Book Lists: Wainwright Public Library

Wind power : renewable energy for home, farm, and business

By Gipe, Paul | 2004

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Hope matters : why changing the way we think is critical to solving the environmental crisis

By Kelsey, Elin, author | 2020

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""It's time to come Home. All five of you. Or else." Saskia was a damaged, lonely teenager when she arrived at the lakeside commune called Home. She was entranced by the tang of sourdough starter; the midnight call of the loons; the triumph of foraging wild mushrooms from the forest floor. But most of all she was taken with Abraham, Home's charismatic leader, the North Star to Saskia and the four other teens who lived there, her best and only friends. Two decades later, Saskia is shuttered in her Connecticut estate, estranged from the others. Her carefully walled life is torn open by threatening letters. Unless she and her former friends return to the land in rural Maine, the terrible thing they did as teenagers-their last-ditch attempt to save Home-will be revealed. From vastly different lives, the five return to confront their blackmailer and reckon with the horror that split them apart. How far will they go to bury their secret forever?"-- Provided by publisher.

Just my luck : a novel

By Parks, Adele, author | 2021

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When twilight breaks

By Sundin, Sarah, author | 2021

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If I disappear

By Brazier, Eliza Jane, author | 2021

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If the shoe fits

By Murphy, Julie, 1985- author. | 2021

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The girls in the stilt house : a novel

By Mustian, Kelly, author. | 2021

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Animal : a novel

By Taddeo, Lisa, author | 2021

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One last stop : a novel

By McQuiston, Casey, author | 2021

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Cynical twenty-three-year old August doesn't believe in much. She doesn't believe in psychics, or easily forged friendships, or finding the kind of love they make movies about. And she certainly doesn't believe her ragtag band of new roommates, her night shifts at a 24-hour pancake diner, or her daily subway commute full of electrical outages are going to change that. But then, there's Jane. Beautiful, impossible Jane. All hard edges with a soft smile and swoopy hair and saving August's day when she needed it most. The person August looks forward to seeing on the train every day. The one who makes her forget about the cities she lived in that never seemed to fit, and her fear of what happens when she finally graduates, and even her cold-case obsessed mother who won't quite let her go. And when August realizes her subway crush is impossible in more ways than one-namely, displaced in time from the 1970s-she thinks maybe it's time to start believing.

The reading list : a novel

By Adams, Sara Nisha, author | 2021

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Her last holiday : a novel

By Taylor, C. L., author | 2021

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The bounty

By Evanovich, Janet, author | 2021

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Sustaining faith

By Oke, Janette, 1935-, author | 2021

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The guilt trip : a novel

By Jones, Sandie, author | 2021

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"Six friends. Rachel and Noah have been friends since they met at university. While they once thought that they might be something more, now, twenty years later, they are each happily married to other people, Jack and Paige respectively. Jack's brother Will is getting married, to the dazzling, impulsive Ali, and the group of six travel to Portugal for their destination weekend. Three couples. As they arrive at a gorgeous villa perched on a cliff-edge, overlooking towering waves that crash on the famous surfing beaches below at Nazaré, they try to settle into a weekend of fun. While Rachel is looking forward to getting to know her future sister-in-law Ali better, Ali can't help but rub many of the group the wrong way: Rachel's best friend Paige thinks Ali is attention-seeking and childish, and while Jack is trying to support his brother Will's choice of wife, he is also finding plenty to disagree with Noah about. One fatal misunderstanding . . . But when Rachel discovers something about Ali that she can hardly believe, everything changes. As the wedding weekend unfolds, the secrets each of them hold begin to spill, and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel. Soon, jumping to conclusions becomes the difference between life and death."-- Provided by publisher.

Damascus Station : a novel

By McCloskey, David. | 2021

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"A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in war-ravaged Damascus to hunt for a killer. CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, supercharging Haddad's recruitment and creating unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy. But the cat-and-mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Asad's spycatcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet"-- Provided by publisher.

The throwback list

By Anderson, Lily, 1988-, author | 2021

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Lila

By Robinson, Marilynne, author. | 2020

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"Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder. Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church-the only available shelter from the rain-and ignites a romance and a debate that will reshape her life. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the life that preceded her newfound security. Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood. Together they crafted a life on the run, living hand to mouth with nothing but their sisterly bond and a ragged blade to protect them. Despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life was laced with moments of joy and love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to reconcile the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves. Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead and Home, a National Book Award finalist, Lila is a moving expression of the mysteries of existence that is destined to become an American classic."--Provided by publisher.

The woman they could not silence : one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear

By Moore, Kate (Writer and editor), author | 2021

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Hostage : a novel

By Mackintosh, Clare, author | 2021

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Norman didn't do it! : (yes, he did.)

By Higgins, Ryan T., author | 2021

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Indian in the cabinet : speaking truth to power

By Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-, author | 2021

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The hunted

By Nay, Roz, author | 2021

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A woman of intelligence

By Tanabe, Karin, author | 2021

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Dark roads

By Stevens, Chevy, author | 2021

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Sawbones

By MacBride, Stuart, author | 2021

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The husbands : a novel

By Baker, Chandler, author | 2021

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"Nora Spangler is a successful attorney but when it comes to domestic life, she packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, too ... but why does it seem like she is always working so much harder? When the Spanglers go house hunting in Dynasty Ranch, an exclusive suburban neighborhood, Nora meets a group of high-powered women-a tech CEO, a neurosurgeon, an award-winning therapist, a bestselling author-with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to help with a resident's wrongful death case, she is pulled into the lives of the women there. She finds the air is different in Dynasty Ranch. The women aren't hanging on by a thread. But as the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One that's worth killing for. Calling to mind a Stepford Wives gender-swap, The Husbands imagines a world where the burden of the "second shift" is equally shared-and what it may take to get there."-- Provided by publisher.

Did I say you could go

By Gideon, Melanie, 1963- author | 2021

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All the little hopes : a novel

By Weiss, Leah, 1947- author. | 2021

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"A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of World War II. Deep in the tobacco land of North Carolina, nothing's the same since the boys shipped off to war and worry took their place. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Brown is curious and clever, but she can't make sense of it all. Then Allie Bert Tucker comes to town, an outcast with a complicated past, and Lucy believes that together they can solve crimes. Just like her hero, Nancy Drew. That chance comes when a man goes missing, a woman stops speaking, and an eccentric gives the girls a mystery that takes them beyond the ordinary. Their quiet town, seasoned with honeybees and sweet tea, becomes home to a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp-and more men go missing. The pair set out to answer the big question: do we ever really know who the enemy is? Lush with Southern atmosphere, All The Little Hopes, is the story of two girls growing up while war creeps closer, blurring the difference between what's right, what's wrong, and what we know to be true."-- Provided by publisher.

Not a happy family

By Lapeña, Shari, 1960- author | 2021

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The heron's cry

By Cleeves, Ann, author | 2021

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North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder – Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter Eve is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases. Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He’s a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved though to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband. Then another body is found – killed in a similar way. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home.

The orphan witch

By Crutcher, Paige, author | 2021

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The death of Jane Lawrence : a novel

By Starling, Caitlin, author | 2021

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"Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations, and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work. Her first choice, the dashing but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence, agrees to her proposal with only one condition: that she must never visit Lindridge Hall, his crumbling family manor outside of town. Yet on their wedding night, an accident strands her at his door in a pitch-black rainstorm, and she finds him changed. Gone is the bold, courageous surgeon, and in his place is a terrified, paranoid man-one who cannot tell reality from nightmare, and fears Jane is an apparition, come to haunt him. By morning, Augustine is himself again, but Jane knows something is deeply wrong at Lindridge Hall, and with the man she has so hastily bound her safety to. Set in a dark-mirror version of post-war England, Caitlin Starling crafts a new kind of gothic horror from the bones of the beloved canon."--Provided by publisher.

The great Saskatchewan bucket list

By Karpan, Robin, author | 2021

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More New Adult Arrivals

By Gipe, Paul | 2004

By Wright, Camron Steve, author | 2012

By Stapley, Marissa, author | 2014

By Sundin, Sarah, author | 2020

By Gould, Leslie, 1962- author | 2020

By Fuller, Kathleen, author | 2021

By Kelsey, Elin, author | 2020

By Young, Samantha, author. | 2021

By Beverly-Whittemore, Miranda, author | 2021

By Parks, Adele, author | 2021

By Sundin, Sarah, author | 2021

By Brazier, Eliza Jane, author | 2021

By Murphy, Julie, 1985- author. | 2021

By Mustian, Kelly, author. | 2021

By Taddeo, Lisa, author | 2021

By McQuiston, Casey, author | 2021

By Adams, Sara Nisha, author | 2021

By Taylor, C. L., author | 2021

By Evanovich, Janet, author | 2021

By Oke, Janette, 1935-, author | 2021

By Jones, Sandie, author | 2021

By McCloskey, David. | 2021

By Anderson, Lily, 1988-, author | 2021

By Robinson, Marilynne, author. | 2020

By Moore, Kate (Writer and editor), author | 2021

By Mackintosh, Clare, author | 2021

By Higgins, Ryan T., author | 2021

By Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-, author | 2021

By Nay, Roz, author | 2021

By Tanabe, Karin, author | 2021

By Stevens, Chevy, author | 2021

By MacBride, Stuart, author | 2021

By Baker, Chandler, author | 2021

By Gideon, Melanie, 1963- author | 2021

By Weiss, Leah, 1947- author. | 2021

By Lapeña, Shari, 1960- author | 2021

By Cleeves, Ann, author | 2021

By Crutcher, Paige, author | 2021

By Starling, Caitlin, author | 2021

By Karpan, Robin, author | 2021