TLC Staff Recommendations

Summer 2004

PROPERTY
By Valerie Martin LP Fic

Set in the South during a slave rebellion, Property is written from the perspective of a woman slaveholder. Young Manon Gaudet sends her future husband the gift of a household slave, Sarah, before Manon comes to his house to be his bride. Sarah is able to help the new couple as their family grows.
-Susan LaFantasie

LONDON HOLIDAY
By Richard Peck LP Fic

Three American women have let their friendship slide, so they decide to meet in London at a bed and breakfast for renewal. Adventures, romance, and the unexpected await them in their cozy confines.
-Jean Bowman

DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
By Eric Larsen 364.152309

Seattle author Eric Larsen tells the story of the great Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. Besides a fascinating glimpse of the gilded age in America, another, grimmer story was developing as well. Unbeknownst to the fair developers and the huge masses of fairgoers, one of America’s first serial murderers was preying on the young women who flocked to the fair from around the country.
-Ron Woods

RED TAILS IN LOVE
By Marie Winn 598.072347

New York’s Central Park is a haven for animals and birds. Nearby, the 5th Avenue red-tail hawks and the Regulars who chart their habits engage readers in a fascinating city drama.
-Jean Bowman

SO SURE OF DEATH
By Dana Stabenow LP Fic

Liam Campbell, Alaska State Trooper, is a busy man. Since recently being assigned to the remote town of Newenham, he must deal with not only a sudden visit from his estranged father and a love from his past, but also some surly Alaskan Natives and two murder cases involving eight dead bodies.
-Susan Sullivan

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