by envisionmg | Aug 4, 2021 | Staff Reading, Summer Reading
The Sweetness of Water – Nathan Harris “In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry—freed by the Emancipation Proclamation—seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their...
by envisionmg | Aug 2, 2021 | Fiction, Sarah Reviews
In a town where supernatural beings are known to exist, human children are raised with the knowledge they need to protect themselves. Vampires plague the small town of Fulton Heights, Illinois but the residents know that so long as they stick to curfew and remain...
by envisionmg | Jul 29, 2021 | Staff Reading
The Forest of Vanishing Stars – Kristin Harmel “After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is...
by envisionmg | Jul 26, 2021 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations
Patron’s comment: “Mrs. Roberts outdid herself with Legacy. She held my attention so well. I can’t say enough about this book.” About the book: “Adrian Rizzo was seven when she met her father for the first time. That was the day he nearly...
by envisionmg | Jul 21, 2021 | Staff Reading
Churchill & Son – Josh Ireland “We think we know Winston Churchill: the bulldog grimace, the ever-present cigar, the wit and wisdom that led Great Britain through the Second World War. Yet away from the House of Commons and the Cabinet War Rooms,...