by envisionmg | Mar 28, 2013 | Fiction, Staff Picks
Set in the early years of the Hundred Years War, 1356 sees the resurrection of Cornwell’s irascible archer, Thomas of Hookton. Thomas is given a quest to find La Malice, the oddly-shaped sword believed to have been used by Saint Peter to lop off the ear of one of the...
by envisionmg | Mar 27, 2013 | Book Awards
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year’s publishing. [source] 2013 Winners Caring is Creepy by David...
by envisionmg | Mar 18, 2013 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations
About the book: “Matt Beaulieu was two years old the first time he held Elle McClure in his arms, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting stars, and thirty-three when they wed. Now in their late thirties, the deeply devoted couple has...
by envisionmg | Mar 16, 2013 | Fiction, Staff Picks
About the book: “A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras. On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, an uncompromising young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie O, struggles...
by envisionmg | Mar 13, 2013 | Fiction
Reviewed by Fran Summary: Making a living reproducing famous artworks for a popular online retailer and desperate to improve her situation, Claire is lured into a Faustian bargain with Aiden Markel, a powerful gallery owner. She agrees to forge a painting, a Degas...
