rebekkah's destiny to tend to the dead so that they stay dead. She shares this responsibility with the Undertaker, who just happens to be her ex-lover, Byron. Marr blends romance and horror in a compelling and entertaining mix.
[Adult Fiction Book MARR]
Amy L., Info & Online Services
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