This riveting story takes place
in near future Florida as rising water levels and crumbling infrastructure have
made the state nearly uninhabitable. But Wanda, a remarkable child named after
a powerful hurricane of the same name, chooses to stay and battle the elements.
I happened to read this terrifying, beautifully written novel while on vacation
in Hollywood, Florida, making the dystopian future landscape terrifyingly real
and easy to imagine.
The writing is gorgeous, and the author’s commentary on
climate change is sobering: a true masterpiece for our time.
Set in the near future, this hopeful story of survival and resilience follows Wanda—a luminous child born out of a devastating hurricane—as she navigates a rapidly changing world: A “symphony of beauty and heartbreak” (Associated Press).
A Good Morning America Book Club pick · #1 Indie Next pick · LibraryReads pick · Book of the Month Club selection · Marie Claire #ReadWithMC book club selection · 2022 NPR “Book We Love” · New York Times Editors’ Choice
Florida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels wreak gradual havoc on the state’s infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches…
I am a sucker for books about books, and this one reigns supreme in that
category.
This unusual novel in linked stories enveloped me in a warm hug, made
me laugh, and brought me to tears, sometimes on the very same page.
The premise
is simple: how does one book touch many people in different ways? From the
author to the agent to a bookseller to a free diver whose girlfriend leaves the
book on a table to a homeless teen forced to read the book for a school
assignment, each story is affecting and quietly powerful. From the delicate
writing to the seamless execution, Bauermeister has created a sparkling gem of a novel that is not to be missed.
One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s No Two Persons is “a gloriously original celebration of fiction, and the ways it deepens our lives.”*
That was the beauty of books, wasn’t it? They took you places you didn’t know you needed to go…
Alice has always wanted to be a writer. Her talent is innate, but her stories remain safe and detached, until a devastating event breaks her heart open, and she creates a stunning debut novel. Her words, in turn, find their way to readers, from a teenager hiding her homelessness, to…
I adored Lange’s 2021 debut novel, We Are the
Brennans, so I picked up her second novel immediately after publication. So
excited to start reading, I took my library book on a cross-country trip to a
writing conference. I just couldn’t bear to leave it behind.
This beautiful
story centers on thirty-year-old Tara Connelly as she is released from
eighteen months in prison for a drug charge. She moves back in with her sister,
brother, and nephew and tries to rebuild a life for herself. Before long, past
traumas, hidden family secrets, and a complicated love interest all threaten to
derail Tara before she’s even gotten started.
A nuanced story about family
loyalties, healing old wounds, and fresh new beginnings had me turning the pages
well past my bedtime. I rooted for each member of the Connelly family to find the
path to healing and forgiveness.
From Tracey Lange, the New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans, comes The Connellys of County Down: a story about fierce family loyalty, good intentions gone awry, and the consequences of improbable love.
When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old won’t be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with her siblings, who are both busy with their own problems. Her brother, a single dad, struggles with the ongoing effects of a brain injury he…
When Alison Jacobs needs brain surgery, she places ultimate trust in her sister’s husband, Grant Kaplan, a world-renowned neurosurgeon and expert in treating her condition. But Grant is hiding a dark secret which threatens the outcome: an addiction to prescription pills.
As Alison struggles to rebuild her life, she’s also harboring her own secret—an extramarital affair with a woman. Her close call with mortality spurs her to take a closer look at her marriage, explore her newfound sexuality, and figure out what she wants for her future.
Secrets swirling around drug use and sexual identity must be dealt with in order for the family to learn to trust each other again.
