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Morris County Library New Fiction

Newsletter #295 - 7/10/2019
 
Here is a selection of new fiction that we have added to our collection! If any of these titles sparks your interest, just click on the title to be taken to our online catalog for more information. Happy reading!
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The female persuasion [sound recording (unabridged CD)] : a novel
Audio Book on CD
2018
  The female persuasion [sound recording (unabridged CD)] : a novel
by Wolitzer, Meg, author.
 
Medium: [sound recording (unabridged CD)]
Copies in Morris County Library: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 9 (of 10)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher, Date: [Westminster, Maryland] : Books on Tape, [2018]
Description: 12 audio discs (approximately 15 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary: Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank, dazzlingly persuasive and elegant at sixty-three, has been a central pillar of the women's movement for decades, a figure who inspires others to influence the world. Upon hearing Faith speak for the first time, Greer- madly in love with her boyfriend, Cory, but still full of longing for an ambition that she can't quite place- feels her inner world light up. And then, astonishingly, Faith invites Greer to make something out of that sense of purpose, leading Greer down the most exciting path of her life as it winds toward and away from her meant-to-be love story with Cory and the future she'd always imagined.
Performers: Read by Rebecca Lowman.
 

Lent
Book
2019
  Lent
by Walton, Jo, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 3)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Tor Book, 2019.
Description: 382 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: Young Girolamo's life is a series of miracles. It's a miracle that he can see demons, plain as day, and that he can cast them out with the force of his will. It's a miracle that he's friends with Pico della Mirandola, the Count of Concordia. It's a miracle that when Girolamo visits the deathbed of Lorenzo "the Magnificent," the dying Medici is wreathed in celestial light, a surprise to everyone, Lorenzo included. It's a miracle that when Charles VIII of France invades northern Italy, Girolamo meets him in the field, and convinces him to not only spare Florence but also protect it. It's a miracle than whenever Girolamo preaches, crowds swoon. It's a miracle that, despite the Pope's determination to bring young Girolamo to heel, he's still on the loose ... and, now, running Florence in all but name. That's only the beginning. Because Girolamo Savanarola is not who--or what--he thinks he is. He will discover the truth about himself at the most startling possible time. And this will be only the beginning of his many lives.
 

Gather the fortunes
Book
2019
  Gather the fortunes
by Camp, Bryan, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 0 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 9)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
Description: 372 pages : map ; 24 cm
Summary: "Camp returns to his otherworldly New Orleans of The City of Lost Fortunes for a sequel that evokes the magic, mystery, and mythology of Neil Gaiman's American Gods with a female protagonist that calls to mind the power and personality of Chuck Wendig's Miriam Black (Blackbirds)"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Camp, Bryan. Crescent City novel.
 

Aunt Dimity and the heart of gold
Book
2019
  Aunt Dimity and the heart of gold
by Atherton, Nancy, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 0 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 20)
Current Holds: 8
 
Publisher, Date: [New York, New York] : Viking, [2019]
Description: 228 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary: It's almost Christmas in the small English village of Finch--and everyone is sick. Though many of the villagers regretfully decline their invitations to Emma and Derek Harris's annual Christmas bash, Lori Shepherd has no intention of missing it. When the winter weather takes a turn for the worse, it's agreed that none of the guests will leave until morning. There's general merriment as the Christmas party becomes a pajama party--until a car appears in the winding driveway and promptly slides off the slick pavement and into a tree. Matilda "Tilly" Trout--a lost and scatterbrained, middle-aged woman--is mercifully unhurt and invited to stay the night. The next morning, Emma asks her guests if they would like a tour of the Manor--including a secret room she recently discovered. Several guests put forth guesses as to its purpose, but it's Tilly who correctly identifies the room as a chapel. Placing a palm on one of the ornately-carved panels, Tilly finds a hidden compartment concealing a pile of glittering treasure--including an exquisitely decorated heart made of solid gold. Where did it come from, and why does it look so different from everything else in the chapel? Why didn't Emma even know about this hidden compartment in her own home until now--and how did Tilly? With Aunt Dimity's otherworldly help, Tilly's bewildering store of knowledge, and the village's collective memory to guide her, Lori sets out to unravel the mystery behind the heart of gold. Lori and Tilly both discover they'll never spend another holiday alone--and Christmas finally comes to Finch!
Series: Aunt Dimity
 

Game of bones
Book
2019
  Game of bones
by Haines, Carolyn, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 0 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 9)
Current Holds: 0
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Minotaur Books, 2019.
Description: 370 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "The next charming mystery from Carolyn Haines featuring spunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Dr. Frank Hafner is an archaeologist working on excavating a new-found Native American temple site in the Mississippi Delta. He's also too handsome for his own good, and a bit of a flirt. Oddly enough, it's the first quality that gets him in trouble when he discovers the ritualistic murder of one of his archaeological crew. When Coleman Peters, Sheriff and Sarah Booth's boyfriend, takes Dr. Hafner in for questioning in the murder, the accused doctor hires Sarah Booth to clear his name. Soon, Sarah Booth has uncovered a number of possible suspects, but she can't narrow them down fast enough to stem the continuing violence that seems to trace back to Dr. Hafner's dig. When Peter Deerstalker, a member of the Tunica tribe, mentions a curse, it doesn't seem so far-fetched--especially when a young graduate student on the site claims someone on the site is searching for something much more precious than ancient pottery... Something spooky is going on in the Mississippi Delta, and though Sarah Booth isn't sure who to trust, or what to believe, she knows she won't rest until she's dug up the truth"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Haines, Carolyn. Sarah Booth Delaney mystery.

Conviction
Book
2019
  Conviction
by Mina, Denise, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 0 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 21)
Current Holds: 30
 
Edition: First United States edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Description: 376 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: An upper-class Edinburgh housewife who enjoys listening to the sordid details of true-crime podcasts has her world turned upside down when a new podcast turns out to have connections to her own dark past.
 

The mother-in-law
Book
2019
  The mother-in-law
by Hepworth, Sally, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 0 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 4 (of 34)
Current Holds: 25
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, N. Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Description: ix, 340 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: "A twisty, compelling new novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death... From the moment Lucy met her husband's mother, Diana, she was kept at arm's length. Diana was exquisitely polite, and properly friendly, but Lucy knew that she was not what Diana envisioned. But who could fault Diana? She was a pillar of the community, an advocate for social justice who helped female refugees assimilate to their new country. Diana was happily married to Tom, and lived in wedded bliss for decades. Lucy wanted so much to please her new mother-in-law. That was five years ago. Now, Diana has been found dead, a suicide note near her body. Diana claims that she no longer wanted to live because of a battle with cancer. But the autopsy finds no cancer. The autopsy does find traces of poison and suffocation. Who could possibly want Diana dead? Why was her will changed at the eleventh hour to disinherit both of her adult children and their spouses? With Lucy's secrets getting deeper and her relationship with her mother-in-law growing more complex as the pages turn, this new novel from Sally Hepworth is sure to add to her growing legion of fans." -- Provided by publisher.
 

Outside looking in : a novel
Book
2019
  Outside looking in : a novel
by Boyle, T. Coraghessan, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 13 (of 20)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
Description: 385 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: In 1943, LSD is synthesized in Basel. Two decades later, a coterie of grad students at Harvard are gradually drawn into the inner circle of renowned psychologist and psychedelic drug enthusiast Timothy Leary. Fitzhugh Loney, a psychology Ph.D. student and his wife, Joanie, become entranced by the drug's possibilities such that their "research" becomes less a matter of clinical trials and academic papers and instead turns into a free-wheeling exploration of mind expansion, group dynamics, and communal living. With his trademark humor and pathos, Boyle moves us through the Loneys' initiation at one of Leary's parties to his notorious summer seminars in Zihuatanejo until the Loneys' eventual expulsion from Harvard and their introduction to a communal arrangement of thirty devotees--students, wives, and children--living together in a sixty-four room mansion and devoting themselves to all kinds of experimentation and questioning. Is LSD a belief system? Does it allow you to see God? Can the Loneys' marriage--or any marriage, for that matter--survive the chaotic and sometimes orgiastic use of psychedelic drugs? Wry, witty, and wise, Outside Looking In is an ideal subject for this American master, and highlights Boyle's acrobatic prose, detailed plots, and big ideas. It's an utterly engaging and occasionally trippy look at the nature of reality, identity, and consciousness, as well as our seemingly infinite capacities for creativity, re-invention, and self-discovery.-- Publisher's description.
 

Lost roses : a novel
Book
2019
  Lost roses : a novel
by Kelly, Martha Hall, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 0 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 4 (of 48)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Ballantine Books, [2019]
Description: 432 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: "It is 1914 and the world has been on the brink of war so many times, many New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing interest. Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes. Now Eliza embarks on the trip of a lifetime, home with Sofya to see the splendors of Russia. But when Austria declares war on Serbia and Russia's Imperial dynasty begins to fall, Eliza escapes back to America, while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. In need of domestic help, they hire the local fortuneteller's daughter, Varinka, unknowingly bringing intense danger into their household. On the other side of the Atlantic, Eliza is doing her part to help the White Russian families find safety as they escape the revolution. But when Sofya's letters suddenly stop coming she fears the worst for her best friend. From the turbulent streets of St. Petersburg to the avenues of Paris and the society of fallen Russian émigrés who live there, the lives of Eliza, Sofya, and Varinka will intersect in profound ways, taking readers on a breathtaking ride through a momentous time in history"-- Provided by publisher.
 

Lost and wanted
Book
2019
  Lost and wanted
by Freudenberger, Nell, author.
 
Copies in Morris County Library: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 18 (of 27)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Description: 315 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: "Helen Clapp's breakthrough work on five-dimensional spacetime landed her a tenured professorship at MIT; her popular books explain physics in plain terms. Helen disdains notions of the supernatural in favor of rational thought and proven ideas. So it's perhaps especially vexing for her when, on an otherwise unremarkable Wednesday in June, she gets a phone call from a friend who has just died. That friend was Charlotte Boyce, Helen's roommate at Harvard. The two women had once confided in each other about everything--in college, the unwanted advances Charlie received from a star literature professor; after graduation, Helen's struggles as a young woman in science, Charlie's as a black screenwriter in Hollywood, their shared challenges as parents. But as the years passed, Charlie became more elusive, and her calls came less and less often. And now she's permanently, tragically gone. As Helen is drawn back into Charlie's orbit, and also into the web of feelings she once had for Neel Jonnal--a former college classmate now an acclaimed physicist on the verge of a Nobel Prize winning discovery--she is forced to question the laws of the universe that had always steadied her mind and heart.
 
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