Saturday, March 14, 2009

March 2009

  • The Gargoyle -- David Anderson

  • Case Histories -- Kate Atkinson
  • No Such Creature -- Giles Blunt

  • Friday Night Knitting Club --Kate Jacobs

Georgia Walker, single mother and knitter extraordinaire, opens a knit shop on the Upper West Side, with the help of Anita, her benefactress. The shop, Walker & Daughter, becomes the focal point for a varied group of women who each face and overcome personal challenges.

  • Everyone Knows this is Nowhere -- John McFetridge

  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH --Robert C. O'Brien

  • Forty Words for Sorrow -- Giles Blunt

John Cardinal, a homicide detective in Algonquin Bay, Ontario, investigates a serial killer, while his new partner investigates him for alleged corruption.

  • Breaking Lorca -- Giles Blunt

Victor, a reluctant soldier, is forced to take part in the horrifying torture of an alleged "rebel" woman, in a Salvadoran prison. After his escape to the US, he seeks out the family of the woman, in a twisted attempt at self redemption.

  • The Flying Troutmans -- Miriam Toews

Hattie returns to Manitoba to look after her 15 year old nephew and and 11 year old niece when her sister is hospitalized for severe depression. They embark on a hilarious, heartbreaking journey across the southwestern US in search of the children's nomadic father.