by Michelle | Nov 14, 2011 | Book Club, Books Read in 2011, S Author
Title: The Taste of SaltAuthor: Martha SouthgateSynopsis (Courtesy of Powell’s Books): “Josie Henderson loves the water and is fulfilled by her position as the only senior-level black scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. In building this...
by Michelle | Oct 28, 2011 | Book Club, Books Read in 2011, W Author
Title: The Marriage ArtistAuthor: Andrew WinerSynopsis (Courtesy of Powell’s Books): “When the wife of renowned art critic Daniel Lichtmann plunges to her death, she is not alone. Lying next to her is her suspected lover, Benjamin Wind, the very artist...
by Michelle | Aug 23, 2011 | Book Club, Books Read in 2011, C Author
Title: By NightfallAuthor: Michael Cunningham Synopsis (Courtesy of Powell’s Books): “Peter and Rebecca Harris: mid-forties denizens of Manhattans SoHo, nearing the apogee of committed careers in the arts—he a dealer, she an editor. With a spacious loft, a...
by Michelle | Jul 26, 2011 | Book Club, Books Read in 2011, T Author
Title: The ReservoirAuthor: John Milliken ThompsonSynopsis (Courtesy of Powell’s Books): “On an early spring morning in Richmond, Virginia, in the year 1885, a young pregnant woman is found floating in the city reservoir. It appears that she has committed...
by Michelle | Jun 23, 2011 | B Author, Book Club, Books Read in 2011
Title: The Convert: A Tale of Exile and ExtremismAuthor: Deborah BakerSynopsis (Courtesy of Powell’s Books): “What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life...
by Michelle | Mar 22, 2011 | Book Club, Books Read in 2011, M Author
Title: Picking Bones from Ash Author: Marie Matsuki MockettSynopsis (Courtesy of IndieBound): “Ghosts lurk in the bamboo forest outside the tiny northern Japanese town where Satomi lives with her elusive mother, Atsuko. A preternaturally gifted pianist, Satomi...
