For several hours a week, I work at the Huntley Library re-shelving items. During this process, opportunity presents itself for me to peruse materials Iād not see while looking on my own. Very often I say to myself, oh, that looks interesting … and then I keep it or jot down the info. Iāll share some with you that pique my interest.
The Woman in the Photo
by Mary Hogan
FIC HOG
This title made me think of my brotherās dining room table spread full with 50 yearsā worth of family pictures. He, too, wonders about some unidentified people as does a character in this novel. At 18, a contemporary young woman (an adoptee) found some genetic information about her biological family plus an old photograph. By flipping through the book, I see the Johnstown Flood of 1889 is involved somehow.
Truly, Madly, Guilty
by Liane Moriarty
FIC MOR
Some book club must have recently discussed this 2016 novel because I saw multiple copies on the check-in cart. One of the ten best stories Iāve ever read [The Husbandās Secret] is by this Australian author, so I grabbed one book for myself simply on the strength of her name. Canāt wait to get started.
Dinner for Two
by Julie Wampler
641.561 WAM
Iām still working on my new yearās resolution from last year to cook/entertain more. Planning for month number two of 2017, I found this collection of 1-page recipes, each with a full color picture opposite. Tex-Mex Migas caught my eye since I never heard the word but love all the ingredients. Check out the picture of ham & gruyere stuffed French toast on Page 131. OMG.
Grief is a Journey
by Dr. Kenneth Doka
155.937 DOK
I guess most of us know that by now, but weāre also aware thereās no one-size-fits-all path and, on top of that, such a journey is never actually finished. An entire section of this 2016 publication covers ādisenfranchised griefā which might include such non-fatal losses as divorce, infertility, even the end of a friendship. I like the title of the very last chapter: Growing In and Through Grief; it suggests a positive outcome.
