Christina Baker Kline
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Sweet Water, Christina Baker Kline (HarperCollins): Cassie Simon, an
artist living in New York City, is willed a house a sixty acres of land in
Sweetwater, Tennessee, by her grandfather, Amory Clyde – a man she
never knew, and the last man to see her mother alive. Impulsively, Cassie
decides to move to the town where her mother, Ellen, died tragically when
Cassie was only three. As soon as she arrives in Sweetwater, Cassie
begins to discover the artist within herself and uncover a tangle of family
secrets that have been kept for nearly twenty five years.
Reviews:
“Kline keeps us glued to the page."
-- Newsday
“A compelling psychological study of bitterness, guilt and fear.”
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More about Sweet Water
artist living in New York City, is willed a house a sixty acres of land in
Sweetwater, Tennessee, by her grandfather, Amory Clyde – a man she
never knew, and the last man to see her mother alive. Impulsively, Cassie
decides to move to the town where her mother, Ellen, died tragically when
Cassie was only three. As soon as she arrives in Sweetwater, Cassie
begins to discover the artist within herself and uncover a tangle of family
secrets that have been kept for nearly twenty five years.
Reviews:
“Kline keeps us glued to the page."
-- Newsday
“A compelling psychological study of bitterness, guilt and fear.”
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More about Sweet Water
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The Way Life Should Be, Christina Baker Kline (William Morrow). Angela
is 33 years old and single, stuck in a job she doesn't love and a life in New
office bulletin board is a photo, cut out of a magazine, of a tidy cottage on
the coast of Maine -- a talismanic reminder that there are other ways to
live, even if she can't seem to figure them out.
Angela decides to risk it all and move to Maine, but her new home isn’t
quite what she expected. Far from everything familiar, and with little to
return to, Angela begins to rebuild her life from the ground up, moving into
a tiny cottage and finding work at a local coffee shop. To make friends and
make ends meet, she leads a cooking class, slowly coming to discover the
pleasures and secrets of her new small community, and – perhaps – a way
to connect her heritage to a future she is only beginning to envision.
More about The Way Life Should Be
is 33 years old and single, stuck in a job she doesn't love and a life in New
office bulletin board is a photo, cut out of a magazine, of a tidy cottage on
the coast of Maine -- a talismanic reminder that there are other ways to
live, even if she can't seem to figure them out.
Angela decides to risk it all and move to Maine, but her new home isn’t
quite what she expected. Far from everything familiar, and with little to
return to, Angela begins to rebuild her life from the ground up, moving into
a tiny cottage and finding work at a local coffee shop. To make friends and
make ends meet, she leads a cooking class, slowly coming to discover the
pleasures and secrets of her new small community, and – perhaps – a way
to connect her heritage to a future she is only beginning to envision.
More about The Way Life Should Be
Desire Lines, Christina Baker Kline (William Morrow): Even in late spring,
nights in Maine can be cool. On one night in June of 1986, it was cold
enough in the woods near Bangor that Kathryn Campbell and her friends
built a campfire. They had gathered to celebrate their graduation from
high school. Someone brought a guitar. Plastic cups of vodka and orange
juice were passed around. The evening was just heating up when Kathryn’
s best friend, Jennifer Pelletier, stood up, stretched, and said goodbye.
She walked into the darkness of the woods and disappeared. Forever.
Reviews:
“A dark, sensual, emotionally charged, highly suspenseful thriller that
probes the bleaker side of the human psyche and explores the nature of
conflict, trust, passion, and obsession, this gripping story is a must-
read.”
-- Booklist
More about Desire Lines
nights in Maine can be cool. On one night in June of 1986, it was cold
enough in the woods near Bangor that Kathryn Campbell and her friends
built a campfire. They had gathered to celebrate their graduation from
high school. Someone brought a guitar. Plastic cups of vodka and orange
juice were passed around. The evening was just heating up when Kathryn’
s best friend, Jennifer Pelletier, stood up, stretched, and said goodbye.
She walked into the darkness of the woods and disappeared. Forever.
Reviews:
“A dark, sensual, emotionally charged, highly suspenseful thriller that
probes the bleaker side of the human psyche and explores the nature of
conflict, trust, passion, and obsession, this gripping story is a must-
read.”
-- Booklist
More about Desire Lines