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The Hindi-Bindi Club: A Novel
Par Monica Pradhan. 2007
Three first-generation American women struggle to reconcile traditional Indian ways with Western life. As divorced doctor Kiran considers an arranged…
marriage, artist Rani loses her passion, and married Preity confronts past heartache, they draw upon the strength and wisdom of their mothers, affectionately dubbed the Hindi-Bindi Club. Includes recipes. 2007Darcy & Elizabeth: nights and days at Pemberley : Pride and prejudice continues
Par Linda Berdoll. 2006
Derbyshire, England; 1815. Following Fitzwilliam Darcy's successful rescue of his sister in France in Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife (BR…
17461), Darcy returns home to his wife Elizabeth and newborn twins. The return of Darcy's nemesis George Wickham mars his contentment. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006Recipes for a perfect marriage: a novel
Par Morag Prunty. 2006
Two months after her wedding, New York food writer Tressa fears that her husband, Dan, may not be the love…
of her life. Plagued by uncertainty, Tressa finds comfort in the journals and recipes of her Irish grandmother, Bernadine, who had the perfect marriage--or so Tressa thought. Includes recipes. 2006The last noel
Par Heather Graham. 2007
Craig Devon joins two crooks who abandon him, wounded, during a robbery gone wrong on Christmas Eve. When their car…
gets stuck in a blizzard, the robbers hold the O'Boyle family hostage. Kat O'Boyle escapes and encounters Craig, her ex-lover, before she hides. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Light a penny candle
Par Maeve Binchy. 1983
From the time in 1940 when shy, ten-year-old Elizabeth White is evacuated from wartime London and plunged into a large…
and contentious family in the Irish village of Kilgarret, she and Aisling O'Connor are destined to be the best of friends. This novel follows their lives together and apart over the decades. 1983Coal black horse: A Novel
Par Robert Olmstead. 2007
1863. Fourteen-year-old Robey Childs is sent by his clairvoyant mother to find his father, who is fighting in the Civil…
War. Robey, riding a stallion, encounters refugees, runaway slaves, deserters, and battle scavengers. At Gettysburg Robey finds his dying father and rescues an abused girl. Violence and strong language. 2007The mayor of Casterbridge: the life and death of a man of character (Penguin classics)
Par Thomas Hardy. 2003
Michael Henchard, an English farm worker, gets drunk at a country fair and sells his wife and child to a…
sailor for five guineas. His wife and daughter reappear eighteen years later, after Henchard has become the wealthy and respected mayor of Casterbridge. 1886The beach house
Par Jane Green. 2008
When sixty-five-year-old eccentric widow Nan Powell learns that she may lose her beloved nine-acre Nantucket home, she turns it into…
a summer boarding house. Her first guests include a gay married man, a single mom, and Nan's own unhappy son. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008The story of Edgar Sawtelle: a novel
Par David Wroblewski. 2008
Wisconsin, 1970s. Gar and Trudy Sawtelle raise an intuitive and intelligent dog breed on their farm. One dog, Almondine, can…
communicate with the Sawtelle's mute son Edgar. After Gar's brother arrives, Gar dies and fourteen-year-old Edgar flees into the forest with three of the dogs. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Bulls Island
Par Dorothea Benton Frank. 2008
Two decades ago, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee canceled her engagement to Charleston golden boy J.D. Langley because of a family feud…
and moved to Manhattan. Now Betts returns home to South Carolina on business. She wants to reconnect with her family while guarding old secrets. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Paper hearts
Par Debrah Williamson. 2007
Wenonah, Oklahoma. Widowed professor Max Boyle is about to take his own life to avoid assisted living when he encounters…
Chancy Deel, a teenaged runaway who is hiding in his garage. Max hires Chancy as his caregiver--an arrangement that gives both of them a new chance at life. 2007Before Green Gables
Par Budge Wilson. 2008
This prequel to Anne of Green Gables (RC 56114, BR 10098) portrays Anne's childhood before her eleventh birthday. Anne's parents…
died in an epidemic when she was a baby, leading her to have many adventures at foster homes, orphanages, and school. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2008Love the one you're with
Par Emily Giffin. 2008
Ellen has been happily married to her best friend's brother for one hundred days when she encounters Leo, who broke…
her heart eight years ago because he could not commit. As they get reacquainted, Ellen's desire for Leo resurfaces. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Daisy Dooley does divorce
Par Anna Pasternak. 2007
Daisy Dooley, a thirty-nine-year-old divorced Londoner living with her dachshund-breeder mum, rejoins the dating world. For support, Daisy relies on…
her friends--bachelorette Jess, seemingly happily married Lucy, and commitment-phobic Miles--as she navigates the singles scene searching for true love. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2007Where are you now?
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2008
When she was sixteen, Carolyn MacKenzie's brother Mack disappeared but each Mother's Day Mack makes a brief call home. Ten…
years later Carolyn, now an attorney, interrupts the call to tell Mack that she will find him. Despite a warning from Mack, Carolyn persists--and finds herself in danger. Bestseller. 2008These boots weren't made for walking: a novel
Par Melody Carlson. 2007
Right after she splurges on a pair of Valentino boots, Cassidy Cantrell is downsized from her Seattle marketing job, dumped…
by her boyfriend for someone in their Christian singles club, and scammed by a neighbor. Retreating to Black Bear, her mountain hometown, Cassidy begins to build a new life. 2007Dream when you're feeling blue: a novel
Par Elizabeth Berg. 2007
Chicago, 1940s. Kitty and Louise Heaney see their boyfriends off to fight in World War II, while their younger sister…
Tish has fun dancing and flirting at USO events. Letters to and from loved ones reveal events at home and on the battlefront. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007The New Year's quilt: an Elm Creek quilts novel (The Elm Creek Quilts #11)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2007
During the holidays, late-in-life newlywed Sylvia recalls New Year festivities of her youth as well as the tragic circumstances that…
distanced her from her sister. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, Sylvia reaches out to her new stepdaughter, Amy, who disapproved of Sylvia's marriage to Amy's father, Andrew. 2007In her absence: A Novel
Par Antonio Muñoz Molina. 2006
Spain. Mario López, a dutiful civil servant and husband, arrives home from work to find his beautiful artsy wife Blanca…
and her suitcase missing. When Blanca--or someone identical to her--returns, Mario's obsessive love is replaced by suspicion of this possible imposter. Translated from Spanish by Esther Allen. 1999The vanishing act of Esme Lennox
Par Maggie O'Farrell. 2006
Scottish shop owner Iris Lockhart is shocked to learn she has a great-aunt Esme, who has been in a psychiatric…
hospital for more than sixty years. When the hospital closes, Esme, deemed mentally fit, is released to Iris. Esme's story gradually comes out. Some strong language. 2006