The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels Anne Michael’s new novel is a mesmerizing love story set in Canada and Egypt during the 1960s, with flashbacks to England and Poland during World War II. Avery, an engineer, and Jean, a botanist, newly married, have traveled to Egypt to save the Abu Simbel temple from the [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2009’
Just Books’ Pick of the Week 3/16
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada Written by a man who lived through it, Every Man Dies Alone is about life in Nazi Germany. Based on real life people, the novel follows Otto and Anna Quangel, who begin a private campaign of resistance after their son dies in the war. Over the course [...]
Just Books’ Pick of the Week
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister In Erica Bauermeister’s debut novel of a Monday night cooking class, eight people gather once a month to learn from Lillian, a chef and restaurant owner, who believes in the healing and magical properties of food. As she shares her understanding and expertise with her students, the [...]
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Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell Even at first glance, Dr. Peter Brown does not appear to be a normal intern at the most rundown hospital in Manhattan. Along with a shift from hell, he has a hidden past with close ties to the Witness Protection Program. Everything is actually going pretty well, until a [...]