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Adult Services Staff Picks November 2024 |
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The Cliffs
by J. Courtney Sullivan
Recommended by: Sarah V.
Jane, a Harvard archivist returning to Maine after a terrible mistake, is hired to research the history of a Victorian house and the women who lived there. She uncovers a story of lost lovers, romantic longing, shattering loss and the long shadow of colonialism that is even older than Maine itself.
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The Faculty Lounge
by Jennifer Mathieu
Recommended by: Sarah R.
When an elderly substitute teacher at Baldwin High School is found dead in the faculty lounge, the teachers spontaneously scatter his ashes on the school grounds and set in motion a year that can only be described as wild, bizarre, tragic, mundane, beautiful and humorous all at once.
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The Hacienda
by Isabel Canas
Recommended by: Kelly
In the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence and the execution of her father, Beatriz accepts Don Rodolfo Solórzano's proposal of marriage and is whisked away to his remote country estate where she is faced with a malevolent presence linked to his first wife's death.
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How to Age Disgracefully
by Clare Pooley
Recommended by: Rachel
The quirky members of the Senior Citizen's Social Club join forces with the tiny members of the daycare next door to thwart the city council's planned sale of the building housing both centers.
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Olive Days
by Jessica Elisheva Emerson
Recommended by: Anna Jayne
After Rina and her husband partake in a night of wife-swapping with other Orthodox couples, Rina engages in an intoxicating—and forbidden—affair with her married art teacher, awakening her to an existence beyond the confines of tradition—and a glimpse into what she left behind in the olive groves of her youth.
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Shred Sisters
by Betsy Lerner
Recommended by: Laura
Spanning two decades, an intimate and bittersweet story explores the fierce complexities of sisterhood, mental health, loss and love, showing that for all that threatens their sibling bond, Amy and Ollie Shred cannot escape or deny the inextricable sister knot that binds them.
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The Dish: The Lives and Labor Behind One Plate of Food
by Andrew Friedman
Recommended by: Lori
Acclaimed “chef writer” Andrew Friedman introduces readers to all the people and processes that come together in a single restaurant dish, creating an entertaining, vivid snapshot of the contemporary restaurant community, modern farming industry, and food-supply chain.
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From Here to the Great Unknown
by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
Recommended by: Joanna
Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Elvis's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, tells her whole story for the first time in a memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough, after Lisa Marie's death.
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Me
by Elton John
Recommended by: Brandee
An official autobiography by the influential music artist. Includes coverage of John's complicated upbringing in a London suburb, his celebrity collaborations, his struggles with addiction and the establishment of his AIDS Foundation.
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