As with The Secret Book of Flora Lee, Callahan Henry's other book I read, I was drawn in immediately by the prose, tone, and atmosphere, not to mention the mystery and setting.
How can you not love a story about a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter's search for both of them? Throw in London, England's lake district, and South Carolina's low country, and you've got me hooked!
I adore a book with long-held shocking family secrets, and Amanda Peters brings this in her captivating story while introducing the reader to a little-known Native American tribe. Her well-drawn characters will stay with me a long time. I highly recommend this book, whether you listen on audio as I did or read a print or digital copy.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years
"A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness." —People, A Best New Book
July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother,…
This compelling page-turner by Marie Bostwick is a story of friendship and sisterhood set in 1963, a tumultuous time in our country – and for our women! A setting that always grabs me and one I go to in a few of my own novels.
You’ll meet Margaret and her friends, who you’ll feel like you know, all feisty women fighting obstacles society throws at them – and who doesn’t love that?
All women should read The Book Club for Troublesome Women and never forget everything we’ve fought for, and are still fighting for.
USA TODAY BESTSELLER * SOUTHERN INDIE BESTSELLER * A BRENDA NOVAK BOOK GROUP PICK * GLOSS BOOK CLUB PICK * THE GIRLFRIEND BOOK CLUB PICK * A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 (SheReads) * Margaret never really meant to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution, for that matter in this bold and plucky novel from New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick.
"Ideal for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoyed Bonnie Garmus's Lessons in Chemistry." --Library Journal, starred review
"Readers will cheer." --Kirkus
"Perfect for those who love book club, nostalgia for the…
Three months after her husband’s death in 1969, Rosalee Linoff is determined to jump back into life. For her, that means returning to her art. She desperately wants to be accepted as a talented sculptor, but that requires she dig up the courage to submit her work again – and be judged. Her paralyzing insecurity mounts when she meets her new neighbor, best-selling author Fran Barish.
Fran has the recognition Rosalee craves. But Rosalee’s joy with her children, especially her granddaughter, Jill, eats at Fran, a constant reminder of her childlessness. A spiral of mutual envy ensues. It constantly bubbles below the surface of their friendship and is intensified by Fran’s long-held secret – and her inexplicable fascination with Jill’s emerald necklace.
As Jill starts college, Rosalee worries about the choices her granddaughter might make. But Jill’s passion for women’s rights makes Grandma proud. Together with Rosalee’s friends, they travel to New York City for the Women’s Strike for Equality – which further escalates the tension between Rosalee and Fran. When Jill’s convictions are tested, Rosalee faces a dilemma. Does she dare trust Fran to help? Will their mutual jealousy make that impossible? Or will the story behind Jill’s emerald bind them together?
