Jess’s Pick
Kate Darling’s enigmatic mother–a once-famous
ballerina–has passed away, leaving Kate bereft.
When her grandmother falls ill and bequeaths
to Kate a small portrait of a woman who bears
a striking resemblance to Kate’s mother, Kate
uncovers a mystery that may upend everything
she thought she knew.
Laura’s Pick
Every city has a soul. Some are as
ancient as myths, and others are
as new and destructive as children.
New York City? She’s got five.
Carolyn’s Pick
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
creates a violent world, in which two
young people fall in love. It is not simply
that their families disapprove; the
Montagues and the Capulets are
engaged in a blood feud.
Martha’s Pick
In nineteenth-century China, in a
remote Hunan county, a girl named
Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired
with a laotong, “old same,” in an
emotional match that will last a lifetime.
Sharon’s Pick
Since the day they said, “I do,” Peggy’s
previous “doting” lifestyle met with
her husband John’s minimalist ways
and became the backdrop for years of
adventure and a quirky sense of humor
because of their differences.
Sonya’s Pick
In the sequel to Bird Box, Malorie
has a harrowing choice to make:
to live by the rules of survival that
have served her so well, or to venture
into the darkness and reach for hope
once more.