Jeff's Picks
The Baker's Secret
$26.99
ISBN: 9780062369581
Availability: Usually Ships in 2 Days
Published: William Morrow - May 2nd, 2017
You will fall in love with Emma, a young baker whose small clandestine acts keep her German occupied town in Normandy from starvation in the year before D-Day. In addition to enjoying the riveting story, I particularly appreciated learning more about daily French village life during the occupation.
-Jeff
Wintering
$16.00
ISBN: 9781101969991
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Published: Vintage - May 16th, 2017
A beautifully written saga of family dysfunction across multiple generations in the north woods of Minnesota.
-Jeff
The One-Eyed Man
$26.00
ISBN: 9780670025350
Availability: Special Order
Published: Viking - March 7th, 2017
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king"
Currie's latest intrigued me with its premise of a character that always speaks the truth even when social norms would dictate otherwise. By the end, though, I was left disappointed that so many potential themes that could have been explored with this premise were left untouched.
-Jeff
Dead Wake
$17.00
ISBN: 9780307408877
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Published: Broadway Books - March 22nd, 2016
Erik Larson's interesting account of the sinking of the Lusitania explores the subtleties behind the event, although he is unable to answer the truly interesting question: why did so many people voluntarily embark on the voyage after Germany publicly warned they would sink the ship?
Razor Girl
$27.95
ISBN: 9780385349741
Availability: Special Order
Published: Knopf - September 6th, 2016
When I need a reality-break, Carl Hiaasen is one of my go to authors. He didn't let me down with Razor Girl, a hilarious romp through the Florida Keys.
