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The Tie That Binds
Colorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door. She is charged with murder. The… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary Short Stories, Native American Literature, Older Women, Rural Conditions, Social Life And Customs
In the Fall
A rich and masterful novel about love and the question of race in post-Civil War America; Spanning the post-Civil War era to the edge of the Great Depression in the… Continue Reading Posted in: Discrimination & Racism, Historical Fiction, History, Racially Mixed People
Eventide
Kent Haruf, award-winning, bestselling author of Plainsong returns to the high-plains town of Holt, Colorado, with a novel of masterful authority. The aging McPheron brothers are learning to live without… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary American Fiction, Manners And Customs, Psychological Literary Fiction, Social Life And Customs
Benediction
When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife must work together, along with their daughter, to make his final days as comfortable as possible, despite the… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Religious Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Terminally Ill, Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction
Our Souls at Night
Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to her neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have long… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Family Life Fiction, Genre Fiction, Romance
Where You Once Belonged
The red Cadillac pulled down Main Street and sat by the tavern for hours, unnoticed. Then Ralph Bird of the Men's Store recognized the driver as Jack Burdette and bolted… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literary Sagas, Mystery, Rural Conditions, Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction
The Bronze Bow
In this Newberry Medal-winning novel, Daniel bar Jamin is fired by only one passion: to avenge his father's death by crucifixion by driving the Roman legions from his land of… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's Fiction, Palestine (Roman Occupation), United States
Arcadia Falls
There once was a girl who liked to pretend she was lost. . . . Meg Rosenthal is driving toward the next chapter in her life. Winding along a wooded roadway,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, New York (State) Catskill Mountains, Single Mothers
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