Elaine Hussey

Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1969, the Blake sisters—Beth, who dreams of pursuing her own destiny, and Emily, a young mother desperate to escape her new husband—begin an extraordinary journey after the wake of Hurricane Camille where they get a chance to start over. Original.

The Oleander Sisters

Dying of cancer, former jazz singer Betty Jewel Hughes takes out a want ad seeking a loving mother for her 10-year-old daughter, which, despite the racial tensions of 1955, garners the attention of an outspoken white housewife who desperately wants to help them. Original.

The Sweetest Hallelujah

Jason Mott

Shona Patel

Paula Treick Deboard

Antoinette Van Heugten

Suzanne And Loretta Hayes And Nyhan

Anyone who is part of a book club is very familiar with this constant question: What should we read next? Whether your club wants to travel back in time to exotic locations, or prefers to wrestle with big issues in a contemporary setting, this sampler of six extraordinary novels has something for every book club: The Returned by Jason Mott, I'll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan, Teatime for the Firefly by Shona Patel, The Sweetest Hallelujah by Elaine Hussey, The Tulip Eaters by Antoinette van Heugten and The Mourning Hours by Paula Treick DeBoard. Each excerpt is accompanied by a letter from the novel's editor explaining why the book is a perfect book club pick. There is also bonus material to enrich your discussions, including reading guides and author conversations. So, read on, enjoy, find the perfect book and be the star of your book club.

The Next Page - A Fiction Sampler for Book Clubs

Paula Treick DeBoard

Antoinette van Heugten

Anyone who is part of a book club is very familiar with this constant question: What should we read next? Whether your club wants to travel back in time to exotic locations, or prefers to wrestle with big issues in a contemporary setting, this sampler of six extraordinarynovels has something for every book club: The Returned by Jason Mott, I'll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan, Teatime for the Firefly by Shona Patel, The Sweetest Hallelujah by Elaine Hussey, The Tulip Eaters by Antoinette van Heugten and The Mourning Hours by Paula Treick DeBoard. Each excerpt is accompanied by a letter from the novel's editor explaining why the book is a perfect book club pick. There is also bonus material to enrich your discussions, including reading guides and author conversations. So, read on, enjoy, find the perfect book and be the star of your book club.

Elaine Hussey

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