Patti's 2009 List


The Help (Hardcover)

$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780399155345
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 02/01/2009

"I read a lot of books this year and enjoyed many of them, but at the end of the year, this is the one I continue to recommend and recall with pure joy." -Patti

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The Children's Book (Hardcover)

$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780307272096
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Knopf, 10/01/2009

"Byatt is not for everyone, but if you liked Possession, I think it's safe to say you will love this new novel-- it is satisfying on so many levels." - Patti
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$26.99
ISBN-13: 9781439165393
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Scribner, 09/01/2009

"Highgate Cemetery in London; two sets of twins; ghosts and crows. They all work to create an atmospheric, slightly creepy and compelling story." -Patti
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Await Your Reply (Hardcover)

$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780345476029
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Ballantine Books, 08/01/2009

"It is almost impossible to describe this novel in a succinct way without giving the plot twist away. Thoughtful, compelling and extraordinarily well written." -Patti
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$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780307266309
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Knopf, 05/01/2009

"Though I'm not a runner, I' found this book not only impossible to put down, but inspirational and even informational." -Patti
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Stones into Schools (Hardcover)

$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780670021154
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Viking Adult, 12/01/2009

"Reading Mortenson's follow-up to Three Cups of Tea felt like I was sitting down with an old friend in my living room. We're lucky to have men such as him in our world." -Patti
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After You've Gone (Paperback)

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780802144553
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Grove Press, 12/01/2009

"This is a remarkable book-- not just for the beautiful and captivating writing; not just for the memorable characters I grew to know and care for; and not just for the weaving storyline which kept me pulling at the threads as thought I were worrying a tatty sweater. This is a remarkable book because of all that and the surprise that awaited me at the end." -Patti
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$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780446194228
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Grand Central Publishing, 01/01/2010

"Fate did not deal fairly with Truly, but this oversized character was also given a big heart and the wit to not only survive, but by the end of the book, flourish." -Patti
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The Missing (Paperback)

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780307454683
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Vintage, 03/01/2010

"A child has gone missing in post WWI Louisiana, and Gautreaux recreates the muggy steamboat era as the atmospheric background for this haunting story." -Patti
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The Magicians (Hardcover)

$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780670020553
Availability: Readily Available
Published: Viking Adult, 08/01/2009

"A satisfying Harry Potter fix for a recovering wizardless addict." -Patti
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