I am a little later than usual on this, and for that I do apologize. That being said, I have already read two of these books since I took this photo. Of those two books, I am going to be doing a full review on one of them so you have that to look forward to as well.
Sixteen year old Nora Lindell is missing and as the days, months and years go on the mystery grows. There is a lot of speculation on what happened, but Nora's story becomes a projection of teenage lust, friendship, reverence and regret for the boys she left behind.
Full disclosure: I read this book already. It was told in a similar voice as The Virgin Suicides and I found the constant wonderings and non-specific voice to get old. I only gave it two stars.
Addie Baum was born to immigrant parents in 1900, the youngest of three girls and born to parents who were suspicious of America and the effect it would have on their children. But growing up on the North End of Boston cultivated Addie's curiosity and desire to learn, taking her to places in life that her parents could not understand. This story is told in the voice of 85 year old Addie telling her 22 year old granddaughter about her life.
Full review coming on this one in the next few weeks. But let me just say, you should read it.
Jeanne Stewart is in the middle of a mental breakdown. She packs up her car and drives from Chicago to Weltana, Oregon where she stops to eat pancakes for the first time in 12 years. Jeanne decides to stay and spend some time in Weltana and befriends a quirky group of people. She finds some things that she never thought she would.
This tells the story of one woman's life spanning for 6 decades beginning with 1940's rural Ireland. One of the defining moments of Tess' life is when her mother dies. Then later in New York, the ferocious power of love.
Sue Trinder is an orphan left to "baby farmer" Mrs. Sucksby; a household that hosts a transient family of thieves - fingersmiths. One day a beloved and elegant conman, Gentleman, arrives and with an interesting proposition for Sue.
Young, beautiful Roza of Bone Gap goes missing; but no one is surprised. It wasn't the first time someone slipped away and left Finn and Sean O'Sullivan on their own. Just a few years ago, their mother up and left. But Finn knows that's not what happened with Roza; he knows that she was kidnapped in the cornfields by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. The searches have been fruitless and no one believes him anymore; including Sean.
Esther is a Ugandan teenager abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and forced to witness and commit unspeakable things; she is struggling to survive, escape and find a way to live with what she has seen and done. Jane is an American journalist who has traveled to Africa in hopes of giving a voice to teens like Esther.
It is 1965 and Leo Demidov is not allowed to travel with his wife and daughters from Moscow to New York. They are part of a "Peace Tour" that's purpose is to build a new relationship between the two Cold War enemies. While on the tour Leo's family gets caught up in a terrible conspiracy and betrayal that ends tragically.
I know I can't wait to get reading these books! Any of these peak your interest? What's on your nightstand waiting to be read?
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