Fiction Old and New

Please join us to discuss this suspenseful thriller set in italy. Here is the NLS annotation:

Subjects: Suspense Fiction

Description: 1966. Years after the success of her first novel, Frankie Croy retreats to a friend’s Venetian palazzo when she receives a scathing review of her latest work. When young fan Gilly appears and insinuates herself into Frankie’s life, Frankie worries about Gilly’s intentions, even as flood waters rise. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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Subjects: Historical Fiction

Description: In 1953, recent Harvard graduate Simon Putnam is newly hired by a distinguished New York publishing firm. He gets a difficult first assignment editing a lurid bodice ripper improbably based on the recent trial and execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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Subjects: Science Fiction; Bestsellers

Description: Klara, an Artificial Friend, possesses great observational skills, and loves to watch the humans around her. When she is purchased to act as a companion for an ill girl, she studies the emotions of her new family closely and tries to learn from them. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2021.

When the stars go dark DB 102900

Subjects: Suspense Fiction; Mystery and Detective Stories

Description: When tragedy strikes seasoned missing persons detective Anna Hart’s personal life, she flees to the northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. But when she arrives, it’s to find out a local teenager is missing and the circumstances are reminiscent of a murder in Anna’s childhood. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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Songs in Ursa Major DB 103913

Subjects: Historical Fiction; Historical Romance Fiction; Romance

Description: In 1969, Jesse Reid is poised to tip from fame to legend with this one headlining performance at the Bayleen Island Folk Fest. When he gets into a motorcycle accident on the way to the show, local Jane Quinn and her bandmates get the opportunity of a lifetime. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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A good neighborhood DB 98910

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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My dark Vanessa DB 99442

Subjects: General

Description: When Vanessa Wye was fifteen she had an affair with Jacob Strane, her forty-two-year-old English teacher. Seventeen years later, Jacob is accused of sexual abuse by another one of his former students, and Vanessa is forced to re-examine her past. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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Fiction Old and New will be discussing the historical novel, “Better Luck Next Time”, DB 102215, by Julia Claiborne Johnson.

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Better luck next time DB 102215

Subjects: Historical Fiction; Humor

Description: In 1938, women seeking a quick, no-questions-asked split from their husbands head to the divorce capital of the world: Reno, Nevada. While they wait the required six weeks, many of these wealthy, soon-to-be divorcées flock to the Flying Leap, the dude ranch where Ward Bennet works. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

We will now be discussing “Joy in the Morning” by Betty Smith.

“Joy in the Morning” is the story of Annie and Carl in their first year of marriage in a 1928 Midwestern town. It is a delightful story of the ups and downs of newly married life.

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Joy in the morning DB 38778

Subjects: Romance

Description: In 1927 eighteen-year-old Annie McGairy arrives in a midwestern university town to marry her boyfriend, Carl Brown, who is studying law. Back in Brooklyn, both sets of parents react badly to the news and cut off all support. Despite the struggle to make ends meet, the couple’s good spirits keep them going. As Carl finishes his law degree, Annie, who never went to high school, pursues her dream of becoming a writer. Some strong language.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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Fiction Old and New will be discussing the book, “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson, DB 95243, on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. This is a compelling historic fiction account of the pack mule librarians of the 1930’s. This memorable story weaves in themes of family, love, discrimination and friendship.

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The book woman of Troublesome Creek DB 95243

Richardson, Kim Michele. Reading time 9 hours, 28 minutes.

Subjects: Historical Fiction

Description: Kentucky, 1936. Nineteen-year-old Cussy Mary Carter has been working as part of the Pack Horse Library Project, but her father hopes she’ll marry–despite the family trait of blue skin. In addition to her father’s hopes, Cussy must also face the prejudice of the community she serves. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein

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