F-V Adult Patron Picks 2022

This list is compiled from patron recommendations at our monthly Suggestions on the Spot meeting.
 

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1. 44 Scotland Street

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series:
44 Scotland Street volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
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Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
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Description:
Pat rents a room from the handsome and cocky Bruce, at 44 Scotland Street, and discovers that she has also acquired some colorful new neighbors, including Domenica, an eccentric widow.

2. Cilka's journey

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Author:
Morris, Heather (Screenwriter)
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: she is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian...

3. Where the crawdads sing

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Author:
Owens, Delia
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open. For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase...