Editorial Content for The Lost Van Gogh
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From the author of the much-praised THE LAST MONA LISA comes another thrilling story of masterpieces, masterminds and mystery.
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From the author of the much-praised THE LAST MONA LISA comes another thrilling story of masterpieces, masterminds and mystery.
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From the author of the much-praised THE LAST MONA LISA comes another thrilling story of masterpieces, masterminds and mystery.
For years, there have been whispers that, before his death, Van Gogh completed a final self-portrait. Curators and art historians have savored this rumor, hoping it could illuminate some of the troubled artist's many secrets, but even they have to concede that the missing painting is likely lost forever.
But when Luke Perrone, artist and great-grandson of the man who stole the Mona Lisa, and Alexis Verde, daughter of a notorious art thief, discover what may be the missing portrait, they are drawn into a most epic art puzzle. When only days later the painting disappears again, they are reunited with INTERPOL agent John Washington Smith in a dangerous and deadly search that will not only expose secrets of the artist's last days but draw them into one of history's darkest eras.
Beneath the paint and canvas, beneath the beauty and the legend, the artwork has become linked with something evil, something that continues to flourish on the dark web and on the shadiest corridors of the underground art world.
Alternating between Luke Perrone's perilous hunt for the painting, and a history of stolen art and stolen lives, THE LOST VAN GOGH is an intricately layered historical thriller perfect for fans of THE LAST MONA LISA and THE NIGHT PORTRAIT.
Editorial Content for Mercury
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A roofing family’s bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart of their blue-collar town.
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A roofing family’s bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart of their blue-collar town.
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A roofing family’s bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart of their blue-collar town --- from Amy Jo Burns, author of the critically acclaimed novel SHINER.
It’s 1990, and 17-year-old Marley West is blazing into the river valley town of Mercury, Pennsylvania. A perpetual loner, she seeks a place at someone’s table and a family of her own. The first thing she sees when she arrives in town is three men standing on a rooftop. Their silhouettes blot out the sun.
The Joseph brothers become Marley’s whole world before she can blink. Soon, she is young wife to one, The One Who Got Away to another, and adopted mother to them all. As their own mother fades away and their roofing business crumbles under the weight of their unwieldy father’s inflated ego, Marley steps in to shepherd these unruly men. Years later, an eerie discovery in the church attic causes old wounds to resurface, and suddenly the family’s survival hangs in the balance.
With Marley as their light, the Joseph brothers must decide whether they can save the family they’ve always known --- or whether together they can build something stronger in its place.
Editorial Content for You Only Call When You're in Trouble
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Warm, funny and deeply moving, YOU ONLY CALL WHEN YOU'RE IN TROUBLE is an unforgettable showcase for Stephen McCauley’s distinctive voice and unique ability to create complex characters that jump off the page and straight into your heart.
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Warm, funny and deeply moving, YOU ONLY CALL WHEN YOU'RE IN TROUBLE is an unforgettable showcase for Stephen McCauley’s distinctive voice and unique ability to create complex characters that jump off the page and straight into your heart.
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Is it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself?
After a lifetime of taking care of his impossible but irresistible sister and his cherished niece, Tom is ready to put himself first. An architect specializing in tiny houses, he finally has an opportunity to build his masterpiece --- “his last shot at leaving a footprint on the dying planet.” Assuming, that is, he can stick to his resolution to keep the demands of his needy family at bay.
Naturally, that’s when his phone rings. His niece, Cecily --- the real love of Tom’s life, as his boyfriend reminded him when moving out --- is embroiled in a Title IX investigation at the college where she teaches that threatens her career and relationship. And after decades of lying, his sister wants him to help her tell Cecily the real identity of her father.
Tom does what he’s always done --- answers the call. Thus begins a journey that will change everyone’s life and demonstrate the beauty or dysfunction (or both?) of the ties that bind families together and sometimes strangle them.
Warm, funny and deeply moving, YOU ONLY CALL WHEN YOU'RE IN TROUBLE is an unforgettable showcase for Stephen McCauley’s distinctive voice and unique ability to create complex characters that jump off the page and straight into your heart.
Shelby Van Pelt Event Signup
January 18, 2024
Some of the best book discussions that my group has had is when we come to a meeting “fired up” to talk about a book, whether or not we all liked it. That is what happened this month when we read CLASS: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education by Stephanie Land. A couple of us had read Stephanie's MAID: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive and watched the Netflix series based on it. There was a lot of talk about some of Stephanie’s choices, which spurred a bigger discussion about class in America today. We touched on specific things from the book that had surprised us, as well as what we do as a country for people in Stephanie’s shoes.