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Norah Piehl
Julia Stilwell is trying to be a normal college freshman, but it's hard. She is still grieving the recent loss of her brother, whose death she blames in large part on herself. She also has had to give up her beloved trumpet, the instrument that used to define her --- and that she had always imagined would help define her future plans, too. Now she's just another college student, but her fears, regrets and insecurities also make her vulnerable to moments of sadness --- and perhaps more than that. Read More
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To Sam Blount, meeting Julia is the best thing that has ever happened to him. Working at the local college, he’d been feeling troubled about his approaching 40th birthday, but being with Julia makes him feel young and hopeful. Their relationship is tested by a shy young man with a secret, Marcus Broley, who is also infatuated with Julia.
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To Sam Blount, meeting Julia is the best thing that has ever happened to him. Working at the local college, he’d been feeling troubled about his approaching 40th birthday, but being with Julia makes him feel young and hopeful. Their relationship is tested by a shy young man with a secret, Marcus Broley, who is also infatuated with Julia.
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A page-turning psychological thriller from the “talented young” author of FINNY (Boston Globe)
To Sam Blount, meeting Julia is the best thing that has ever happened to him.
Working at the local college and unsuccessful in his previous relationships, he’d been feeling troubled about his approaching fortieth birthday, “a great beast of a birthday,” as he sees it, but being with Julia makes him feel young and hopeful. Julia Stilwell, a freshman trying to come to terms with a recent tragedy that has stripped her of her greatest talent, is flattered by Sam’s attention. But their relationship is tested by a shy young man with a secret, Marcus Broley, who is also infatuated with Julia.
Told in alternating points of view, THE PRESERVATIONIST is the riveting tale of Julia and Sam's relationship, which begins to unravel as the threat of violence approaches and Julia becomes less and less sure whom she can trust.
October 2013
After an absolutely gorgeous September and early October here in the New York area, which included lots of beautiful warm evenings and thus an extended pool season, the temperatures are dropping and I find myself trying to harbor the last vestiges of summer as I paddle into the pool in my wetsuit --- and I am plucking leaves from the top of the water where they are spread like a carpet. It’s been a really nice ride being outside since early June. It’s just about time to move my favorite reading space back inside. That’s the one nice thing about reading --- you can move your book to a new comfy place and pick up where you left off!
— — October 4, 2013
Tom Clancy: Master of the Military Thriller
Tom Clancy’s success was the type for which every potential author dreams. Write a novel (THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER) that is accepted by the first publisher to which it is submitted. It becomes a bestseller, helped to some measure by the recommendation of the sitting President of the United States, and is adapted for film.
Editorial Content for The First Phone Call from HeavenTeaserNow in paperback: From the beloved author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN comes his most thrilling and magical novel yet --- a page-turning mystery and a meditation on the power of human connection. PromoNow in paperback: From the beloved author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN comes his most thrilling and magical novel yet --- a page-turning mystery and a meditation on the power of human connection. About the Book"What if the end is not the end?" From the beloved author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN comes his most thrilling and magical novel yet --- a page-turning mystery and a meditation on the power of human connection. One morning in the small town of Coldwater, Michigan, the phones start ringing. The voices say they are calling from heaven. Is it the greatest miracle ever? Or some cruel hoax? As news of these strange calls spreads, outsiders flock to Coldwater to be a part of it. At the same time, a disgraced pilot named Sully Harding returns to Coldwater from prison to discover his hometown gripped by "miracle fever." Even his young son carries a toy phone, hoping to hear from his mother in heaven. As the calls increase, and proof of an afterlife begins to surface, the town --- and the world --- transforms. Only Sully, convinced there is nothing beyond this sad life, digs into the phenomenon, determined to disprove it for his child and his own broken heart. Moving seamlessly between the invention of the telephone in 1876 and a world obsessed with the next level of communication, Mitch Albom takes readers on a breathtaking ride of frenzied hope. THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN is Mitch Albom at his best --- a virtuosic story of love, history and belief.
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