Reported by Rita
When Crickets Cry by
Charles Martin
It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town.
A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the
little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest.
Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car,
his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands more
about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening
around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of
both their lives. Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons
why crickets cry . . . and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners.
Heartwarming and
spiritual – couldn’t put it down. –
GP 5 stars
Southernmost: a Novel by Silas
House
A natural disaster inspires an evangelical preacher to reverse
his position about gay rights, a transition that ends his marriage and job,
forcing him to take desperate measures to introduce his son to a more accepting
world.
One of the most
beautiful books I’ve read. - MD 5 stars
The Boys From Biloxi by John
Grisham
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its
beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also
notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution,
bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by
small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia.
Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood
friends and Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in
different directions. Keith's father became a legendary prosecutor, determined
to "clean up the Coast." Hugh's father became the "Boss" of
Biloxi's criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his
father's footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father's
clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a
courtroom. Life itself hangs in the balance in The Boys from Biloxi, a sweeping
saga rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters.
Typical Grisham – enjoyable and easy to read. – NH
4 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
Amazing Men: Courage, Insight, Endurance by Joyce
Tenneson
Death on the River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's
Amazon Adventure by Samantha Seiple
The Manchurian Candidate by
Richard Condon
Strength in What Remains by Tracy
Kidder
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant
Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoèe
Schlanger
The Books of Jacob: Across Seven Borders, Five Languages,
and Three Major Religions, Not Counting the Minor Sects by Olga Tokarczuk
New Books
Container & Small-Space Gardening for the
South: How to Grow Flowers & Food No Matter Where You Live by
Barbara W. Ellis
Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate
Pearsall
Let us Descend: a Novel by
Jesmyn Ward
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