Monthly Archives: May, 2009
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
Synopsis from Amazon: ‘Every family is a ghost story …’ As a child, Charley Benetto was told by his father, ‘You can be a mama’s boy or a daddy’s boy, but you can’t be both.’ So he chooses his father, only to see him disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence. Decades later, [...]
Share on FacebookDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Synopsis from Amazon: Small town Louisiana has a big problem – or rather a number of big problems. And now some of them have come knocking on Sookie’s door …Sookie is an unassuming cocktail waitress in an (outwardly) unremarkable town. She’s quiet, keeps to herself and doesn’t get out much. Attractive as she is, her [...]
Share on FacebookBones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs
Synopsis from Amazon: Under the microscope, the outer bone surface is a moonscape of craters… The skeleton is that of a young girl, no more than fourteen years old – and forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan is struggling to keep her emotions in check. A nagging in her subconscious won’t let up. A memory triggered, [...]
Share on FacebookThe Prodigal God by Tim Keller
Synopsis from Amazon: In THE PRODIGAL GOD, New York pastor Timothy Keller uses the story of the prodigal son to shine a light on the central, beautiful message of Jesus: the gospel of grace, hope and salvation. Keller argues that the parable of the prodigal son, while Jesus’ best-known parable, is also his least understood. [...]
Share on FacebookAn Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
Synopsis from Amazon: Harper Connelly was struck by lightning as a teenager, and now she can find the dead. In her third case, Harper and Tolliver, her stepbrother, are hired to find a missing grandson. But the truth is far worse than a single dead child, for numerous teenage boys, all unlikely runaways, have disappeared [...]
Share on FacebookOld Court Volume One by William Harrison Ainsworth
This book was published in 1867 and very hard to get hold off – I got it out my local library as a rare book. The story follows the Chetwynd family. Sir Hugh, the oldest is competing with his younger brother Clarence for the affection of Amice. Having sworn never to speak to each other [...]
Share on FacebookSmall Gods by Terry Pratchett
Synopsis from Amazon: In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: “Hey, you!” For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please… Meet Brutha. He is not overly intelligent – in fact people think he [...]
Share on FacebookThursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber
Synopsis from Fantastic Fiction Every Thursday at eight, four women meet for breakfast – and to talk. To tell their stories, recount their sorrows and their joys. To offer each other encouragement and unstinting support. Clare has just been through a devastating divorce. She’s driven by anger and revenge . . . until she learns [...]
Share on FacebookGrave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
Synopsis from Amazon: A bolt of lightning struck Harper Connelly when she was 15, leaving her with a strange spider web of red on her torso and right leg, episodes of weakness, shakes and headaches – and an ability to find dead people. Harper is summoned to Memphis to demonstrate her unique talent, but there [...]
Share on FacebookA Brighton Flirtation by Valerie King
Synopsis from Amazon: Headstrong and independent Katherine Pamberley finds herself drawn despite herself to Captain Evan Ramsdell, a gentleman with old-fashioned ideas about women, but their growing feelings for each other must take a back seat when they stumble upon rumors of a plot to assassinate the Prince Regent. This is your typical Regency novel. [...]
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