MAY 2008
The Septembers of Shiraz
By Dalia Sofer
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LITERARY - A Jewish man is arrested in Tehran in 1981, and his
family must learn to cope in a climate of fear and suspicion. (Nov/Dec
2007)
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Coal Black Horse
By Robert Olmstead
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LITERARY - During the Civil War, the son of a Confederate soldier
secures a horse and heads off in search of his father. (July/Aug 2007)
The Crimson Portrait
By Jody Shields
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LITERARY - During World War I, an American artist falls in love
with a disfigured soldier. (Mar/Apr 2007)
The Rising Tide
A Novel of World War II
By Jeff Shaara
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LITERARY - The first in a planned trilogy on World War II. (Mar/Apr
2007)
Divisadero
By Michael Ondaatje
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LITERARY - An act of violence forces sisters on a farm to take
flight; years later, suppressed memories resurface, with unforeseen
consequences. (Sept/Oct 2007)
Origin
By Diana Abu-Jaber
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CRIME - A Syracuse fingerprint analyst suspects a serial killer is
murdering babies. (Sept/Oct 2007)
The Broken Shore
By Peter Temple
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CRIME - Are Australian Aboriginal teens responsible for the death
of a wealthy philanthropist? (Sept/Oct 2007)
Cancer Vixen
A True Story
By Marisa Acocella Marchetto
**** SELECTION
BIOGRAPHY - When diagnosed with cancer, Marchetto chose to fight
for her fabulous life. (Mar/Apr 2007)
Einstein
His Life and Universe
By Walter Isaacson
**** SELECTION
BIOGRAPHY - Isaacson revisits the life and accomplishments of one
of the 20th century's greatest minds. (July/Aug 2007)
Legacy of Ashes
THE HISTORY OF THE CIA
By Tim Weiner
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HISTORY - The CIA has walked a fine line between effective
intelligence gathering and political expedience--with disastrous
consequences. (Sept/Oct 2007)
FDR
By Jean Edward Smith
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HISTORY - The 32nd American president exhibited extraordinary
leadership in World War II, but was far from a perfect leader. (Sept/Oct
2007)
JUNE 2008
Away
By Amy Bloom
***** SELECTION
LITERARY - A Russian-born woman in 1920s New York searches for a
daughter she believes to be dead. (Nov/Dec 2007)
The Maytrees
By Annie Dillard
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LITERARY - Boy meets girl after World War II; they live an idyllic
life in an artists' colony; boy runs away with girl's best
friend. (Sept/Oct 2007)
On Chesil Beach
By Ian McEwan
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LITERARY - A couple's wedding night in 1962 has far-reaching
consequences for them both. (Sept/Oct 2007)
Bangkok Haunts
By John Burdett
**** SELECTION
CRIME - Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, last seen in Bangkok
Tattoo, must uncover the murder of one of his former lovers. (Sept/Oct
2007)
Ghostwalk
By Rebecca Stott
**** SELECTION
CRIME - When a Cambridge scholar is found dead, her son's
lover tries to finish the deceased's controversial book on Isaac
Newton--until supernatural powers intervene. (Sept/Oct 2007)
The Secret Servant
By Daniel Silva
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CRIME - Israeli spy Gabriel Allon uncovers an Islamic
fundamentalist group's kidnapping plot. (Nov/Dec 2007)
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