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• The Sea Gate

  Johnson, Jane, 1960-

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  Linda recommends this book set on the coast of Cornwall where young Rebecca finds herself tasked with restoring the very dilapidated home of her mother's cousin, Olivia. As Rebecca peels back the layers of dirt and grime, she uncovers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Insomnia

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Elaine recommends this book about the paranormal. Ever since Ralph's wife died, he barely sleeps at all. During his middle-of-the-night walks he observes strange phenomena that are definitely not just hallucinations brought on by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Matchmaker's Gift

  Loigman, Lynda Cohen,

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  Jane recommends this book which combines history, humor, romance, mystery and a dash of magic. In the early 1900s young Sara Glickman makes the 1st of her matchmaker matches with her special 'gift'. In the 1990s, Sara's granddaughter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• None of This Is True

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  Jewell, Lisa,

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  Catriona recommends this thriller which begins in a popular pub where two very different women are celebrating their forty-fifth birthdays. A chance meeting a short time later results in the more unusual of the women, Josie, inveigling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Justice

  Donnelly, Kathleen (Writer of fiction),

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  Alyson recommends this book which is the 1st in the National Forest K-9 Series. Maya, a former Marine, vowed to never work with dogs again after losing her Marine K-9. However upon moving back to Colorado to take a job with US Forest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Killing Trail

  Mizushima, Margaret

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  Alyson recommends this book which is the 1st in the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series which introduces the reader to Colorado's best crime-fighting duo, Officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 deputy Robo. A young girl is found dead in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars by Daisy Dunn

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  Mike recommends this book which is a wide-ranging look at Oxford between the two World Wars. It is quite a long narrative that gives a snapshot of a bygone era. There are references to the popular Brideshead Revisited. The book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings

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  Vicky recommends this elementary school age appropriate book which she loved reading to children. She describes it as an hysterically fun read. The story is told from the viewpoint of the snake, Crusher, who is picked up one day by an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto

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  Ann recommends this biography of screen legend, Audrey Hepburn. Ann was struck by how sad and appalling parts of her life were, especially during the Nazi occupation of Holland when she was a child. Audrey was very young when she started…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Color The Sidewalk For Me by Brandilyn Collins

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  Lucy recommends this book which is the 2nd in the Bradleyville Series. The story is about the complicated relationships of love and friendship within family and beyond. Celia, the daughter of the family must come to terms with the deep…Read moreRead more of this annotation