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|  | Close to Home by Barbara Hall
A novel about the impulsive marriage of Lydia and Danny Crane, who met at Myrtle Beach and now have come back to Danny's small, close-knit hometown to live. Lydia, the outsider, not only has trouble adjusting to the new town, but begins to discover a dark side of her new husband that he had subsequently managed to keep from her. AUTHOR: Barbara Hall
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
Philip Roth's 1969 novel--brilliant, bawdy, and hilarious--changed American literature forever. Structured in the form of a long session with his psychoanalyst, the book explores the failures of the outwardly successful Alexander Portnoy as a man and a lover, giving credit for his troubles both to his overbearing mother and to the culture in which he was raised. This edition contains a new afterword by the author for the 25th anniversary edition. AUTHOR: Philip Roth
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Hunting of the Snark by Henry Holiday, Jonathan Dixon, Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner
A masterpiece of nonsensical verse by the enigmatic author of ALICE IN WONDERLAND inspired by the serendipitous line For the Snark was a Boojum, you see , which Lewis Carroll claimed occurred to him while on a stroll one day. The adventures of a motley crew in search of an elusive prey, THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK is a fantasy that sails along on magical language, surreal images, and an undercurrent of sly humor. 14 illustrations. AUTHOR: Henry Holiday, Jonathan Dixon, Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Discovery of Poetry by Frances Mayes
This beginner's guide to reading and writing poetry, by the author of UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, addresses many facets of composition. An ample sampling of poetry follows each discussion of technique. AUTHOR: Frances Mayes
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
Description not available.A novel set in Ireland in the 1920s charts the progress of a young girl whose entire life seems to be falling apart when the threat of arson drives the family from their country home. 40,000 first printing. AUTHOR: William Trevor
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Wilderness Run by Maria Hummel
The stories of Isabel and her adored older cousin Laurence are juxtaposed in this Civil War novel set in Vermont, in which Laurence goes off to fight and Isabel remains home and falls in love with her French tutor, a Canadian who eventually goes off to join the army as well. The two men, both of whom love Isabel, eventually meet at the brutal Battle of the Wilderness--after which Isabel, a nurse in a hospital tending the wounded, must choose between them. AUTHOR: Maria Hummel
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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