Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication Date: February 21, 2023 Length: 320 pages A well-loved member of the Wesleyan, Georgia community has died. After his funeral, an ice storm hits the town causing power outages. His widow, Marietta, shelters two friends and her sister-in-law from the storm’s aftereffects. As they awaken to their ice-covered town, one thing […]
Publisher: Independently Published Published Date: November 9, 2018 Length: 162 paperback I purchased this book to read for the Rockmart Cultural Arts Center bookclub. Miss Bessie is an elderly woman living alone outside of Albany, Georgia. Wise beyond her years, she guides the residents with wit, humor, and grumpy grace. The new pastor of the […]
Publisher: Bantam Publication Date: March 23, 2023 Length: 320 pages I received this book from the publisher. Katie True lacks ambition. She tried to be a professional tarot card reader. That didn’t work. She is floating through a series of entry-level jobs that lead nowhere. Life in the city was expensive so she moved back […]
Publication Date: October 25, 2022 Length: 369 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing I received this book from the publisher, Grand Central Publishing. Kay Scarpetta is the Chief Medical Examiner. She is testifying in a contentious, high profile trial when the judge’s sister is discovered dead. As Dr. Scarpetta examines the area where the judge’s sister […]
Publisher: CWW Publishing Date of Publication: October 12, 2022 Length: 388 pages, paperback I received this book from the publisher. Henry Smith is a widow. Dealing with three children who have lost their mother is difficult. He misses her too. Their son Benji suffers from asthma and his condition appears to be worsening. The only […]
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: December 8, 2022 Length: 368 pages, paperback I received this book directly from the author. A father unexpectedly dies leaving his family to work through all the details of his death. It is no easy matter to stop the minutiae of a person’s life. Bank, house, bills, funeral service, […]
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: November 15, 2022 I received this book from the publisher. There is a school on a Russian peninsula that trains children to be more than they are. Much, much more. Is this an elite preparatory school? No. Is it a state-funded school? No. This is a school started generations […]
Publisher: Simon and SchusterPublishing Date: April 4, 2023Length: 384 pages, hardcover I received this book from the publisher. In the early years of the United States, there was little in the form of entertainment. Richmond, Virginia was fortunate to have a beautiful theater. The theater had three stories, boxes for the well-to-do, and even an […]
Length: 220 pages, Kindle Publication date: May 31, 2017 I received this book from the author. Rome Lockheed and Julian Rider are average middle school students, or are they? Rome accidentally set the neighbor’s tree on fire by looking at it. Julian is a soccer player that always carries a die with him. He catches […]
Publisher: Ballantine Books Length: 304 pages printed Publication Date: January 4, 2022 I bought this book to read for book club. Molly is a maid. Her job at the Regency Grand Hotel is her happiness. Molly loves cleanliness and order, she does her job with pride. She also likes the anonymity of being a maid. […]