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RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203.245.3959
800.74.READS
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ROXANNE'S PICKS:

Babes in Boyland
by Gina Barreca

An amusing and insightful memoir of being in one of the first classes at Dartmouth that accepted women. An accomplished Italian-American girl who had perfected curly hair, heavy eyeliner and black jeans, she stood out from both her male and female classmates. The author casts her crystal eye on the experience with irreverent sassiness.

Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
by R. A. Scotti

The equivalent to The Perfect Storm, this is the story of the 1938 hurricane, a class five storm that was threatening the coast of Florida when its path suddenly changed, it sped north, and hit the southern coast of New England with little time for warning. This tale has all the ingredients of great non-fiction – adventure, mystery, and heroics.

The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman
by Nedjma

This is the story of an Iranian woman who leaves her husband and decides to live a free sexual life in Tangiers – erotic with an underlying love story. It is also a wonderful example of how different readers can have such different opinions of a book. This work has gotten absolutely rave reviews from a variety of authors and critics, but I found it disappointing.

China Inc. How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World
by Ted C. Fishman

If you are interested in where the global world that we live in is headed, this is a book for you. Fishman does a great job in giving a sense of China’s history and in telling their story while discussing our symbiotic relationship with them (their high financial investment in the US, our high food exports to them) and their future financial and political role in world politics.

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ROSE'S PICKS:

Palace Walk
by Najib Mahfuz

Part of a trilogy written by the 1982 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, this is considered by some to be the greatest 20th century Arabic Novel. It is the story of the modernization of Egypt as it is played out through the lives of one Muslim merchant’s family.

Time and Again
by Jack Finney

Simon Morley, an illustrator, decides to look at the past in a different way – he teaches himself to ‘go back in time’ rather than simply look at the past in black and white. Oddly sensual, both visually and auditorially, this classic will change the way you look at New York City, and is the basis for the movie, Somewhere in Time.

The Complete Stories
by Bernard Malamud

Rooted in the Jewish tradition, but transcending it, these stories are all about simple people trying to make it in a hard world with the theme of wisdom gained through suffering.

Behind the Scenes at the Museum
by Kate Atkinson

A wonderful novel – and a great book for teens – this is the story of Ruby, a working class English girl and four generations of women in her family, from her great-grandmother’s affair with a French photographer to her mother’s unfulfilled dreams of Hollywood. The prose is beautiful and witty and Atkinson makes the ordinary fresh and energetic.

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LEE'S PICKS:

Nocturne (An 87th Precinct Novel)
by Ed McBain

A classic mystery, part of the 87th Precinct series, finds McBain’s two indefatigable detectives, Carella and Hawes, trying to solve two terrifying murders that happen on opposite sides of town, but soon begin to merge. Deep into police procedures, this is relentless and brutal – and stunning.

Amsterdam
by Ian McEwan

This won the British Booker Prize, and is the fascinating tale of two friends who, following the death of a friend, make an unusual pact with unforeseen consequences. On a very deep level this is a novel about moral choices. Very comical, a quick read, and with a marvelous, unexpected ending.

Labyrinths: Selected Short Stories and Other Writings
by Jorge Luis Borges

A collection of stories and essays from the Argentinian writer; some are very short, all are mystical and very powerful – they will resonate with you the more you read them. Favorites include ‘The Lottery in Babylon’ and ‘The Library of Babel’.

Between Two Rivers
by Nicholas Rinaldi

Written by a professor at Fairfield University, this is an interesting novel that follows the lives of the residents of an upscale apartment building in downtown Manhatten from 1993, just before the Trade Center bombing, up to 9/11. A riveting book, with the premise that geography controls destiny.

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FAITH'S PICKS:

1776
by David McCullough

This has been reviewed and highly recommended by my relatives! Written by a Pulitizer Prize winner and remarkable historian, this tell the story, in a very human way, of General Washington and the year of the Declaration of Independence. McCullough is at the top of his craft.

The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste
by Elin McCoy

I was riveted by this book. It is about the great American wine critic, the inventor of the point system, and a controversial figure. It takes you inside the wine world – the politics, the feuding, the debates over Parker’s opinions, and the lengths that people will go to get a wine chosen by him. A fascinating story, even if you don’t drink wine.

Gates of Guilford: Selected Poems and Photographs
by Lanzi W. Butler

Gorgeous photos and poems by a senior at Guildford (CT) high school. Butler was enchanted by the gates that he saw around town, and began writing about them in a variety of poetry forms. A fabulous idea -- and he is very good!

Dialogues
by Stephen Spignesi

A just-published mystery by a New Haven writer, this is about a psychiatrist who is asked to interview a women accused of murdering six of her co-workers at an animal shelter. Told almost completely through their conversations, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one who could commit such an act.

Alone Together
by Larry Bloom

A small, beautifully done novella, this is a tiny story about going through treatment for breast cancer for the first time. Done in partnership with Hartford Hospital and available through www.partnershipforbreastcare.org.

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