Havisham by Ronald Frame
In Havisham, Ronald Frame unfurls the psychological trauma that
made young Catherine into Miss Havisham and cursed her to a life alone,
roaming the halls of the mansion in the tatters of the dress she wore
for the wedding she was never to have.
Alexis and Stanley can't wait to find this under their Christmas trees!
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English
banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On
that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty
wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual.
For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while
the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.
Stanley and Susan Taylor highly recommend this title.
Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
Someone Else's Love Story is Joshilyn Jackson's funny, charming, and
poignant novel about science and miracles, secrets and truths, faith and
forgiveness; about falling in love and learning that things aren't
always what they seem--or what we hope they will be. It's a story about
discovering what we want and ultimately finding what we need.
Susan Taylor highly recommends this book.
Princess Bride, 40th Edition by William Golding
Here William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their
fellow adventurers finally receives a beautiful illustrated treatment.
A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts--"The Princess Bride" is a modern storytelling classic.
A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts--"The Princess Bride" is a modern storytelling classic.
Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield
As a boy, William Bellman commits
one small, cruel act: killing a bird
with his slingshot. Little does he know the unforeseen and terrible
consequences of the deed, which is soon forgotten amidst the riot of
boyhood games. By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his
own, William seems to be a man blessed by fortune—until tragedy strikes
and the stranger in black comes. Then he starts to wonder if all his
ha
ppiness is about to be eclipsed. Desperate to save the one precious
thing he has left, William enters into a rather strange bargain, with an
even stranger partner, to found a decidedly macabre business.And
Bellman & Black is born.
Susan Taylor recommends this to all!
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham