by envisionmg | Aug 19, 2013 | Fiction/Mystery, Mystery, Patron Review
Reviewed by Kim As many readers know by now, this novel is actually written by J.K. Rowling. It features a very unique private investigator named Cormoran Strike. He lost his leg in Afghanastan and is barely scraping by. He’s down to one client, just broke up...
by envisionmg | Aug 16, 2013 | Historical Fiction, Patron Recommendations
“Snow had fallen in the night, and now the great house, standing at the head of the valley, seemed like a five-hundred-year old ship sailing in a white ocean
For the Cavendish family, Rutherford Park is much more than a place to call home. It is a way of life...
by envisionmg | Aug 14, 2013 | Staff Picks
In this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don’t know you’ve lost someone until you’ve found them. 1987. There’s only one...
by envisionmg | Aug 12, 2013 | Books to Movies
Robert Edsel’s The Monuments Men is heading to the big screen with many a familiar face – George Clooney–anyone heard of him? – set to star. Check out the trailer and then, if you’re interested, put your name on the reserve list for the...
by envisionmg | Aug 9, 2013 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Staff Picks
Jessica Brockmole’s debut novel written in letters sparkles from the start. Don’t let the format put you off. If you are thinking of long-winded letters from the 18th Century, think again. These letters move the pace along in this historical novel often...