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May 15, 2010

The Bell Ringers
by Henry Porter

After her former lover's death, an English spy turned New York lawyer discovers clues that point to a sinister conspiracy. Kate Lockhart is shocked to hear that David Eyam has been killed in a terrorist bombing in Colombia. However, while the inquest seems to leave little doubt as to the immediate circumstances surrounding his death, Kate still finds herself asking a number of questions.

Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay

In the summer of 1942, the French police arrested thousands of Jewish families and held them outside of Paris before shipping them off to Auschwitz. On the 60th anniversary of the roundups, an expatriate American journalist covering the atrocities discovers a personal connection. One such family formerly occupied her apartment. She resolves to find out what happened to that family.

February
by Lisa Moore

Propelled by a local tragedy, in which an oilrig sinks in a violent storm off the coast of Newfoundland, this novel follows the life of Helen, widowed by the accident, as she continuously spirals from the present day back to that devastating and transformative winter that persists in her mind and heart. After overcoming the hardships of raising four children into adulthood as a single parent, Helen's strength and optimism fool everyone into believing that she's pushed through the paralyzing grief of losing her spouse.