Bev's ePicks

Bev's ePicks

Nightwoods: A Novel (Google eBook)

$13.99
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Published: Random House, 9/2011
As Charles Frazier did in Cold Mountain, he has again created a sense of place and strong backdrop for his new novel. In the mountains of Appalachian and largely in a vast, remote lodge, Luce has carved out a life of solitude and self-sufficiency. That aloneness comes to a sudden end when her sister's twin children who have witnessed violence, come under her care.  The children's father ruthlessly takes care of anyone who stands in his way. Because  he believes his children have a stash of money, he is on the hunt for them. Luce's challenge is one of moving our of  her comfort zone to heal the past as she protects and builds a future for her new family. Filled with tension that keeps you turning the pages but also offers you hope and tenderness.

$9.99
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Published: Knopf, 6/2010

If you read in your comfortable zone all year and want to step out for something a bit avant-garde, pick up this year’s Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle Award A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.

 


Joy For Beginners (Google eBook)

$11.99
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Published: Putnam Adult, 6/2011

If you want to be uplifted by ordinary lives, try Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister. You’ll find yourself thinking up challenges to round out your life, just as these friends did.

 


Room: A Novel (Google eBook)

$9.99
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Published: Little, Brown, 9/2010

If you want to read what everyone else is reading , this is the book you think you can’t bear to read but you’ll be glad you did. The focus is on a mother and the world she created for her son while in captivity, not on the crime or criminal.  Innocence meets survival.

 


The Help (Google eBook)

$9.99
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Published: Putnam Publishing Group, 2/2009

If you want to have a food event with a book, a helping of southern comfort food goes with this longtime bestseller now out in paperback.

 


Work song (Google eBook)

$9.99
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Published: Riverhead Books (Hardcover), 7/2011

A new book from a favorite author.

 


Dreams of Joy: A Novel (Google eBook)

$11.99
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Published: Random House, 5/2011

A new book from a favorite author.

 


$9.99
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Published: Simon and Schuster, 5/2011

A new non-fiction book from a favorite author.

 


$11.99
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Published: Crown Pub, 5/2011

A new non-fiction book from a favorite author.

 


$11.99
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Published: Random House Incorporated, 3/2010

If you missed this book last summer.

 


The widower's tale (Google eBook)

$11.99
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Published: Pantheon, 9/2010

No need to wait for the paperback.  Download now.

 


$11.99
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Published: Random House Digital, Inc., 7/2010

No need to wait for the paperback.  Download now.

 


Driftless (Google eBook)

$9.92
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Published: Milkweed Editions

An all-time favorite for the northwoods.

 


Clara and Mr. Tiffany (Google eBook)

$11.99
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Published: Random House, 1/2011

If you want to be in touch with the artist in you.

 


The Paris Wife: A Novel (Google eBook)

$12.99
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Published: Ballantine Books, 2/2011
To channel the Hemingway in you.