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Sarah, our Adult Selection Specialist, suggests books that will linger in your mind.
hourly12008-04-17T15:18:05ZBefore I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/watsonsleep.html For the last twenty years, amnesiac Claire has woken with no idea whom she is.No publisherdohertysFictionSuspense*32012-02-07T20:26:53ZNews ItemA History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/macgregorobjects.html History in small bites from the British MuseumNo publisherdohertysNon-Fiction2012-02-07T20:28:23ZNews ItemSouth of Superior by Ellen Airgood http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/airgoodsuperior.html An unsentimental portrait of real life in an isolated town on the southern edge of Lake Superior.
No publisherdohertysFiction2012-01-24T23:19:31ZNews ItemThe Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/diffenbaughflowers.html Eighteen-year-old Victoria resorts to sleeping in a San Francisco park until she convinces a florist that working with flowers is one thing she does well.No publisherdohertys2012-01-10T19:03:17ZNews ItemHoliday Reading http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/otsholiday2011.html Many of your favorite authors have written a seasonal title this year!No publisherdohertys2011-12-27T22:25:48ZNews ItemWhat Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/moriartyalice.html Moriarty uses Alice’s amnesia to ruefully examine the relationships that mean the mostNo publisherdohertysFiction2011-11-29T22:51:43ZNews ItemRed on Red by Edward Conlon http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/conlonred.html A nuanced portrait of a pair of New York City homicide detectivesNo publisherdohertys2011-11-15T19:46:35ZNews ItemTurn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/adamsmachupicchu.html Funny and enlightening, this is a perfect read for both prospective and armchair travellers.No publisherdohertys2011-11-01T20:10:44ZNews ItemThe Last Letter From Your Lover by JoJo Moyes http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/moyesletter.html I kept thinking of Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember...No publisherdohertys2011-10-18T18:18:51ZNews ItemOnce Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/campbellriver.html Full of hard life and hope, Once Upon a River is memorable, meaty and perfect for book discussion groups. No publisherdohertys2011-10-04T19:04:47ZNews ItemThe Matchmaker of Kenmare by Frank Delaney http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/delaneymatchmaker.html Vintage Irish storytellingNo publisherdohertysHistorical Fiction2011-09-20T17:48:28ZNews ItemShe Walks In Beauty: a woman's journey through poems http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/kennedywalksingbeauty.html These poems, selected and organized by Caroline Kennedy, follow the stages of life common to all of us.No publisherdohertys2011-09-06T19:52:57ZNews ItemKilled at the Whim of A Hat by Colin Cotterill http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/cotterillhat.html A slight mystery investigated by a varied cast of surprising characters, perfect for fans of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyNo publisherdohertysMystery2011-08-23T19:57:32ZNews ItemClara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/vreelandtiffany.html Vreeland writes superlative historical fiction with a focus on how artists create.No publisherdohertysHistorical Fiction2011-08-09T17:56:18ZNews ItemThe Love of My Youth by Mary Gordon http://www.cadl.org/books-movies/ots/gordonlove.html A classic tale of the road not takenNo publisherdohertysFiction2011-07-27T15:42:29ZNews Item