About the wealthy daughter of slave owners and her struggle with what that all means. Sarah is a woman ahead of her time but still takes some time to really “get it” when she is given a slave on her 11th birthday – great book!

Another great book by the master of suspense, intrigue and love (well – lesbian love if you want to be picky) – if you haven’t read Fingersmith start with that – it is her first and best book – but this one is also terrific – and keeps you on the hook to the end.

Ellen is fiftyish, funny and full of angst. She tries to remember what’s-his-name’s name and tries to explain where the “thingie” is – sound familiar – you will love this woman as she tries to re-invent herself and come to terms with the life she’s lived thus far.

Touted as a teen read but very adult friendly – John Green tackles the huge existential questions with wisdom and humour – His Looking for ALaska also a great read!

Author of the Pink Carnation Series – this is cotton candy for the soul – I love her books – fun, witty dialogue, suspenseful plot – sort of – and always a happy ending for the contemporary heroine (there are always two – one from now, the other from then)!

Helen O’Mara spends thirty years mourning the death of her husband who was on the oil rig that went down during a storm in Newfoundland in the 1980’s (as my good buddy Steve Richardson on the debaters likes to say: “True story!”). All 84 men on the rig died in a preventable accident. This is a beautiful story – filled with longing, grief, wisdom and, in the end, hope.

Set in Newfoundland (from where this witty, wise woman hails) this is the story of a young man who is “caught” in more ways than one. He has just escaped from prison where he is serving time for drug trafficking. He meets lots of people who are just as “caught” as he is as he tries to outrun his fate. Great read by one of Canada’s terrific writers.

What a gem this book turned out to be – 4.99 at Indigo and for the life of me I can’t figure out why it was on the reduced shelf – a great book – wonderful characters, fast paced plot and a terrific story with a “happy” ending – read it and you’ll see what I mean.

A man falls out of the sky and survives – he is the catalyst for change in the lives of the people he literally descends upon. Believable in an unbelievable way – I really liked this book as I did her previous novel – The Mistress of Nothing

Like me you may have a love/hate relationship with Jonas Jonasson – his plot and characters are so WEIRD that they are almost (but not quite) believable – I couldn’t help but love these eccentric characters who have James Bond experiences – but somehow he makes you believe it all.