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by Christy
In
Helen Humphreys’ The Lost Garden, Gwen Davis is put in charge of the
farming of potatoes for the war effort. The women she is supervising, however,
are much more interested in the Canadian soldiers stationed at the estate. In
order to gain control, Davis arranges frequent evening dances where her girls
can mingle with the soldiers. In doing so, she discovers feelings she’s never
felt before, and she also stumbles on a hidden, forgotten garden with its own
secrets. Our reader found this book “pleasant” and a “quick read."
In
Alexander McCall Smith’s The Department of Sensitive Crimes, no case is
too small or weird to tackle for a Swedish team of criminal investigators.
Cases include a stabbing of a man in the back of the knee and a woman’s missing
imaginary boyfriend. Our reader enjoyed this novel, calling it “too fun."
Margaret
Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last tells the story of Stan and Charmaine who
are living in their car and trying to survive amidst societal collapse. The couple
decides to participate in the Positron Project where they will have jobs, food,
and a nice, clean house for alternating months. Every other month they will
become prisoners in the Positron prison system. The couple is fine with this
arrangement until Charmaine makes a decision that will ultimately put Stan’s
life in danger. Our reader found this book to be “frightening."
Mere
days after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, Chef Jose Andres traveled to
the island to help the only way who knew how: by feeding people. Andres tells
his story in We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One
Meal at a Time. Our reader called Andres “passionate” and found his story
“inspiring."
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