August Staff Recommendations

The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President by Edward F. O'Keefe

At his first wife's urging, Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech in college about equal pay for women. His older sister was his key political advisor and his younger sister would become his press secretary. Edith, Roosevelt's second wife helped make Teddy an American institution. This book is a must read for history buffs. Available at the library! ~ Leslie W.

The Coast Road by Alan Murrin

A well-written literary examination of marriage in the mid-90s before divorce was legal in Ireland. My attention was grabbed in the prologue when we learn a house caught fire. It becomes very apparent that something nefarious has gone on and we're about to find out what that something is. I can't say this novel was particularly exciting, but the writing and story kept me coming back for more. Available at the library! ~ Leslie M.

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

 When a long dormant virus, found in the thawed prehistoric remains of a young girl, reshapes the future world, the main characters each have to reshape how their lives will go on. Some dedicate themselves to helping others and some by helping themselves. This story follows multiple perspectives and goes to distant places but all with the same message- how do we make someone's end better? Available through inter-library loan.

~ Ashley

Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins

This is a sweet romantic comedy about a physician who has planned out her entire life. She's involved with her potential spouse, knows what she wants as her medical specialty and knows where she wants to live. Then she's thrown a curve ball when her boyfriend doesn't propose marriage but rather breaks up with her and her advisor tells her that she must change her current area of study because it's personally not a good fit.

Deviating from her "life's plan" is causing her stress and anxiety until a possible solution is proposed by the most unlikely co-working and bad tempered surgeon. He requests a personal favor and if she agrees, he'll help her return to the medical department she wants. She learns the best things in life may be unplanned. Available at the library! ~ Erin

The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant

Emlyn is a young woman who has started a new life as a hunting and fishing guide in Idaho. But she soon finds herself letting the past pull her back into what she left behind. Emlyn will have to decide which path to take. Available at the library! ~ Bonnie