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City of Thieves
David Benioff |
 A
writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their
experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. The result is the
captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against
desperate odds.
Lev Beniov is small, smart, and insecure, a
Jewish virgin too young for the army. When a dead German paratrooper
lands in his street, Lev is caught looting the body and dragged to
jail. He shares his cell with the charismatic and grandiose Kolya, a
handsome young soldier arrested on desertion charges. Instead of the
standard bullet in the back of the head, Lev and Kolya are given a shot
at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive:
secure a dozen eggs for a powerful colonel to use in his daughter's
wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering
unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt to find the
impossible. A search that takes them through the dire lawlessness of
Leningrad and the devastated surrounding countryside creates an
unlikely bond between this earnest, lust-filled teenager and an
endearing lothario with the gifts of a conman.
Member's Price: $20.21(with coupon)
List Price: $24.95, Viking |
| America America
Ethan Canin |
 In
the early 1970s, Corey Sifter, the son of working-class parents,
becomes a yard boy on the grand estate of the powerful Metarey family.
Soon, through the family's generosity, he is a student at a private
boarding school and an aide to the great New York senator Henry
Bonwiller, who is running for president of the United States. Before
long, Corey finds himself involved with one of the Metarey daughters
and as the Bonwiller campaign gains momentum, Corey finds himself
caught up in a complex web of events in which loyalty, politics, sex,
and gratitude conflict with morality, love, and the truth.
"Much
more than a coming-of-age story set in the Nixon-era, this book delves
deep into issues of politics, power, and personal ethics that are
equally relevant right now."--Gail
Member's Price: $21.87 (with coupon)
List Price: $27, Random House |
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski |
This first novel has the earmarks of becoming a classic
with its mix of road adventure, family tensions and enduring love.
While defying easy classification or summarization, this excellently
written story creates a thoroughly believable world populated with
memorable characters that will remain with the reader long after the
last of its 500-plus pages is turned. The title character is a mute boy
who with his parents raise and train a unique breed of dogs in an
idyllic rural Wisconsin setting that is irrevocably disrupted with the
arrival of Edgar's complex, emotionally conflicted uncle.
Member's Price: $21.02 (with coupon)
List Price: $25.95, HarperCollins |
The Diplomat's Wife
Pam Jenoff |
 In this exciting sequel to The Kommandant's Girl,
Marta Nederman has survived the horrors of a Nazi prison camp. The
promise of a happier life is certain when she meets Paul, an American
soldier. Plans to meet in London end when Paul's plane crashes, leaving
Marta alone and pregnant. Marta marries a caring British diplomat and
her happy home is threatened when a Communist spy is discovered and can
be exposed by someone in her past.
"This one is not to be missed!"--Deb
Member's Price: $11.30( with coupon)
List Price: $13.95, Harlequin |
The Spiritualist
Megan Chance |
 On
a cold January morning in 1856, Evelyn Atherton's husband is found
murdered after attending an exclusive séance. Having "married up" into
New York society, Evie herself is the immediate suspect. Ostracized and
vulnerable, she knows that to clear her name she must retrace her
husband's last steps. And so, joining forces with her husband's best
friend, Evie dives into the mysterious underworld of the occult.
Evie's
instincts tell her the smooth-talking medium Michel Jourdain is a
charlatan-and her only hope for exoneration. But getting close to
Jourdain means embracing a seductive and hypnotic world where clues to
murder come through the voices of the dead. As her powerful in-laws
build a case against her, and with time running out, Evie must face the
real ghosts of her past if she is to have any hope of avoiding the
hangman.
List Price: $14.95, Random House |
Natural Born Charmer
Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
 It
wasn't every day a guy saw a headless beaver marching down the side of
a road, not even in Dean Robillard's larger than life world. He
slammed on the brakes of his brand new Aston Martin Vanquish and pulled
over in front of her. The beaver marched right past, her big flat tail
bouncing in the gravel, and her small, sharp nose stuck up in the air.
Way up. The beaver looked highly pissed. She was definitely a girl
beaver because her beaver head was missing, revealing sweaty, dark hair
pulled into a scraggly ponytail. He'd been praying for a little
distraction from his own depressing company, so he threw open the door
and stepped out onto the shoulder of the Colorado road...
List Price: $7.99, Avon | |
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