Claire’s Top 5 Picks
- ‘Midnight Sun’ by Jo Nesbo
- ‘Blue’ by Danielle Steel
- ‘Try Not to Breathe’ by Holly Seddon
- ‘She’s Not There’ by Joy Fielding
- ‘The Photographer’s Wife’ by Suzanne Joinson
‘Midnight Sun’ – Jon is on the run, he has betrayed Oslo’s biggest crime lord and is now fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets. He is hoping to find sanctuary among a local religious sect. Hiding out in a shepherd’s cabin in the wilderness he is provided with a rifle and essential supplies by a bereaved mother and her young son and is slowly being driven insane by the midnight sun. And then he discovers that the crime lord is getting closer to finding him…
‘Blue’ – Ginny Carter was once a rising star in TV news, married to a top anchorman, with a three-year-old son and a full and happy life in Beverly Hills—until her whole world dissolved in a single instant on the freeway two days before Christmas. A story of dark secrets revealed, second chances, and the power of love and courage to overcome life’s greatest challenges.
‘Try Not to Breathe’ – Alex Dale is lost. Destructive habits have cost her a marriage and a journalism career. All she has left is her routine: a morning run until her body aches, then a few hours of forgettable work before the past grabs hold and drags her down. Alex’s world begins to change when she discovers Amy Stevenson, a woman who was found unconscious after a merciless assault. She has been in a coma for 15 years, forgotten by the world. Amy, who unbeknownst to her doctors, remains locked inside her body, conscious but paralyzed…reliving the past. Soon Alex’s routine includes visiting hours at the hospital with Amy and then interviews with the original suspects in the attack. But what starts as a reporter’s story becomes a personal obsession. A good read.
‘She’s Not There’ – Caroline receives a phone call from someone who says “I think my real name is Samantha, I think I’m your daughter” and Caroline’s heart nearly stops. Instantly she’s thrust 15 years in the past, to a resort in Baja, Mexico and the fateful night her world collapsed. After a lovely night out with her husband they return back to their hotel suite to find their two-year-old Samantha has vanished without a trace.
‘The Photographer’s Wife’ – In 1920s Jerusalem, 11-year-old Prudence watches her architect father launch an ambitious and crazy plan to redesign the Holy City by importing English parts to the desert. He employs a British pilot to take aerial photographs of the city and soon Prue becomes uncomfortably aware of the attraction flaring between this pilot and a young English wife of a famous Jerusalem photographer. Palestine has been a surprisingly harmonious mix of British colonials, exiled Armenians and Greek, Arab, and Jewish officials rubbing elbows, but there are simmers of trouble ahead. A dangerous game begins.
Lots of activities happenings at your libraries. At the Providence Bay library during March break we will be having Story Hour Wednesday and Friday afternoon at 2 pm. At the Mindemoya library during March break we will be having Game Time Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm with lots of exciting games such as snakes and ladders, Uno and checkers, crokinole and a lot more. We also will be having a children’s matinee Wednesday afternoon.
More info to come.
And also coming very soon to your Mindemoya library we will be having Minecraft installed on several of our computers so you will be able to come in and play against each other and tournaments will follow.
See you at your Iibraries!
