Gentle Reads for Adults

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Big Stone Gap
Artist/Author/Cast:
Trigiani, Adriana.
Call Number:
F Trigiani
Description:

In the tiny town of Big Stone Gap, a self-proclaimed spinster discovers she's not who she thought she was.

Cold Sassy Tree
Artist/Author/Cast:
Burns, Olive Ann
Call Number:
Call No. F Burns Author Burns, Olive Ann.
Description:

When Grandpa Blakeslee marries a mere three weeks after his wife has died, he inspires a whirlwind of local gossip.

The Confession Club
Artist/Author/Cast:
Berg, Elizabeth
Call Number:
F Berg
Description:

A group gathers monthly to share homemade dinners, admissions of misdeeds, embarrassments, and insecurities.

Cottage by the Sea
Artist/Author/Cast:
Macomber, Debbie
Call Number:
F Macomber
Description:

Oceanside is Annie’s Eden, but when she receives the opportunity of a lifetime, she is torn between excitement and safety.

The Dog Master
Artist/Author/Cast:
Cameron, W. Bruce
Call Number:
F Cameron
Description:

The exciting, imaginative story of the first dog.

Ella Minnow Pea
Artist/Author/Cast:
Dunn, Mark
Call Number:
F Dunn
Description:

The use of certain letters of the alphabet are banned as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop.

The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse
Artist/Author/Cast:
McCall Smith, Alexander
Call Number:
F McCall Smith
Description:

A British farm girl, American pilot, and a German soldier are brought together by an unlikely hero.

The House in the Cerulean Sea
Artist/Author/Cast:
Klune, TJ.
Call Number:
F Klune
Description:

A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker finds an unlikely family in an unexpected place.

The Lace Makers of Glenmara
Artist/Author/Cast:
Barbieri, Heather Doran
Call Number:
F Barbieri
Description:

A fashion designer bonds with members of a lace-making society and heals by listening to their stories.

The Lager Queen of Minnesota
Artist/Author/Cast:
Stradal, J. Ryan
Call Number:
F Stradal
Description:

A novel of family, values, hard work, fate, and the secrets of making a world-class beer.

The Little Paris Bookshop
Artist/Author/Cast:
George, Nina
Call Number:
F George
Description:

From his floating bookstore on a barge on the Seine, Monsieur Perdu prescribes novels for the hardships of life.

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Artist/Author/Cast:
Simonson, Helen
Call Number:
F Simonson
Description:

The Major and Mrs. Ali disrupt the quiet life of the village of St. Mary, England, with their unexpected friendship.

Meet Me at the Museum
Artist/Author/Cast:
Youngson, Anne
Call Number:
F Youngson
Description:

Brought together by a fascination with the Tollund Man, two people find they have more in common than they imagined.

Mrs. Queen Takes the Train
Artist/Author/Cast:
Kuhn, William M.
Call Number:
F Kuhn
Description:

After decades of service, Britain's Queen is beginning to feel her age. An unexpected opportunity offers her relief.

The Music Shop
Artist/Author/Cast:
Joyce, Rachel
Call Number:
F Joyce
Description:

Down a dead-end street, Frank's music shop is jam-packed with records and room for everyone.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Artist/Author/Cast:
Backman, Fredrik
Call Number:
F Backman
Description:

Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has hurt, and so Elsa's greatest adventure begins.

The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs
Artist/Author/Cast:
Trout, Nick
Call Number:
F Trout
Description:

A veterinary pathologist intends to sell his father's failing practice and get out of town as fast as he can.

The Persian Pickle Club
Artist/Author/Cast:
Dallas, Sandra
Call Number:
F Dallas
Description:

A ladies' quilting club in Kansas must band together to keep safe the club's secrets.

Resistance Women
Artist/Author/Cast:
Chiaverini, Jennifer
Call Number:
F Chiaverini
Description:

An American wife of a German intellectual and her circle of friends sabotage Hitler's regime.

A Spool of Blue Thread : A Novel
Artist/Author/Cast:
Tyler, Anne
Call Number:
F Tyler
Description:

"It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." So begins Abby and Red Whitshank’s story.

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