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Posted on Friday, October 13, 2023
Here are some of the books the staff at the Port Moody Public Library are reading this month:
- Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones (print book • eBook • downloadable audiobook)
Jones tells humorous and heartfelt stories from her life, beginning in childhood. This reader has only read as far as her teen basketball star years in the 80s, and it's quite the ride.
Natalie is reading this memoir that is just as assertively, bluntly entertaining as the woman herself. - The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
A surreal and absurd, yet humorous and delightful tale featuring a 92-year-old woman being sent by her family to live in a care home run by a self-improvement cult.
Virginia is reading this entertaining novel.
- Wait for Me by Santa Montefiore (print book)
Santa Montefiore’s based-on-a-true-story novel of enduring love and devastating secrets sweeps across the world from WWII England to 1990s Australia. Rupert Dash is declared missing during the Battle of Arnhem, leaving his wife Florence devastated. She finds a copy of a poem called “Wait For Me” in an old book and takes it as a sign…
Julie is reading this eminently readable novel with just a touch of magic and wonder.
- Here to Stay by Mark Edwards (print book)
In-laws.... Everyone has a special relationship with them - but how is Elliot taking it that his moved into his nice house and life and show no sign of leaving anytime soon?
Isabelle is reading this tense thriller. - Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (print book)
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas is a mix of genres, horror, historical, supernatural and romance fiction set in 1846 amid the US – Mexico war. As young adults Nester and Nena (Magdalena) hoped for a future together. After 9 years of separation, the war has brought them back together to combat the aggressors from north and supernatural forces.
Steve is reading this fantastical novel blending many genres. - Mister Magic by Kiersten White (print book)
Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show--and discover the secret of its enigmatic host--in this dark supernatural thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide .
Al is reading this chilling horror novel.
- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (print book • eBook • downloadable audiobook)
700+ pages of absolute brilliance. A family saga, set in Kerala, India and spanning the years 1900 - 1977. Evocative, insightful, heartbreaking yet hopeful. “What defines a family isn’t blood but the secrets they share.”
Corinne is reading this evocative family saga. - The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry (print book • eBook)
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.
Leanne is reading this mysterious historical novel.
What are you reading? Share your books with us in the comments below.
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