Welcome to Third Thursday Staff Recommendations! We are starting a new blog featuring staff member reviews of their favorites books. Our fearless Director Ryan Johnson volunteered to be the first. Thank you, Ryan. When asked to write a book recommendation, my mind instantly jumped to Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. This is not even … Continue reading OFPL Staff Recommends- Ryan
Kate Atkinson has ten bestselling books, but for this week’s Five Star Friday selection, I’ve returned to an old favorite, Case Histories, that introduced cop-turned-private investigator the adorably irritable Jackson Brodie. True to mystery form, Brodie’s tough exterior covers a hurt and haunted heart. He’s eking out a living in Cambridge with cases that range … Continue reading Case Histories by Kate Atkinson, A Reader’s Advisory
Awhile ago, Ryan wrote a raving review about Kate Atkinson's bestselling novel Life After Life. If you haven't read the book yet...well, look, just read it. Yes, its 500 pages. But I promise it's worth your time. So much so, in fact, that you'll pick up Atkinson's next book, A God in Ruins, as soon as you finish the first. This … Continue reading A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, a Book Review
"On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born, the third child of a wealthy English banker and his wife. Sadly, she dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that … Continue reading Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, a Book Review
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