[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Fiction A to Z August 2010

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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:44:09 -0700
New and Recently Released!
The Cookbook Collector: A Novel - by Allegra Goodman
Publisher: Dial Press
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Pub Date: 07/06/2010
ISBN-13: 9780385340854
ISBN-10: 0385340850
It's hard to imagine how successful tech CEO Emily and her sister Jessamine, a 
philosophy student/environmental activist/antiquarian-bookstore employee,
could be any more different. But despite their differences in personality and 
values, both are struggling with romantic troubles that are tied to professional
as well as moral questions. Set in the late 1990s through the early aughts, The 
Cookbook Collector walks readers through the dot-com era (building suspense
as the crash we all know is coming gets ever closer) while Jess acquires a 
cookbook collection for her boss and cautiously approaches romance. Writing
with wit and an eye for character, author Allegra Goodman is often compared to 
Jane Austen.
First Chapter
Lowcountry summer - Dorothea Benton Frank
Publisher: William Morrow
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Pub Date: 06/15/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061961175
ISBN-10: 0061961175
Firmly ensconced back in the family home in South Carolina's Lowcountry, 
Caroline Wimbley Levine's life would be perfect were it not for the drunken 
escapades
of her hopefully soon-to-be-ex-sister-in-law, Frances Mae. In love with another 
woman and exasperated by his wife's drinking, Carolines brother, Trip,
has repeatedly asked Frances Mae for a divorce, which only fuels her 
alcohol-induced antics. When an under-the-influence accident endangers the life 
of
their youngest child, Frances Mae is sent off to rehab rather than face jail 
time. Her absence gives Caroline and Trip's girlfriend, Rusty, the opportunity
to turn Trip's pack of she-wolf daughters into young ladies- a Herculean task, 
considering the girls think Rusty a potential stepmother worthy of the Brothers
Grimm. Unfortunately, it will take a tragedy to fully bring the lessons of 
grace, honor, and tradition home to this next generation of Wimbley women. 
Reprising
the characters introduced in Plantation (2001), Frank creates a richly 
atmospheric tale of a loving, if dysfunctional, southern family.
Thin, rich, pretty - Elizabeth M. Harbison
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 07/06/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312381981
ISBN-10: 0312381980
Holly and Nicola became fast friends at summer camp 20 years ago, united in 
their hatred of rich, spoiled Lexi, who loved making fun of the shy Nicola and
the overweight Holly. Now in their late thirties, Holly is an art gallery 
owner, Nicola is a Hollywood star, and Lexi, well, she's just been tossed out
of her home when her father dies and her stepmother seizes everything. When the 
three meet up again, secrets from summer camp come to the surface, and
they realize it's time to grow up, each in her own way. A fast and fun read by 
Harbison ("Hope in a Jar"; "Shoe Addicts Anonymous"), sure to appeal to
anyone who came of age in the late 1980s.
Kings of the Earth: A Novel - by Jon Clinch
Publisher: Random House
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Pub Date: 07/06/2010
ISBN-13: 9781400069019
ISBN-10: 1400069017
Vernon, Audie, and Creed Proctor are brothers who, for most of their 60-odd 
years, have shared a home, a farm, and even the same bed. They're illiterate,
uninterested in the world beyond their farm, and don't take regular baths, but 
they're also hard-working and gracious and have earned the respect of their
neighbor, Preston. But when Vernon dies in his sleep, their admittedly odd and 
hardscrabble rural life is brought into question, and Creed is arrested
for murder. Based (at least in part) on the real-life Ward brothers, this is a 
"quiet storm of a novel that will stun readers with its power" (Publishers
Weekly).
The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay - by Beverly Jensen
Publisher: Viking
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Pub Date: 06/24/2010
ISBN-13: 9780670021666
ISBN-10: 0670021660
When their mother dies in childbirth, New Brunswick sisters Idella and Avis 
Hillock and their sibings are left to be raised by their father, a potato farmer
who ships the girls to relatives in Maine when he can't deal with the 
responsibility. Born in the early 20th century, the girls make their way to the 
U.S.
permanently as teenagers and remain close despite differences in their 
personalities and the challenges they face as adults. This series of connected 
stories,
which continues into the 1980s, is based on the lives of the author's own 
mother and aunt; though Beverly Jensen died before any of her work was 
published,
her stories have since been championed by Joyce Carol Oates and Stephen King.
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This Must Be the Place: A Novel - by Kate Racculia
Publisher: Henry Holt
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Pub Date: 07/06/2010
ISBN-13: 9780805092301
ISBN-10: 0805092307
When his wife, special-effects expert Amy, dies in a freak accident while on 
the set, Arthur Rook is left on his own--until he discovers a pink shoebox
full of keepsakes from her past. One, an unsent postcard, leads him to the town 
she grew up in, where he takes a room in the boarding house run by Amy's
childhood friend Mona and her daughter, Oneida. Once there, Arthur begins to 
learn more about Amy's life before him, while Mona and Oneida are drawn out
of their own self-imposed isolation by the grieving widower. Publishers Weekly 
calls this debut "both accessibly absurd and quite touching" as it deals
with love, loss, and coming of age.
First Chapter
The inn at Angel Island - Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer
Publisher: Berkley Books
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Pub Date: 2010
ISBN-13: 9780425234341
ISBN-10: 0425234347
Welcome to Angel Island, not far from the shores of Cape Light. It's said to 
harbor angels that help guide the lost, that sometimes lead them right back
to where they began...
Liza Martin arrives on Angel Island to sell the inn she and her brother 
inherited from their aunt, so she can bolt back to her busy life in Boston. But
back home awaits a broken marriage and an unstable career. The more time she 
spends on Angel Island, and with every local she meets, the more she finds
herself enjoying the tranquility of the place. Her new friends don't want to 
see her sell the inn to developers who will ruin the island's charm. There
is much for her to resolve before her departure- and it is going to take a band 
of angels to mend her broken wings and redirect her soul.
Focus on: Island Life
And She Was - by Cindy Dyson
Publisher: Harper
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Pub Date: 01/01/2007
ISBN-13: 9780060597719
ISBN-10: 0060597712
Thirty-one-year-old transient Brandy, who has no direction and no real roots 
anywhere, has followed her latest boyfriend to the Aleutian Islands, where
he's at sea for weeks at a time. She picks up a job as a cocktail waitress but 
still has enormous amounts of time to fill--time that goes into cocaine,
but also into introspection and reading about the history of the island's 
native people. Soon, she's reading about their near-extinction by the Russians
in the 18th century and learning their mythology--and finding a purpose for 
herself. With a compelling setting and "smart prose, bawdy humor and '80s 
references"
(Publishers Weekly), this debut will appeal to a range of readers.
First Chapter
A Summer Affair: A Novel - by Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher: Little, Brown
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Pub Date: 07/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780316018609
ISBN-10: 0316018600
Artist Claire Danner Crispin is one of those women who seems to have--and 
do--it all. In addition to caring for four kids and a husband, she's been asked
to create a piece of artwork for a huge summer fundraiser, which she's also 
helping to plan. With so much on her plate, the romantic attentions of a 
friend's
husband actually offer her some respite from her responsibilities, and she soon 
finds herself carrying on a fully fledged affair. Eventually, Claire must
decide for herself what she values more, but until then, her secret life offers 
"pure voyeuristic fun" (Kirkus Reviews). Like all of author Elin Hilderbrand's
novels (including her most recent, The Island), this one is set on Nantucket 
Island.
First Chapter
Beachcombers : a novel - Nancy Thayer
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Pub Date: 06/22/2010
ISBN-13: 9780345518286
ISBN-10: 0345518284
Life for the three Fox sisters changed dramatically after their mothers tragic 
death. Abbie, the eldest, took on the responsibility for raising her sisters
and taking care of their father. She is exploring the world beyond Nantucket as 
a nanny when her youngest sister, Lily, sends her an e-mail about their
middle sister, Emma, who has come home to lick her wounds. Emma has always 
strived to be the best, and when her job, savings, and fianc' are ripped from
her due to the economic crisis, she begins to sink into depression. Lily, who 
was doted on, is at a loss now that she is expected to behave like an adult.
The sisters reunite for the summer and start an island service, doing odd jobs 
for summer residents as they each come to terms with new challenges. Even
their father has moved on, as he becomes involved with newly divorced Marina, 
who is renting the small cottage on their property. Thayer gives readers
a charming summer read, filled with family and love.
First Chapter
Osprey Island - by Thisbe Nissen
Publisher: Random House
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Pub Date: 06/14/2005
ISBN-13: 9780385720625
ISBN-10: 0385720629
Osprey Island--just close enough to Manhattan to attract urban weekenders--is 
home to an old family-run hotel called the Lodge, run by Bud and Nancy Chizek
and their frequently boozed-up staff. In the summer of 1988, headstrong Suzi 
Chizek has returned to the island for the summer, as has Vietnam vet (or draft
dodger?) Roddy Jacobs. Between their tentative relationship, a fatal fire that 
leaves an already neglected eight-year-old at the mercy of his increasingly
angry father, and the troubles of other year-rounders, the island sees more 
than its share of uncomfortable revelations, exposed family secrets, and 
alcohol-soaked
scenes. Set in the weeks before the Lodge opens for the season, Osprey Island 
captures the claustrophobia inherent in long-term island living.
First Chapter
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - by Mary Ann Shaffer and 
Annie Barrows
Publisher: Dial Press
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Pub Date: 07/29/2008
ISBN-13: 9780385340991
ISBN-10: 0385340990
This delightful (and bestselling) debut, told entirely in letters, takes place 
in 1946, when writer Juliet Ashton finds the inspiration for her next book
in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, a British island just off the 
coast of France. As their correspondence expands to include others on the
island, Juliet decides to visit; while there, she strengthens her relationships 
with the members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,
a book club born as an alibi during the German occupation of World War II. The 
captivating stories she hears will charm your socks off and leave you wanting
to visit Guernsey yourself.
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