![]() ![]() ![]() This is an emotional book a harrowing story of friendship and abuse. As soon as I opened the cover, Robin Roe’s eloquent writing made me never want to put it down. I hadn’t heard of the author before, so I decided to give it a chance. Usually, a book rated as such goes right on my list after grazing some of the reviews. ![]() A List of Cages has a 4.29 out of 5 star average with over 18,000 votes. I initially picked up this book for the phenomenal rating it has on Goodreads. Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian-the foster brother he hasn’t seen in five years.” Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn’t easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can’t complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends. Synopsis: “ When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he’s got it made. Part of a Series?: No, this is a standalone novel. ![]()
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![]() He’s initially cold, distant, despondent. With a touch of magical realism and many fantastic quotes to delight readers, I fell in love with this story.Ī melancholy man now in his fifties, Perdu isn’t the type of hero I’m accustomed to following. Accompanied by a young writer in a slump and many friends he picks up along the way, Perdu embarks on a journey to discover the truth about Manon - and to finally find a way to heal.Įnchanting, warm and populated with memorable characters, Nina George’s The Little Paris Bookshop is a delightful read for francophiles and literary lovers alike. ![]() The floating bookshop takes its inaugural run. When their burgeoning relationship awakens old feelings, he panics - and runs. and scarcely looked up until Catherine arrived on the scene. Believing his one true love, Manon, to have abandoned him 20 years earlier, Perdu has thrown himself into work. Long accustomed to a solitary life, Perdu isn’t prepared for the sudden appearance of an equally vulnerable - and beautiful - neighbor. Perdu presides over the bookshop like an eager pharmacist, ready with a recommendation at every turn. This literary apothecary has medicinal tales for young idealists, overworked businessmen, widows starting over. ![]() ![]() Floating on the Seine is a very special barge: a bookshop tended by Monsieur Jean Perdu, a brokenhearted bookseller nursing his decades-long heartache by “prescribing” must reads for the patrons passing through Paris. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "One mortifying moment triggers all the rest. "So many places have been wrecked for me," she thinks. Parsons brings heartbreaking details to "Guts": Sheila explains how she can no longer visit a favorite fast-food restaurant because a clerk once made fun of the amount of food she ordered. Ever since she started dating Tim, a medical student, "all the sick, broken people in the world begin to glow." She imagines tumors and incipient heart attacks in strangers, all the while remaining conscious of her own body, which fails to bring her joy: "I should love my body more," she reflects, but she doesn't. ![]() Sheila, the narrator of Kimberly King Parson's story "Guts," can't run away from bodies: not her own, not others'. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Black Light Subtitle Stories Author Kimberly King Parsons ![]() |