Tag: 2010 Releases
Amandine
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/11/amandine/
Title: Amandine Author: Marlena de Blasi Publisher: Random House, May 2010 Summary: Amandine is the first novel written by Marlena de Blasi, an author known for her memoir writing. The story is captivating and the author’s writing is simply beautiful, filled with sense details and...
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/05/13/saving-ceecee-honeycutt/
Title: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Author: Beth Hoffman Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books, January 2010 Summary: Twelve year old CeeCee Honeycut is struggling to find normalcy in her chaotic life. Her mother is suffering from a mental illness and her father stays away from home as much as possible. Ceecee is left...
Where the God of Love Hangs Out
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/04/30/where-the-god-of-love-hangs-out/
Title: Where The God of Love Hangs Out Author: Amy Bloom Publisher: Random House, January 2010 Summary: Amy Bloom’s new collection of short stories will make you laugh, cry, cringe and gasp and it is possible that you will feel all these emotions in...
The Information Officer
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/04/05/the-information-officer/
Title: The Information Officer Author: Mark Mills Publisher: Random House ,February 2010 Summary: It’s the summer of 1942 and Malta is quickly becoming the most bombed place on earth. The strategic location of the island, between Europe and Africa, has increased its value to both the...
The Queen’s Governess
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/03/15/the-queens-governess/
Title: The Queen’s Governess Author: Karen Harper Publisher: Putnam, January 2010 Summary: Behind every great queen is a surrogate mother. In her latest novel, The Queen’s Governess, Karen Harper, provides the story of Katherine Champernowne Ashley who brought up the young Elizabeth. Katherine Ashely stood by Elizabeth during...
The Secret Wife of Louis XIV
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/10/08/the-secret-wife-of-louis-xiv/
Title: The Secret Life of Louis XIV: Francoise d’Aubigne, Madame de Maintenon Author: Veronica Buckley Summary: Francoise d’Aubigne was born in a French prison, the youngest child of a minor, rebellious noble. She died over 80 years later as the widow of the King...