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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
If you enjoyed Anne Tyler’s “The Clock Dance” as much as I did, get reacquainted with her back list, especially “Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant,” which ranks in my life-long top 10 best reads.
2019-10-21T14:50:19-05:00
Diane, Library Director
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/dinner-at-the-homesick-restaurant/
Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers
A searing collection written from a kaleidoscope of voices about the assassination of Medgar Evers. With only Evers's voice missing, these incredibly moving poems pack a lingering punch.
2019-10-21T14:58:29-05:00
Jennie, Collection Engagement Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/turn-me-loose-the-unghosting-of-medgar-evers/
The Storm
Following multiple story lines—Burma in 1942, India in 1946, and Washington, D.C in 2004—Anwar tells of the partition of India and the Bhola cyclone which killed over 500,000 people. A compelling story for fans of literary history.
2019-10-21T15:02:53-05:00
Karen, Collection Development Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-storm/
Bring Up the Bodies
Historical fiction at its best. Henry VIII's right hand man, Thomas Cromwell, schemes to replace Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. This is the sequel to Wolf Hall, which was made into a TV series.
2019-10-21T15:08:49-05:00
Kathy, Library Assistant
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/bring-up-the-bodies/
The Glass Castle
An incredibly moving memoir of growing up in poverty that is both heartbreaking and awe-inspiring. The author's unbreakable spirit, intelligence, wit and family bonds result in a mostly happy ending in spite of some astonishing odds.
2019-10-21T15:17:10-05:00
Patricia, Adult Services Manager
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-glass-castle/
The Year of Less
Cait Flanders challenges herself to a 1-year shopping ban. Through raw and personal stories she learns she can live on less and even save money. Most importantly, she learns that more is never the answer.
2019-10-21T15:20:14-05:00
Alexandra, Business Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-year-of-less/
The 5th Wave
Nothing is what it seems in this suspenseful dystopia. Aliens have nearly wiped out human-kind. The few who remain must find a way to survive while fighting to reclaim the planet and their humanity.
2019-10-21T15:24:43-05:00
Tracy, Westover Branch Manager
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-5th-wave/
A Study in Scarlet Women
What if Sherlock Holmes was a woman scorned by society for her scandalous behavior? What if Dr. Watson also had a storied past? Together, this team thwarts everyday criminals as well as criminal masterminds in this Sherlock retelling.
2019-10-21T15:27:26-05:00
Sarah, Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/a-study-in-scarlet-women/
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
If your memories of dates, dresses, funerals, and weddings are tied to what you wore, this is the perfect memoir for you. Part look book and part bittersweet look back, Beckerman remembers her life's big moments via the dresses she wore during them.
2019-10-21T15:29:30-05:00
Nico, Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/love-loss-and-what-i-wore/
White Tears
When Seth records a snippet of someone singing a blues song on one of his walks around New York, Carter convinces him that they should put it on the internet as the real thing. Things quickly get out of hand in this wonderful, disorienting novel about cultural appropriation.
2019-10-21T15:32:28-05:00
Michelle, Collection Development Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/white-tears/
A Death-Struck Year
In October of 1918, the Spanish Influenza spread rapidly across the Pacific Northwest. Left unexpectedly alone when her family gets stranded in San Francisco, 17-year-old Cleo volunteers with the Red Cross and witnesses the devastation of the pandemic first hand.
2019-10-21T15:35:19-05:00
Alex, Web Editor
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/a-death-struck-year/
