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The Burgess Boys: A Novel About the Demons of a Hate Crime by Elizabeth Strout

On March 21, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, Elizabeth Strout has brought to life two deeply human protagonists whose struggles and triumphs will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. Tender, tough-minded, loving, and deeply illuminating about the ties that bind us to family and home, The Burgess Boys is Elizabeth Strout’s newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.

Schroder: A Mystery Novel That Chronicles a Father’s Desperate Mistakes by Amity Gaige

On February 2, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit. Alternately lovesick and ecstatic, Amity Gaige’s deftly imagined novel offers a profound meditation on history and fatherhood, and the many identities we take on in our lives–those we are born with and those we construct for ourselves.

Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, A Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini

On January 10, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the extraordinary friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a former slave who won her freedom by the skill of her needle, and the friendship of the First Lady by her devotion.

Me Before You, Second Novel by British Author Jojo Moyes

On January 5, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

Flight Behavior: An Environmental Jeremiad Novel by Barbara Kingsolver

On October 23, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Flight Behavior transfixes from its opening scene, when a young woman’s narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a raging fire. In the lyrical language of her native Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver bares the rich, tarnished humanity of her novel’s inhabitants and unearths the modern complexities of rural existence. Characters and reader alike are quickly carried beyond familiar territory here, into the unsettled ground of science, faith, and everyday truces between reason and conviction.

Peaches for Father Francis: A Novel by Joanne Harris

On October 14, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

The bestselling author of Chocolat and The Girl with No Shadow returns to Lansquenet in this enchanting new novel, Peaches for Father Francis (in the UK called Peaches for Monsieur le Curé).

The People of Forever Are Not Afraid: A Novel About Coming-of-Age in the Israeli Army by Shani Boianjiu

On October 14, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

A “searing debut” about three young women coming of age, experiencing “the absurdities of life and love on the precipice of violence”. In a relentlessly energetic and arresting voice marked by humor and fierce intelligence, Shani Boianjiu, winner of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35,” creates an unforgettably intense world, capturing that unique time in a young woman’s life when a single moment can change everything.

Those We Love Most, A Year in the Life of a Family That Suffers a Tragic Loss by Lee Woodruff

On September 21, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Those We Love Most chronicles how these unforgettable characters confront their choices, examine their mistakes, fight for their most valuable relationships, and ultimately find their way back to each other. It takes us deep into the heart of what makes families and marriages tick and explores a fundamental question: when the ties that bind us to those we love are strained or broken, how do we pick up the pieces?

Shout Her Lovely Name, Intertwined Short Stories About Mothers and Daughters by Natalie Serber

On September 8, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Short Stories, by Editor

Mothers and daughters ride the familial tide of joy, regret, loathing, and love in these stories of resilient and flawed women. Gimlet-eyed and emotionally generous, achingly real and beautifully written, these unforgettable stories lay bare the connection and conflict in families. Shout Her Lovely Nameheralds the arrival of a powerful new writer.

Inside, A Resonant Novel of Entwined Lives by Alix Ohlin

On June 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

From the highly acclaimed author of The Missing Person and Babylon and Other Stories, a resonant novel of entwined lives and a woman with an unsettling ability to broach the innermost dynamics of the people around her. With razor-sharp emotional intelligence, Inside poignantly explores the many dangers as well as the imperative of making ourselves available to—and responsible for—those dearest to us.