The Well-Behaved Woman at the library

These new books are available at St. Catharines Public Library.

Fiction

The Fox, by Frederick Forsyth. When 18-year-old British teenager Luke Jennings simultaneously hacks the Pentagon, the NSA and the CIA, MI6 is determined to use his talents against the enemies of both nations, placing this unpredictable teen in the midst of a geopolitical minefield.

Marilla of Green Gables, by Sarah McCoy. This tale of life at Green Gables before Anne begins in the nineteenth century when Marilla takes on an adult’s chores at 13 after her mother dies in childbirth. Growing up burdened by her many responsibilities, she is drawn to the life of her spinster aunt, a woman who managed to escape Avonlea to make her own way in the wider world.

The Shepherd’s Hut, by Tim Winton. A young man flees his violent home, traversing the vast West Australian wheat belt with only a rifle and a water jug, staying out of sight long enough to find refuge in the salt country on the edge of the desert. What he finds there will challenge everything he knows about love, death and survival — and will haunt him forever.

The Three Beths, by Jeff Abbott. Mariah Dunning’s mother Beth disappeared without a trace, with the suspicion of murder falling upon her father. Then Mariah stumbles across two other recent disappearances, both women named Beth. Determined to clear her father’s name, Mariah starts searching for answers — but they may be more devastating than she could ever imagine.

A Well-Behaved Woman, by Therese Fowler. Set in the golden age of Manhattan, Newport and Paris, this novel follows the life and times of Alva Smith, a southern girl who marries the nouveau-riche William Vanderbilt. Excluded from New York society by the old-money doyennes, she becomes increasingly outspoken, brave, and fiercely independent, flying in the face of convention by founding the Metropolitan Opera House, supporting progressive politics and championing suffrage for all women.

Non-fiction

The Good Neighbor, by Maxwell King. Through interviews, archival documents, and oral histories, this first full-length biography of Fred Rogers tells the story of the beloved children’s television personality.

From the Corner of the Oval, by Beck Dorey-Stein. In 2012, a Craigslist posting led Beck Dorey-Stein to a job in the White House. In this memoir she shares her adventures working as a stenographer in the Oval Office for President Barack Obama.

Fly Girls, by Keith O’Brien. This is the little known story of a group of female pilots who fought for the chance to fly competitively against men in the popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s.

Through Two Doors at Once, by Anil Ananthaswamy. Almost two hundred years after it was first devised, the double slit experiment continues to raise questions about the nature of reality. Science journalist Ananthaswamy examines the impact this experiment has had on our understanding of the quantum world.

100 Days of Real Food on a Budget, by Lisa Leake. A bestselling author and blogger shares with readers how to use fresh ingredients to create family meals for $15 or less per recipe.