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  Summary: Tom Lake - A Novel by...

  Brooks Bryant

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  DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL BOOK. THIS IS A SUMMARY & IT DOES NOT ACCOMPANY THE OFFICIAL. 
  In "Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett, readers delve into a stirring narrative exploring familial bonds, love, and the complex nature of relationships. Set against the backdrop of the spring of 2020 in a family orchard in Northern Michigan, the story unravels as Lara’s three daughters seek to learn about their mother's past relationship with Peter Duke, a renowned actor. 
  As Lara recounts her youthful romance and experiences shared with Duke on the stage of the theater company named Tom Lake, readers witness a rich tapestry of memories unfolding, full of joy, love, and aspirations. This voyage into Lara's past prompts her daughters to reflect on their own relationships, inciting a deeper understanding of their mother and compelling them to reevaluate their perceptions of the world. 
  The tale is a sensitive meditation on different phases of love - the exhilarating and youthful, the committed and marital, and the mature affection borne of familial ties. It sheds light on the enigmatic paths parents tread before the arrival of their offspring, presenting a narrative both hopeful and touched with a sense of loss.

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  The Rainbow Trail

  Zane Grey

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  A disillusioned minister searches the Utah desert for a girl who went missing years ago in this sequel to western classic Riders of the Purple Sage.With Riders of the Purple Sage, Zane Grey invented the western literary form. His timeless novel tells the tale of a mysterious gunman named Lassiter and a Mormon woman named Jane Withersteen, who risk everything to escape the tyranny of a polygamist Mormon minister. Together with a little girl named Fay Larkin, they trap themselves behind a boulder in the lush but secluded Surprise Valley. Ten years later, a disillusioned minister named John Shefford comes looking for Surprise Valley—and Fay. Though his faith in God is shaken, he refuses to lose hope that she can be saved. But as the trail leads Shefford to a secret Mormon village, he begins to wonder—even if he does find her—who she has become.

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  Désirée's Baby - From their pens...

  Kate Chopin

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  Katherine O'Flaherty was born on the 8th February 1850 in St Louis, Missouri to parents of French and Irish descent. 
  At age 5, she was sent to the Sacred Heart Academy and, apart from a 2 year period at home when her father died, remained there until graduating in 1868.  Whilst there she began writing and became an avid reader of almost anything that crossed her path.   
  Kate married Oscar Chopin in 1870 and the couple moved to New Orleans, and later to the rural setting of Cloutierville, Louisiana to raise their 6 children.  
  In 1882 her husband died leaving her in a deep trench of debt.  Despite her best efforts to turn the businesses around they were sold, and she moved the family back to St Louis and the financial help of her mother.  Sadly, her mother died within the year.  Kate, now struggling with depression, pushed herself to write and gained a local reputation as a writer of short stories that captured the local color and vibrancy of her surroundings.  
  By the early 1890’s her short stories were published nationally.  With this widespread audience also came negative reviews, controversy, and cries of immorality as themes such as interracial relationships, the rights of women and other burning issues of the day were written about. 
  Despite the criticism, which unnerved her, she continued to write though in the main her works, around 100 short stories and two novels, were not attributed with any literary worth. 
  Kate Chopin died from a brain haemorrhage in St Louis Missouri on the 22nd of August 1904.  She was 54. 
  For much of the 20th Century her work was forgotten and out of print.  It was only in early 1970’s, with the rise of feminism and the call for a more just society that she was given the status her works had long described and shone a literary light at.  She is now safely revered as one of America’s great authors.

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  The Grindr Diaries

  Alston Alika Albarado

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  A Hilarious Journey Through Modern Gay Dating! 
  Dive into the wild world of gay dating apps with Charlie, a perpetually single 28-year-old on a quest for love in the digital age. From clowns to eco-warriors, mimes to conspiracy theorists, Charlie's dating adventures are as diverse as they are disastrous. 
  Follow along as our hapless hero:Survives a date with a professional clown (honking nose included)Gets chained to a tree by an overzealous environmentalistAttempts to communicate solely through mimeHunts for aliens with a tin-foil-hat-wearing conspiracy theoristMasters the art of extreme couponing on a supermarket date 
  With wit, charm, and a healthy dose of self-deprecation, Charlie navigates the often absurd world of modern gay dating. Will he find true love or just more fodder for his increasingly outrageous diary entries? 
  Perfect for fans of David Sedaris and anyone who's ever swiped right on disaster, "The Grindr Diaries" is a laugh-out-loud funny look at the trials and tribulations of finding connection in a world of endless options.

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  Duty or Desire

  Anonym

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  New York Times Bestselling AuthorWhat happens when a man of unshakable convictionmeets the woman who rocks his world?Pete Higgins is an honorary Westmoreland, a man of his word—of course he’ll put duty to his orphaned niece first. Too bad the temporary nanny is tempting him with every look. Myra Hollister captivates him. But she’s keeping dangerous secrets, the kind that remind Pete of all he’s lost before and what he can’t afford to lose again…

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  Class Act

  Kevin Michael Hall

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  Biggsy is an idealistic 50-year-old English teacher in a West London boys’ secondary school. A maverick head of department who battled against the educational establishment for twenty-five years, he’s beginning to crack. His departmental colleagues love him, but he suspects that the school’s management team is out to get rid of him. 
  His wife, Myra, a medical secretary, is his mainstay. She patiently endures his total commitment to his calling without complaint. However, when she realises that his work is taking an inordinate emotional toll on his personality, her patience wears thin. 
  Through his exchanges with teenage Ella, their only child, Biggsy reveals his beliefs about the connections between literary theory and the lives we all lead. But a violent assault on one of his students, an unexpected sexual encounter and professional betrayal expose the flaws in his philosophy. He discovers that trying to think one’s way through life is all very well, but the time comes when one has to act.

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