Reported by Garry
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy
Schiff is the biography of one of the most famous women in history. Cunning,
ambitious and utterly cutthroat in her pursuit of power (she waged a civil war
against one brother, poisoned another and had her sister killed), she was one
of the most powerful women in the Middle East, forging ties with the Roman
Empire that still echo today. Schiff utilizes classical sources to reconstruct
the life (and death at age 40) of this fascinating icon of history. SH
The Girl in Duluth by
Sigrid Brown tells the harrowing story of June Bergeron – an 18 year old whose
mother has disappeared. Fearing the worst, June investigates the disappearance
and is pulled into the dark, violent underbelly of northern Minnesota, and her
own family’s dark secrets. This tight-paced thriller really captivated our
reader who stated that the characters are particularly well-written and
relatable. MS
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021 edited
by Ed Young. “Excellent. Absolutely excellent.” was the review by our reader. In
this compilation of the best science and nature articles written in the US in
2020, editor Ed Young has curated a collection that spans three broad topics:
Contagion, Connection, and Consequences. Our reader has been a fan of this
series of compilations for quite some time and states that this collection of
articles ranks up there with the best.
CD
The Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven
are a duology by Barbara Kingsolver that follow the story of Missy, a spirited
young lady from poor, rural Kentucky, who decides to get away and change her
life. Changing her name to Taylor is the first step. Driving to Tucson, Arizona
is the second. Life has other plans for her, though, as within hours of arriving
in Tucson, she is handed a 3-year-old Cherokee girl named Turtle. Taylor adopts
the young girl and settles in Tucson, setting roots where she did not intend. When
a lawyer for the Cherokee nation starts to investigate the (highly unorthodox)
adoption of Turtle, Taylor and Turtle’s new life begins to crumble. MH
Also mentioned:
Just Came
for the Donuts
– NH ( :D )
Valley of
the Amazons
by Noretta Koertge
Why
Nations Fail: The Origins of Power,
Prosperity and Poverty by Darren Acemoglu and James Robinson
A Single
Thread by
Tracy Chevalier
Out of
Istanbul: A Journey of Discovery along
the Silk Road
by Bernard Ollivier
Picking
Cherries
Surviving
the White Gaze: A Memoir by Rebecca Caroll
Switchboard
Soldiers
by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Heart
is a Lonely Hunter
by Carson McCullers
Roadside
Picnic by
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
The
Regulators
by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
The Sweet
Remnants of Summer
by Alexander McCall Smith
Out of
the Easy
by Ruta Sepetys
The Women’s
House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan
Nine
Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine Brooks
Trashlands by Alison Stine
The
Lioness
by Chris Bohjalian
Properties
of Thirst
by Marianne Wiggins
The
Codebreaker’s Secret
by Sara Ackerman
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