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Cool Down at the Library with a Good Book!
Librarians Heather Timko, Dona Stein, & Jennifer Niederhausen bring to you three great new reads each week. Check them out at your Strongsville Branch Library!
It’s hot outside but it’s cool here inside the library. Why not take a break from the heat and relax in the library with a new book? We have these new titles and many more to check-out this summer. Happy Reading!
The Bookman’s Tale: a Novel of Obsession By Charlie Lovett, May 2013, 368 pages.
This is a book lover’s book. Peter Byerly’s wife has died and he’s not sure how to carry on. He decides to relocate from North Carolina to the English countryside hoping to find joy in collecting and restoring rare books. He comes across an 18th century study of Shakespeare forgeries and a watercolor picture that falls out happens to resemble his deceased wife a little too much. Of course it can’t be her but it begins Peter’s mission to find the origins of this picture and learn a lot more about Shakespeare than he ever imagined. This novel is a literary mystery that will delight many bibliophiles. If you enjoyed The Thirteenth Tale, this is a book that you will certainly enjoy.
Flora By Gail Godwin, May 2013, 288 pages.
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Godwin’s 14th spellbinding novel is told by Helen, a novelist, looking back to the summer when she was a precocious ten- year-old. Her older cousin Flora comes to care for her while her father does top secret war work in Oak Ridge at the end of World War II. Helen and Flora are quite isolated in the creepy old home until Finn enters their life. Flora tells a story of love, regret, and the things we cannot undo. Fans of Ann Tyler or Lee Smith should enjoy Godwin’s latest.
Transatlantic By Colum McCann, June 2013, 320 pages.
National Book Award winning author McCann describes and links three different iconic transatlantic crossings from Newfoundland to Ireland. Abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass in 1845, aviators Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown in 1919, and Senator George Mitchell in 1998. All have different reasons for making the passage and meet up with a family of remarkable women. Serious readers will love the ambitious structure and the lovely language that makes up this excellent read.
Reviews brought to you each week by Librarians – Jennifer Niederhausen, Dona Stein, & Heather Timko
Adult Services Division
Strongsville Branch Library