Annabel -- Kathleen Winter
Wayne Blake, born a hemaphrodite in 1960's Labrador, is not told of his condition. Only his parents and midwife know, and the secret they keep has resounding repurcussions.
Ape House -- Sara Gruen
Isabel Duncan and her conversant bonobos are violently separated by a terroristic group of animal rights activists. When the animals reappear as the stars of a new reality television show, Isabel does everything in her power to get her "family" back.
The Eyre Affair -- Jasper Fforde
In an alternate reality, Special Ops Thursday Next is on the hunt for a devious literary criminal, Acheron Hades, who has stolen Dickens' original manuscript of Martin Chuzzlewhit. With the help of a machine that enables people to enter books and characters to leave the pages, Hades intends on wreaking havoc on the world. (Inkheart for adults)
Crow Lake -- Mary Lawson
Kate and her baby sister Bo are raised by her teenaged brothers after their parents are killed. The townspeople of their small northern Ontario town all pitch in to help. Told in the voice of the grown up Kate, the story of her family's heartbreaking loss is one that cannot be put down.
Where Mercy is Shown, Mercy is Given -- Doug "Dog" Chapman
Yes, I did, although I hid the cover while on the subway.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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