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Just pick up any of his books and try not to be dazzled! He is by far my favorite author and always makes me think. His exploration of the human relationship is always enlightening and full of insight. My favorites are: Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Farewell Waltz, & The Book of Laughter and Forgetting.

Currently Reading: Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson & Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Company of Liars (Hardcover)

By Karen Maitland

$24.00

ISBN-13: 9780385341691
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Delacorte Press, 09/01/2008

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You're thinking, oh great, yet another novel of the Plague...but stop! This is really great! It is a spin off of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales without out all the dry, boring language! A group of travelers form a company and scour the English countryside in search of food, shelter and refuge from the pestilence. Each of them hides a secret and one by one they are revealed. Can you figure out their secrets before someone else does? This is a great, fast paced read that I couldn't put down.

Little, Big (Paperback)

By John Crowley

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780061120053
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 10/01/2006

There are classic books that are worthy of reading more than once in a lifetime such as Lord of the Rings, Beloved, Catcher in the Rye, Possession, etc. Little, Big is on that list. This is an epic work of fiction that has such an amazing sense of place filled with details so remarkable I found myself rereading page after page. I have a hardcover copy that I keep near my bed and often pick it up and just start reading at any random place. It is the tale of a family history and the making of a house, filled with magic and wonder. This is not, however, a quick read. It should be savored and poured over and every word fully digested. This will go down as one of the greatest fantasy novels of the 20th century.

City of Thieves (Hardcover)

By David Benioff

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9780670018703
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Viking Adult, 06/01/2008

This is a fantastic novel about a young man trying to persuade his grandfather to talk about his experiences in Russia during WWII and finally getting him to do it. The story he tells is nothing short of amazing- filled with humor, adventure and raw brutality that comes with war times. The characters are unlikely friends who are forced together in a prison cell and given a second chance at survival if they can complete a nearly impossible task. I am sure that there is some truth in this piece of fiction which makes it all the more intriguing.