book reviews

Rules for Hermits? Author: Michael Finkel At the age of 22 Christopher Knight vanished from the world – on purpose – and wouldn’t emerge again until 27 years later. The Stranger in the Woods then is the true story of Knight, New England’s long famed hermit, a man oddly close to the world of vacationer cabins and the sights and sounds of regular social interaction, who terrorized the local population with thefts to keep him sated during the harsh winter months. The narrative is set as an expose of the whys and hows of such an incredible story. Knight, however, [...]

You Can Run . . . Author: Chris Bohjalian In a profession dedicated to running – hiding seems like it would be easy. But Cassandra (Cassie) Bowden cannot escape the haunting aspects of her life, no matter how high and how far she flies. Each night in new city – tonight Dubai, tomorrow Paris – bad decisions haunt her memories. Each morning she wakes up, hungover, ashamed of what little she can remember. On the morning when she wakes up next to the previous night’s Mr. Right, a hedge fund manager with a yen for all things Russian, everything changes. [...]