fiction

Love, Obsession, Destruction Author: Anita Shreve On the way to his sister’s funeral, Nicholas Van Tassel is thinking about his life, his obsessive love, his family, and how he lost it all. Thirty years ago, in 1899, Nicolas arrived in New Hampshire to start his career at Thrupp College. Everything was possible. Everything was new. And then, in the wake of a fire at the local restaurant/inn, he met Etna Bliss, and she became all he ever wanted. Etna had her own quite dreams, her own longings. They were not for Nicholas. But he persevered until she finally agreed to marry [...]

The Lies That Bind Author: Dennis Lehane I discovered Dennis Lehane through Book of the Month’s recommendation of Since We Fell. The book languished on my shelf long enough for me to completely forget the premise and to be excited and surprised at every turn. What I thought I was getting was the standard thriller, what I got was something darker, sexier, more gritty and ultimately more surprising. I was hooked. That’s when I saw that Lehane’s claim to fame was Mystic River, a title that had a ring of familiarity to it. Of course, all you movie goers know why [...]