Catherine, the third wife of an older man (currently dallying with a possible fourth), is stunned to learn that her old high school
friend has died and has made Catherine the legal guardian of her daughter…who has run away. A beautifully written exploration of the many kinds of ties that bind. (Look for Nelson’s short stories, too.)
Reyes got his subject matter by joining his father’s business: “trashing out” involves emptying and cleaning foreclosed homes. In Florida, in 2008, business was booming.
Not an analysis of the housing crisis, but a consideration of the stories of the people who lost everything: what they leave behind and how they walk away. Part report, part memoir; an absorbing read.
At eleven years old, Daley is caught between her alcoholic father and her mother, who plans to leave him. At nearly thirty years old, Daley is called home from the satisfying life she has created: her father is in crisis. A moving, sometimes infuriating, portrait of a damaged family.
You might also enjoy King’s earlier novels, THE ENGLISH TEACHER and THE PLEASING HOUR.
A couple borrows an isolated cottage on the California coast, hoping to repair their marriage. When the lights go out, they meet their neighbors – troubled, to say the least. There’s also a serial killer on the loose…one of the neighbors, perhaps?
Pronzini, author of the Nameless Detective series, knows how to keep the suspense going. Lock all the doors and stay up late with this one!
Emma (uncertain, smart, loyal) and Dexter (handsome, charming, cocky) meet just as they graduate from college. We drop in on their lives
Some years ago, refurbishing her house and reviving her garden helped Browning through her divorce and resulted in the essay collection AROUND THE HOUSE AND IN THE GARDEN.
