Title
Carnegie’s Maid
Call Number
F BENEDICT
F BENEDICT
Summary
An Irish immigrant takes a job in the home of Andrew Carnegie. Her disappearance then triggers Carnegie's search for answers and the establishment of his legacy.
An Irish immigrant takes a job in the home of Andrew Carnegie. Her disappearance then triggers Carnegie's search for answers and the establishment of his legacy.
Title
Next Year in Havana
Call Number
F CLEETON
F CLEETON
Summary
A freelance writer returns her grandmother’s ashes to Havana and discovers her family history amidst Cuba’s tropical beauty and dangerous political environment.
A freelance writer returns her grandmother’s ashes to Havana and discovers her family history amidst Cuba’s tropical beauty and dangerous political environment.
Title
French Exit
Call Number
F DEWITT
F DEWITT
Summary
Bankrupted by her infamous husband's death, a scandal-fearing widow flees to Paris, where her deadbeat son and she navigate near-comic self-destructive choices.
Bankrupted by her infamous husband's death, a scandal-fearing widow flees to Paris, where her deadbeat son and she navigate near-comic self-destructive choices.
Title
Washington Black
Call Number
F EDUGYAN
F EDUGYAN
Summary
Chosen to be a family manservant, a young slave is initiated into a world of technology and dignity before a devastating betrayal sends him on a search for his true self.
Chosen to be a family manservant, a young slave is initiated into a world of technology and dignity before a devastating betrayal sends him on a search for his true self.
Title
Virgil Wander
Call Number
F ENGER
F ENGER
Summary
Follows the inhabitants of a small Midwestern town in their quest to revive its flagging heart.
Follows the inhabitants of a small Midwestern town in their quest to revive its flagging heart.
Call Number
F FINN
F FINN
Summary
Anna Fox lives alone, drinking too much and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move next door. When Anna sees something she shouldn't, her world begins to crumble.
Anna Fox lives alone, drinking too much and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move next door. When Anna sees something she shouldn't, her world begins to crumble.
Title
All We Ever Wanted
Call Number
F GIFFIN
F GIFFIN
Summary
When her son posts a controversial photo of a student online, triggering a local scandal, a wife and mother finds herself sympathizing more with the girl's family than her own.
When her son posts a controversial photo of a student online, triggering a local scandal, a wife and mother finds herself sympathizing more with the girl's family than her own.
Title
Florida
Call Number
F GROFF
F GROFF
Summary
A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events.
A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events.
Title
Asymmetry
Call Number
F HALLIDAY
F HALLIDAY
Summary
Explores the imbalances that drive dramatic human relations including inequalities in age, power, talent, wealth, fame, and geography.
Explores the imbalances that drive dramatic human relations including inequalities in age, power, talent, wealth, fame, and geography.
Title
The Great Alone
Call Number
F HANNAH
F HANNAH
Summary
When her father moves the family to Alaska to live off the land, young Leni and her mother are forced to confront the dangers of winter and their lack of preparedness.
When her father moves the family to Alaska to live off the land, young Leni and her mother are forced to confront the dangers of winter and their lack of preparedness.
Title
The Wife Between Us
Call Number
F HENDRICK
F HENDRICK
Summary
A psychologically charged tale of suspense follows the unexpected twists that shape a divorce and second marriage that are anything but what they seem.
A psychologically charged tale of suspense follows the unexpected twists that shape a divorce and second marriage that are anything but what they seem.
Title
An American Marriage
Call Number
F JONES
F JONES
Summary
When her husband is arrested for a crime she knows he did not commit, a rising artist encounters challenges in resuming her life when her husband's sentence is overturned.
When her husband is arrested for a crime she knows he did not commit, a rising artist encounters challenges in resuming her life when her husband's sentence is overturned.
Call Number
F JOUKHADA
F JOUKHADA
Summary
Two girls—a modern-day Syrian refugee and a medieval adventurer—both experience the pain of exile and the triumph of courage.
Two girls—a modern-day Syrian refugee and a medieval adventurer—both experience the pain of exile and the triumph of courage.
Title
Unsheltered
Call Number
F KINGSOLV
F KINGSOLV
Summary
Traces how a woman’s efforts to protect her family from unemployment are shaped by an ostracized 19th century science teacher.
Traces how a woman’s efforts to protect her family from unemployment are shaped by an ostracized 19th century science teacher.
Title
The Mars Room
Call Number
F KUSHNER
F KUSHNER
Summary
A woman serving two life sentences reflects on the San Francisco of her youth and her relationship with her young son while navigating the harsh realities of prison life.
A woman serving two life sentences reflects on the San Francisco of her youth and her relationship with her young son while navigating the harsh realities of prison life.