Longbourn by Jo Baker (Knopf hardcover, 8 October 2013).
The servants at Longbourn estate--only glancingly mentioned in Jane
Austen's classic--take center stage in Jo Baker's lively, cunning new
novel. Here are the Bennets as we have never known them: seen through
the eyes of those scrubbing the floors, cooking the meals, emptying the
chamber pots.
Our heroine is Sarah, an orphaned housemaid beginning to
chafe against the boundaries of her class. When the militia marches into
town, a new footman arrives under mysterious circumstances, and Sarah
finds herself the object of the attentions of an ambitious young former
slave working at neighboring Netherfield Hall, the carefully
choreographed world downstairs at Longbourn threatens to be completely,
perhaps irrevocably, up-ended.
Invisible by Marni Bates (K-Teen trade paperback, 25 June 2013).
Except I never expected to find myself starting a fist-fight, auditioning for the school's Romeo & Juliet musical, running away with a Romeo of my own, befriending the most popular girl in school, or trying to avoid one very cute photographer, who makes it impossible to to be invisible...
The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure (Sourcebooks Landmark hardcover, 8 October 2013).
Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn't really believe in.
Ultimately he can't resist the challenge and begins designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no longer deny reality.
The Book of Someday by Dianne Dixon (Sourcebooks Landmark hardcover, 3 September 2013).
Ever since she was a little girl in California, Livvi Gray has been tormented by a nightmare of an eerily beautiful stranger in a shimmering silver dress.
Shortly before Livvi's thirtieth birthday she will come face to face with this stranger, an encounter that will not only alter Livvi's future, but also change much of what she thinks she knows about the past.
California
girl Livvi Gray has always been haunted by a terrifying nightmare of an
eerily beautiful stranger in a shimmering silver dress. Shortly before
Livi’s thirtieth birthday she will come face to face with the stranger
from her dream, an encounter that will not only alter Livi’s future, but
change much of what she thinks she knows about her past. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/#sthash.CmY589L8.dpuf
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.q4QfgHWY.dpuf
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas (Crown hardcover, 17 September 2013).
Josephine Hurst has her family under control. With two beautiful daughters, a brilliantly intelligent son, a tech-guru of a husband and a historical landmark home, her life is picture perfect. She has everything she wants; all she has to do is keep it that way. But living in this matriarch’s determinedly cheerful, yet subtly controlling domain hasn’t been easy for her family, and when her oldest daughter, Rose, runs off with a mysterious boyfriend, Josephine tightens her grip, gradually turning her flawless home into a darker sort of prison.
Resentful of her sister’s newfound freedom, Violet turns to eastern philosophy, hallucinogenic drugs, and extreme fasting, eventually landing herself in the psych ward. Meanwhile, her brother Will shrinks further into a world of self-doubt. Recently diagnosed with Aspergers and epilepsy, he’s separated from the other kids around town and is homeschooled to ensure his safety. Their father, Douglas, finds resolve in the bottom of the bottle—an addict craving his own chance to escape. Josephine struggles to maintain the family’s impeccable façade, but when a violent incident leads to a visit from child protective services, the truth about the Hursts might finally be revealed.
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Like
most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has
little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a
large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien
struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t
really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins
designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a
column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the
average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and
the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no
longer deny reality. - See more at:
http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no longer deny reality. - See more at: http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn’t really believe in. Ultimately he can’t resist the challenge and begins designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no longer deny reality. - See more at: http://www.sourcebooks.com/book-club-favorites/the-paris-architect-charles-belfoure.html#sthash.tzE2vkW9.dpuf
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