September Book Preview

Room by Emma Donoghue

Imagine being kidnapped and living in confinement for years with little hope of escape. That is the story of 5-year-old Jack and his mother — except Jack doesn't feel kidnapped because he has never experienced life outside of the Room. Emma Donoghue provides a fresh perspective on abduction by narrating this novel through the innocent eyes of Jack, whose ignorance about the world beyond his own makes freedom that much more elusive.

Mini-Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Rebecca Brandon is back to her luxurious shopping ways with baby Minnie at her side. But even bargain-hunter Becky can't escape a financial crisis — especially when her daughter seems to have inherited her expensive taste. Read about how Becky comically struggles to turn her monetary woes around.

Fall of Giantsby Ken Follett

Ken Follett blends the lines of international history with Fall of Giants, the first of The Century Trilogy. The massive 1008-page epic describes life in the 1900s through the viewpoints of five interrelated families whose journeys take us to America, England, Germany, Russia and Wales, and through the Russian Revolution, World War I and the fight for women's suffrage.