In a small New York bedroom community, 78 year old Winnie marries wealthy Jerry, setting off alarms in both of their families. This thoughtful, funny story of family dynamics and the complicated lure of money is told in the alternating voices of three generations.
What if a novelist decided to rewrite the final chapters of all of her books? That’s what Octavia Frost has done; she is about to deliver the result to her publisher when she learns that her estranged son has been 
FANNIE’S LAST SUPPER: Re-creating One Amazing Meal from Fannie Farmer’s 1896 Cookbook
When Kimball and his wife bought a Victorian townhouse in Boston’s South End, he decided to create a twelve-course meal based on Farmer’s famous cookbook. Two years later, research and prep complete, he filmed the dinner for PBS. Full of wildly
entertaining descriptions of the problems they encountered, along with lots of local history and other interesting bits of information. A fun and fascinating read.
Golden Richards is having a midlife crisis. Things are not going well at home: the kids are out of control and he never gets any peace. His construction business is struggling. Sound familiar?
Yes, but Golden belongs to a sect that practices polygamy: he has four wives and 28 children. Filled with humor and also tragedy, this book may be, according to one review, “a serious contender for Great American Novel status.”
During the California gold rush, a varied group of prospectors turn up in a little settlement called Motherlode. They gather at the Victoria Inn, run by the formidable Emaline, as they try to make their fortunes or at least to change their lives. This debut novel tells a lively story while illuminating a fascinating time in our history.
