Bookmark Catalogue 2021 WEBSM

BOOKSELLER PICKS
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BEST OF 2021
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox
and the Horse
CHARLIE MACKESY
Published a little over 2 years ago, this best-selling
book continues to provide comfort and kindness
in a world still upended by a global pandemic. Its
wisdom is simple and timeless, accompanied by the
thoughtful illustrations and uncomplicated dialogue
between the four title characters. I do not hesitate to
recommend this book to any age or for any reason.
It can be read straight through from first page to the
last, or opened at random for a thoughtful moment
of encouragement.
A Shameful Murder
CORA HARRISON
I love to discover a new mystery series, and Cora
Harrison’s Reverend Mother Mysteries, set in Cork,
Ireland in the 1920s fits the bill nicely. This first
volume in the series opens with the discovery of
a body by the Reverend Mother of the convent at
St. Mary’s of the Isle, the introduction of two of her
former students, and the arrival of the convent’s
longtime doctor. A persistent amateur sleuth,
Reverend Mother Aquinas will not let the girl’s
death go unnoticed, nor the conditions of Cork’s
poor be disregarded.
PAST FAVOURITES
Trina’s Picks
We tell ourselves stories in order to live.
The Madness
of Crowds
A Novel
LOUISE PENNY
JOAN DIDION
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The Land Beyond the Sea
SHARON KAY PENMAN
Sharon Kay Penman, who died earlier this year,
was the author of meticulously researched
historical fiction and medieval mysteries.
Penman’s research was legendary and her style
was both gripping and immensely readable. She
brings an immediacy and a vibrancy to the land
of the Crusades, the land of King Baldwin IV and
the fabled Saladin, and the conflict between East
and West. It is to Penman’s credit that she has
crafted tales that can be read again and again for
their captivating storytelling and gripping plot.
Sufferance
A Novel
THOMAS KING
I am a Thomas King fan. His fiction, his mysteries,
his drama, and his interviews. I appreciate his sly,
sometimes dark, often laugh-aloud humour. I was
reading Sufferance in early summer when reports
of the discoveries of the remains of Indigenous
children on the grounds of residential schools
made news across the country and beyond.
The parallels between the two were stark and
personal and gave reading Sufferance a particular
poignancy.
A Ghost in the Throat
DOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA
"This is a female text, "Ní Ghríofa begins the book.
“This is a female text, composed while folding
someone else’s clothes. My mind holds it close,
and it grows, tender and slow, while my hands
perform innumerable chores. This is a female text
borne of guilt and desire, stitched to a soundtrack
of cartoon nursery rhymes.” This is my absolute
favourite book to read this year, and now, as I
listen to the audio version from Libro.fm, I find
myself unable to decide which version I prefer.
You cannot go wrong with either one!
Hamnet and Judith
A Novel
MAGGIE O’FARRELL
The Dream
Weavers
BARBARA ERSKINE
The Friend
A Novel
SIGRID NUNEZ
Walking with
Ghosts
A Memoir
GABRIEL BYRNE
The Gunners
A Novel
REBECCA KAUFFMAN
The Bookwoman of
Troublesome Creek
A Novel
KIM MICHELE RICHARDSON
Home for the Soul
Sustainable and Thoughtful
Decorating and Design
SARA BIRD
Curate
Inspiration for an
Individual Home
LYNDA GARDENER
The Maine
House
MAURA MCEVOY, BASHA
BURRELL, KATHLEEN
HACKETT
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