Tuesday Tomorrow
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith
Published by: Pantheon
Publication Date: October 23rd, 2012
Format: Hardcover, 272 Pages
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The official patter:
"The newest addition—the ninth!—to Alexander McCall Smith's ever-delightful Isabel Dalhousie series.
Isabel is asked to help a wealthy Scottish landowner who has been robbed of a valuable painting. This painting, by the celebrated French artist Nicolas Poussin, had been earmarked for ultimate donation to the Scottish National Gallery. The owner is uncomfortable about an approach he has received from the thieves and hopes that Isabel will assist him. She agrees—in spite of the misgivings of her husband, Jamie. There is also the question of the thieves' identities. Could they be people who are rather close to the owner? It begins to look as if this may be so . . . Against the backdrop of this intriguing case, Isabel leads her day-to-day life, coping with issues small and large. One small issue is whether her three-year-old son, Charlie, is a budding mathematical genius—and what should be done about it. And then there is the question of whether she should help a young man employed in her niece's delicatessen to live with his girlfriend against the wishes of the girlfriend's parents. The answers to both of these questions test Isabel's qualities as a parent, a philosopher, and a friend."
How does he do it? This man, along with James Patterson and Nora Roberts has a prodigious output of written works!
Beautiful Redemption by Kami Carcia and Margaret Stohl
Published by: Little Brown
Publication Date: October 23rd, 2012
Format: Hardcover, 576 Pages
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The official patter:
"Is death the end . . . or only the beginning?
Ethan Wate has spent most of his life longing to escape the stiflingly small Southern town of Gatlin. He never thought he would meet the girl of his dreams, Lena Duchannes, who unveiled a secretive, powerful, and cursed side of Gatlin, hidden in plain sight. And he never could have expected that he would be forced to leave behind everyone and everything he cares about. So when Ethan awakes after the chilling events of the Eighteenth Moon, he has only one goal: to find a way to return to Lena and the ones he loves.
Back in Gatlin, Lena is making her own bargains for Ethan's return, vowing to do whatever it takes -- even if that means trusting old enemies or risking the lives of the family and friends Ethan left to protect.
Worlds apart, Ethan and Lena must once again work together to rewrite their fate, in this stunning finale to the Beautiful Creatures series."
The authors I was saddest to miss at the RT Convention this past spring... perhaps I can catch them on their book tour somewhere...
All the Wrong Questions by Lemony Snicket
Published by: Little Brown
Publication Date: October 23rd, 2012
Format: Hardcover, 272 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He began asking questions that shouldn’t have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not have been published, in four volumes that shouldn’t be read. This is the first volume. "
Perhaps we'll get some more satisfying answers than we got at the end of A Series of Unfortunate Events... or perhaps I shouldn't get my hopes up.
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