Tag: 2010 Releases
The Lonely Polygamist
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/08/23/the-lonely-polygamist/
Title: The Lonely Polygamist Author: Brady Udall Publisher: W.W. Norton, May 2010 Summary: Golden Richards is in a bit of a pickle. With four wives, 28 children and a failing construction business, he doesn’t see how he can lead his struggling brood through the next...
The Poacher’s Son
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/08/17/the-poachers-son/
Title: The Poacher’s Son Author: Paul Doiron Publisher: St. Martin’s Minotaur, May 2010 Summary: Mike Bowditch is a game warden for the state of Maine. Perhaps he chose this career to make amends for his father’s criminal acts. His father, Jack, is a Vietnam vet...
The Nobodies Album
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/08/13/the-nobodies-album/
Title: The Nobodies Album Author: Carolyn Parkhurst Publisher: Knopf, June 2010 Summary: Writer Octavia Frost and her son Milo had a game they used to play together when he was a young boy. He’d ask “have you ever heard the Beatles version of I’ve Been...
So Cold the River
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/08/09/so-cold-the-river/
Title: So Cold the River Author: Michael Koryta Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company, June 2010 Summary: Once a highly sought after cinematographer, Eric Shaw’s film career is in a downward spiral. He shouldn’t be surprised-punching a famous director in the face will often have that...
These Children Who Come At You With Knives
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/08/02/these-children-who-come-at-you-with-knives/
Title: These Children Who Come At You With Knives and Other Fairy Tales Author: Jim Knipfel Publisher: Simon & Schuster, June 2010 Summary: Fractured fairy tales have long been a popular genre in youth literature, and in this wicked, inspired collection, the grown-ups finally...
The Tale of Halcyon Crane
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/29/the-tale-of-halcyon-crane/
Title: The Tale of Halcyon Crane Author: Wendy Webb Publisher: Holt, Henry & Company, Inc., March 2010 Summary: Hallie James has lived her life believing that her mother Madlyn was killed in a fire when Hallie was a small child. Now 35 years old, Hallie is dealing...
The Last Time I Saw You
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/26/the-last-time-i-saw-you/
Title: The Last Time I Saw You Author: Elizabeth Berg Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, April 2010 Summary: Do you remember those dreaded high school reunions? You know, trying to lose weight, getting your hair done, wondering if you should drag your spouse along. Elizabeth Berg’s...
Last Night in Montreal
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/21/last-night-in-montreal/
Title: Last Night in Montreal Author: Emily St. John Mandel Publisher: Unbridled Books, April 2010 Summary: When Lilia’s father abducts her in the middle of the night, the 7 year old willingly goes with him. Some might say she was rescued, not kidnapped. From that night...
Collusion
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/21/collusion/
Title: Collusion Author: Stuart Neville Publisher: Soho Press, October 2010 Summary: Stuart Neville, author of GHOSTS OF BELFAST, does it again with this new novel set in New York and Northern Ireland. Ex IRA hit-man Gerry Fegan has sworn to protect Marie and her young...
Island Beneath the Sea
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/15/island-beneath-the-sea/
Title: Island Beneath the Sea Author: Isabel Allende Publisher: Harper, April 2010 Summary: Island Beneath the Sea follows a young woman named Zarité thrown into slavery in 18th century Haiti. Known by most as Tété, she is chosen to become housekeeper for Toulouse Valmorain, an unpredictable...