GOOD READS
Beyond Best-Sellers: What B&ECPL Staff Recommend
The following were recently published titles which were read and recommended by members of our staff in the month indicated. The initials or pen name of the contributing staff member are noted after each review. Click here for more current recommendations.
January 2004
Last
Dance, Last Chance Ann Rule
Non-Fiction
Rule chronicles the case of Western New York's own Anthony Pignataro, a shoddy
doctor who invented snap-on hair transplants, and who tried to poison his wife
to keep her from testifying about the death of a patient. True crime writing
at its best.
Reviewed by CM
Eat
Cake Jeanne Ray
Fiction
What do you do when you are living with your divorced parents (one a pianist
with broken wrists), your recently unemployed husband, and your moody teenage
daughter? You find your happy place in the hollow of a bundt cake. Find out
how Ruth found comfort and sustenance in cakes. Recipes included.
Reviewed by AP
Haunted
Ground Erin Hart
Fiction
This is the author's first novel and it is remarkable. If you enjoy Ireland,
Irish culture, and a good mystery this is a good read. A real page-turner
Reviewed by kpuehn
No
More Words Reeve Lindbergh
Non-Fiction
Reeve Lindbergh’s story of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s final illness
and her family’s struggle to care for her.
Reviewed by MMS
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