Jeff's Picks
The Baker's Secret

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

A beautifully written saga of family dysfunction across multiple generations in the north woods of Minnesota.
-Jeff
The One-Eyed Man

"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

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

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.