Long before it was dredged into a shipping channel or romanticized into myth, the untamed Mississippi--the lifeblood of communities that rose and fell along its banks--spawned a motley array of pirates and dignitaries, visionaries and...
Community life
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Author:Sandlin, Lee.Summary: - Author:Kay, FrancescaSummary:
Mary-Margaret O'Reilly is cleaning the statue of Jesus at Sacred Heart church when she blacks out and wakes with a bloody gash on her head. Rumors that the blood came from the statue's eyes start a religious mania in town and...
- Author:Moyes, JojoSummary:
The only place Suzanna Peacock finds comfort is her shop, which provides a haven for the misfits in town. But she is forced to confront events of the past and her family that have been haunting her for so long. And she discovers that...
- Author:McCarthy, CormacSummary:
In a small, remote community in rural Tennessee in the years between the two world wars, John Wesley Rattner, a young boy, and Marion Sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger who, unbeknownst to either of them, has killed the boy's father...
- Author:Narayan, ShobaSummary:
When Shoba Narayan, a writer and cookbook author who had lived for years in Manhattan, moves back to Bangalore with her family, she befriends the milk lady, from whom she buys fresh milk every day. These two women from very different...
- Author:Mullen, ThomasSummary:
Nestled in the quiet woods of the Pacific Northwest, the town of Commonwealth is a haven for the loggers who live ther, until the flu starts striking down entire surrounding villages. When the residents of Commonwealth vote to...
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Author:Turner, ChrisSummary: -
Author:Spencer, OctaviaSummary:Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stolen time capsule and rumors of a centuries-old treasure.
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Author:Hanrahan, MauraSummary:On the cusp of the Depression, Sheilagh Driscoll of isolated Rennie’s Bay nearly dies while giving birth prematurely to baby Leah. Sheilagh is attended by a traditional Mi’kmaq midwife, Mrs. Mary, as well as by Leah Clarke, a nurse-...
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Author:Lorrimer, ClaireSummary:In a typical English country lane, ten households form a peaceful, if mundane little community. It seems like the perfect enviroment for newleyweds Ian and Migs Peters to settle down and raise their son. Surely a small dispute over the...
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Author:Lowry, LoisSummary:In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand....
- Author:Gokhale, VeenaSummary:
Four strong women: Anjali, an Indo-Canadian single mother who eagerly accepts an African posting with her non-profit organization; Grace, her dedicated but dominating colleague, who opposes her; Fatimah, a farmer ousted from her home...
- Author:Rhodes-Pitts, SharifaSummary:
As gentrification encroaches on historic Harlem, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning of its storied legacy. Drawing on Harlem's history and her own observations, Rhodes-Pitts introduces a variety of observers who...
- Author:Giblin, DavidSummary:
"Tall tales of coastal adventures, colourful locals, privileged tourists, and elusive fish abound in this hilariously offbeat sequel to The Codfish Dream. David Giblin's stint as a seasonal salmon fishing guide on Stuart...
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Author:Born, Paul, Block, PeterSummary:Community shapes our identity, quenches our thirst for belonging, and bolsters our physical, mental, emotional, and economic health. But in the chaos of modern life, community ties have become unraveled, leaving many feeling afraid or...
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Author:Steinbeck, JohnSummary:Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as is--both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Creating characters based on his memories of real inhabitants of Monterey, California, Steinbeck interweaves the...
- Author:Weber, LoriSummary:
Before her plane even touches down in Newfoundland, Cheryl is already plotting her escape. She knows life on this rock will be no better than it was in the other places she’s been forced to live ever since her parents launched their...
