There, far from civilization, the women uncover secrets that will change them in ways they never expected.", Years later, a new marriage reunites them and they decide to come together once again on a remote barrier island off the South Carolina coast. But when one of the Girls dies tragically, the group slowly drifts apart and their vacations together are brought to a halt. They called themselves the Girls of August. Their only criteria was oceanfront and isolation, their only desire to strengthen their far-flung friendships. The ritual began when they were in their twenties and their husbands were in medical school, and became a mainstay of every summer thereafter. Now they reunite for a startling week of discoveries. For fifteen years, four girls of August would gather together to spend a week at the beach, until tragedy interrupts their ritual. "item_description" : "Anne Rivers Siddons's New York Times bestselling novel about four friends whose lives are forever changed by the events of one summer.
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The Sookie Stackhouse series, in which Sookie has to deal with vampires, werecreatures and other supernatural folk - not to mention her own complicated love life - was also instrumental in creating the urban fantasy genre. It also won Harris a whole new fan club of devoted readers and pushed her into the bestseller lists. Dead Until Dark won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery. In 1996, she released the first of the much darker Shakespeare mysteries, featuring the amateur sleuth Lily Bard, a karate student who makes her living cleaning houses.Ĭharlaine Harris then wrote the first of her Southern vampire mysteries starring Sookie Stackhouse, the quirky, telepathic waitress who works in a bar in the fictional Northern Louisiana town of Bon Temps. The first of the eight books, Real Murders, was shortlisted for Best Novel in the 1990 Agatha Awards. Though her early works consisted largely of poems about ghosts and, later, teenage angst, she wrote plays when she attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and started writing novels a few years later.Īfter publishing two stand-alone mysteries, Harris launched a light-hearted mystery series 'starring' Georgia librarian Aurora Teagarden. Charlaine Harris was born in Tunica, Mississippi, and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area in the middle of a cotton field. Philip Hensher, The Spectator (UK)īreath is about moving out of your depth, getting in over your head, having your soul damaged beyond repair. Breath seems to cut through everything, and to speak with unusual honesty. Andrew Reimer, Sydney Morning HeraldĪ novelist who, to a peerless degree, has learnt how to do it. This brilliant book may well turn out to be the finest thing that Winton has done. James Bradley, The AgeĪn absorbing, powerful and deeply beautiful novel, a meditation on surfing which becomes a rumination about the very stuff of existence. Its seeming simplicity is deceptive, for beneath its pared-back surfaces lies all the steel of a major novelist operating at full throttle in a territory he has spent 25 years making his own. It’s unlikely Winton has ever written as well as he writes in Breath. A web designer turned author, Erin has always been invested in telling stories. After receiving a distress call, a corporate mining ship that just happens to be closest is sent to a distant planet. Erin Bowman is the critically acclaimed author of numerous books for children and teens, including the Taken Trilogy, Vengeance Road, Retribution Rails, the Edgar Award-nominated Contagion duology, The Girl and the Witch’s Garden, and the forthcoming Dustborn. After receiving an urgent SOS from a work detail on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is dispatched to perform a standard search-and-rescue mission.īut when the crew arrives, they find an abandoned site, littered with rotten food, discarded weapons…and dead bodies.Īs they try to piece together who-or what-could have decimated an entire operation, they discover that some things are best left buried-and some monsters are only too ready to awaken. As we embarked on our trip I thought it would be fun to listen to an audio book that took place in space and Contagionby Erin Bowman was the perfect book for our family road trip. When Scaredy Squirrel plans a party, he concentrates on maximum security, not maximum fun. Readers of many backgrounds will relate to Aaron’s initial reluctance to do something he would rather not do-and the joy of having overcome it.Ī welcome book about the beauty of family, togetherness, and trying new things. This warm story highlights the tradition of African American family reunions, and Corrin’s loose, stylized illustrations capture both the love these extended family members share and their diversity in skin tone and hairstyle. At one point, Aaron listens to stories about his ancestors, who are represented as brown-outlined drawings without color, and he marvels that his family is “all over / the world.” After the family attends church together the next day, they begin to say their goodbyes and head home, leaving Aaron happy to have spent time with them and eager for their reunion next year-force field–free. He plays games with his cousins and watches his family lovingly gather for jokes, a cook-off, and a dance contest. The Richardsons’ staccato, informal text describes how Aaron deploys his personal “force field” to shield himself, but a whisper and a hug from PopPop welcomes him and puts Aaron in the mood to join in on the fun with his family. What will it take to make him change his mind? Aaron is convinced that he will not enjoy the annual family reunion this year and would much rather stay home and play video games. The author chooses to let the reader munch on that information for a while as the narrative really kicks into high gear in a small-time casino of sorts with the enigmatic name of Club Cumulus. Emil Retvenko is a Grisha who is abducted by a mysterious Shu man. What occurs in this prefatory section is not quite clear as it is taking place and may still not be crystal clear for some readers even by the end. To begin with, there is a Prologue before the official beginning of the story. The story commences amid a swirling tornado of confusion. Written by Timothy Sexton and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. While Sherlock may view women as inferior, Enola's detecting skills and disguises show that she is her brother's sister. When one is without power, what can one do? And when one is underestimated, how can one turn that to their advantage?Įnola is searching to find her mother and also gets caught up in the investigation of a missing Marquess. Enola has been protected by her mother may be a bit innocent about certain things but she is quick, and intelligent, and learns quickly.Įnola learns things about her mother, and her brothers at first unsettling and disturbing, but ultimately what Springer does is use this to say: women were in a pretty powerless place in the late 19th century. Springer pulls it off, in part by making Enola's mother very modern for her time, so that Enola's modern views do not seem out of place for 1888. Introducing a new character into established canon is tricky. I've read the books and most of the books about Holmes, and also watched the various film incarnations. The Good: I was introduced to Sherlock Holmes by Saturday morning replays of Basil Rathbone movies. The fourteen year old calls on her two older brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock, to assist but they seem more interested in Enola being turned into a proper young lady than in what has happened to their mother. The Plot: Enola Holmes' mother has disappeared. The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer. |