TLC Staff Recommendations

Spring 2005

WATERBOURNE
by Bruce Murkoff LP Fic

Boulder Dam is the setting for this fine novel about the Great Depression. Three characters, all hoping to find opportunity with the construction of this massive project, are on a collision course in the Nevada desert. Some wondrous and some disastrous results take place.
-Ron Woods

CHILDREN’S HOUR
by Marcia Willett LP Fic

At their seaside estate in England, aging sisters Mina and Nest recall their idyllic childhood before their lives were disrupted by WWII. But now sister Georgie comes for a stay and brings secrets and problems with her. Generational plots and sumptuous scenes combine with memories, romance and drama. Pilcher and Binchy fans, take note.
-Jean Bowman

BEL CANTO
by Ann Patchett LP Fic

What happens when the prominent people in an important birthday party are taken over and held hostage by guerillas? When plans go awry there are plenty of psychological gymnastics that happen between the hostages and their captors.
-Susan LaFantasie

MONEYBALL
by Michael Lewis 796.357069

Author Lewis follows the perennially cash-strapped Oakland A’s and their legendary General Manager Billy Beane around for a season of big league baseball. Find out how the A’s, with less than half the payroll of some teams, use unconventional methods to successfully compete with much richer teams like the Yankees, Red Sox and yes, Seattle Mariners. One of the best baseball books ever written.
-Ron Woods

BRILLIANT
by Marne Davis Kellogg LP Fic

With her expert knowledge of antiques and jewelry, Kathleen “Kick” Keswick has a top position in a London auction house. But it’s her larcenous secret life that brings her excitement and danger. This playful novel is filled with suspense, surprises and opulence (lots of good food and wine too!)
-Jean Bowman

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