book of the month

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Book of the Month – The Jackal’s Mistress

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In The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian, Libby Steadman is running her husband’s farm and gristmill with the help of her niece and a hired hand in 1864 in Virginia. Her husband is in a Union prison camp and she fears the worst. One day she finds a Union soldier on death’s door near her house. Does she help this man and face treason or does she ignore him because he is the enemy? Either choice could greatly benefit Libby or bring her to her demise. Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

March Book of the Month – The Lies They Told

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The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman is set during the Great Depression era and follows Lena Conti on her journey starting in Germany.  She comes through Ellis Island before coming to her distant relative’s farm in Virginia.  Once there, the law begins to plague her life and she ends up in the Virginia State Colony for the Feebleminded and Epileptics. Pick up your copy today to learn how the story ends.  

Book of the Month: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

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In Regretting You by Colleen Hoover, Chris dies in an accident, his wife, Morgan, and daughter, Clara, are left reeling in the aftermath.  As the truth of the accident comes out, anger and hurt threaten to tear Morgan and Clara apart.  Can time and understanding bring them closer together or will this be the end of their relationship?  Stop by the circulation desk to pick up your copy today.

November Book of the Month

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In Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee, it is seven years after the stock market crash and Lorena Leland takes a job with the government interviewing former slaves. Frankie Washington is one of the interviewees, and they hit it off. As Frankie’s story comes out, Rena gets a fresh perspective on slavery.  Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.