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NEW MAY BOOKS

Some of these titles may be available as books on cd, large print or as a downloadable version.

Bergen, Candice. A Fine Romance.
(BIO BERGEN, C)
In a follow-up to Knock Wood by the Emmy Award-winning actress traces the milestone events of her life, including her first marriage, the birth of her daughter, her work on Murphy Brown and her struggles with widowhood. Biography

Berry, Amanda and Gina DeJesus. Hope : A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland.
(364.154 BER)
Two victims of infamous Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro share the story of their abductions, the abuse they suffered during their decade in captivity, and their dramatic escape. Biography

Brower, Kate Andersen. The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House.
(973.099 BRO)
This book reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and first family. Non-Fiction

Clark, Mary Higgins. Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories.
(FIC CLARK, M.H., )
A collection of short stories from Clark’s first-ever published story (1956’s “Stowaway”), to classic tales featuring Alvirah and Willy, My Gal Sunday and many more giving readers the chance to revisit the short story highlights from the “Queen of Suspense.” Fiction

Larson, Erik. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
(940.4514 LAR)
On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small–hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more–all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. Non-Fiction

McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers.
(BIO WRIGHT FAMILY)
On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did? Biography

Morrison, Toni. God Help the Child.
(FIC MORRISON, T )
Traces the impact of childhood trauma on the lives of a beautiful multiracial woman, the man she loves, and an abused white girl who looks to her for help. Fiction

Nelson, Willie. It’s a Long Story : My Life.
(BIO NELSON, W.)
The iconic Country Music Hall of Fame artist shares the story of his life and career, from his early ambitions and relationships through his bankruptcy and founding of Farm Aid. Biography

Quick, Amanda. Garden of Lies.
(FIC QUICK, A.)
The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest young women in Ursula Kern’s employ. But Miss Clifton has met an untimely end — and Ursula is convinced it was not due to natural causes. Fiction

Sandford, John. Gathering Prey.
(FIC SANDFORD, J)
When his adopted daughter’s friend reports that someone has been killing off a circle of nomadic panhandlers, Lucas travels to North Dakota, where he encounters a dangerously violent subculture. Fiction

Scottoline, Lisa. Every Fifteen Minutes.
(FIC SCOTTOLINE, L.)
Dr. Eric Parrish is the Chief of the Psychiatric Unit at Havemeyer General Hospital outside of Philadelphia. Recently separated from his wife Alice, he is doing his best as a single Dad to his seven-year-old daughter Hannah. Fiction

Smiley, Jane. Early Warning.
(FIC SMILEY, J.)
Family patriarch Walter Langdon has died, and his children have fanned out across the country. The narrative moves year by year from 1953 to 1986, encompassing Cold War blinkeredness, Sixties rebellion, and escalating wealth into the Eighties. Fiction