- The Department of Lost and Found by Allison Winn Scotch. It comes out on 5/8 but I managed to get an advance copy. Wow. The novel is about a go-getting career gal named Natalie Miller who decides to re-evaluate a few things about her life after a breast cancer diagnosis. Though the premise sounds like a bummer, the book is not at all. Scotch manages to tackle the subject matter with humor, irreverence and a much-needed human face. If you want a fun read to restore your faith in the fact that people can change -- even when bad stuff happens to them -- pick up this book. And guys? This would be a great Mother's Day gift to some of the ladies in your life.
- If I Am Missing or Dead by Janine Latus. Holy crap. This book blew me away. This is Latus' memoir about the murder of her sister, Amy, by Amy's live-in boyfriend. But it is so much more than that. It's a journey of self-discovery where Latus examines the way that she and Amy grew up, her own pattern of abusive relationships and finally finds the courage to break away. The book is not your run-of-the-mill navel gazing type memoir. It's powerful, written like a fast-paced novel and will totally grab you and not let you go long after you finish the book.
- The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian. I'm not sure how to describe this book without giving away the ending but I'll try. Laurel is a young social worker who finds a photo in the belongings of a recently deceased homeless person. The photo seems to be of her on the day that she was almost raped on a logging road in rural Vermont. The story follows Laurel as she strives to find out who this photographer was and how it might be related to the crime. This book was incredibly well-written with a twist that will leave you reeling. Check it out.
The bummer is now I'm out of books. Does anyone have any recommendations for me?
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