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The Wildest Sun by Asha Lemmie

13 Wednesday Mar 2024

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Author of Fifty Words for Rain, Lemmie takes us from Paris, to NYC, Cuba, and Key West in the footsteps of one sassy, spirited protagonist who is convinced her father is the famous Ernest Hemingway.

“The Wildest Sun is an emotional, hypnotizing, and powerful ride.”—Shondaland, “The Best Books for December 2023”

“From France to Cuba, from war to revolution, The Wildest Sun is a moving meditation on the stories we tell others, the stories we tell ourselves, and how we break free of the past in order to write a brighter future. Simply marvelous!” —Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library

“The Wildest Sun is an epic quest for identity and a tender search for selfhood as a woman and a writer. Asha Lemmie is a master of the heart and with her we meet the vulnerable Delphine as she searches for the larger-than-life man who might be her father. Through decades and across continents, The Wildest Sun is an inspiring and compelling novel. Lemmie’s insightful observations into the writers life with its hopes, fears, and creativity is the lifeblood of this courageous journey for the truth.” —Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times Bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan

27 Monday Jul 2020

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Elisabeth is a new mother who has just moved with her husband to a college town in upstate New York. There, she hires a new babysitter named Sam, a college student who struggles to fit in with her wealthier peers. The two women share a close bond, but their different situations and backgrounds occasionally cause tension. This thoughtful, well written novel explores motherhood, class, and friendship.

 “Sullivan’s intimate, incisive latest explores the evolving friendship between a new mother and her babysitter… Readers will be captivated by Sullivan’s authentic portrait of modern motherhood.”—Publishers Weekly

“Sullivan… writes with empathy for her characters even as she reveals their flaws and shortcomings. And while the story she tells focuses primarily on two women from different backgrounds and at different stages of life, it also illuminates broader issues about money, privilege, and class; marriage, family, and friendship; and the dueling demands of career and domesticity with which many women struggle. This perceptive novel about a complex friendship between two women resonates as broadly as it does deeply.”—Kirkus, starred review

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All Adults Here by Emma Straub

31 Sunday May 2020

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This novel follows several members of an extended family living in New York’s Hudson Valley. The widowed matriarch of the family is in a surprising new relationship, her single daughter is expecting a baby, and her teenage granddaughter is living with her to escape troubles at her old school. These are just a few of the characters explored in this warm, charming story full of flawed but lovable people. This book is a nice mix of comedy and drama, and I loved the descriptions of the small town where they all live.

 “The perfect book to read during quarantine if your family is driving you crazy . . . a layered love story that examines, and ultimately celebrates, the modern, multigenerational family dynamic.”—Parade

“‘Literary sunshine’ is a good way to think of Straub’s work. Her writing and tone are consistently bright and straightforward; her approach to character is warm and generous……..”—The New York Times

“Undeniably pleasing . . . a kind of thinking-person’s beach read that’s maybe all the better for arriving in these strange, landlocked times.”—Entertainment Weekly

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