Staff Recommendations
The Last Runaway
Tracy Chevalier, author of "Girl with a Pearl Earring," creates in her newest book another strong female heroine. Devastated by a broken engagement, Honor Bright decides to leave her Quaker community in 19th century London and embark upon a new journey to America, persuaded by her sister. The only problem is Honor's sister, engaged to a man in Ohio, soon succumbs to illness and dies even before they reach their destination. Honor, determined not to make another dreaded voyage back across the oc......more
Recommended by Katie O'Connor
Recommendation Archive
| DATE | TITLE | RECOMMENDED BY |
|---|---|---|
| 5/03/13 | The Last Runaway | Katie O'Connor |
| 5/03/13 | Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects | Jill Cluff |
| 5/03/13 | The Dovekeepers | Hinda Smith |
| 5/03/13 | The Good Dream | Linda Krauss |
| 5/03/13 | The Chaperone | Johanna Wilkening |
| 5/03/13 | Marcelo in the Real World | Priscilla Garvin |
| 5/03/13 | Taste of Home: Mom's Best Made Easy | Kristi Burr |
| 5/03/13 | Taking Chance | Barb Cunningham |
| 4/15/13 | Winter Garden | Tracy Alexander |
| 4/05/13 | The Fault in Our Stars | Caroline Barlow |
| 4/05/13 | The Dinner | Nicola Bigley |
| 4/05/13 | Sherlock | Caroline Barlow |
| 3/05/13 | Three Graves Full | Pam Wiseman |
| 3/05/13 | Barefoot Contessa Foolproof | Cheryl Finnan |
| 3/05/13 | We Bought a Zoo | Priscilla Garvin |
| 3/05/13 | I Hunt Killers | Matthew Lowder |
| 3/05/13 | Interpreter of Maladies: Stories | Kristi Burr |
| 3/05/13 | The Swan Thieves | Frazier Walker |
| 3/05/13 | Bully | Matthew Lowder |
| 3/05/13 | Because I Said So! : The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales and Warnings | Priscilla Garvin |

