Sunday, February 28, 2016

Animal Dreams

By Barbara Kingsolver

A story about a young woman who can't seem to feel at home anywhere, despite a strong desire to belong. Her sister went to Nicaragua's war zone, and her father has Altzheimers. But in her hometown she finds out she has a bigger family than she had thought. [342 pp.]

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Winner of the National Book Award

By Jincy Willet

A twist on the love-triangle story. More like a hate-triangle story between twins who couldn't be more different and a horrible man. The couple responsible for the unfortunate encounter are also involved in one way or another in this tragi-comic story. [336 pp.]

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