With the weather ready to change on a dime, it's always a good idea to have a good book (or two!) on hand in case of a snow day. If you're looking to be prepared, here are a few new books coming in the next few weeks that I am recommending already!
The Glass Forest, by Cynthia Swanson. Swanson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller (2015) and she's returning to readers with a tale of literary suspense. In the autumn of 1960, Angie Glass is living an idyllic life in her Wisconsin hometown, married to charming, handsome Paul and having just welcomed their newborn son. One phone call changes everything. Paul's neice Ruby calls to say that her father has committed suicide and her mother, Silja, is missing. Paul and Angie drop everything to help Ruby in upstate New York, but while Angie thinks they're coming to Ruby's rescue, Ruby is resistant to any attempts at comfort. The longer Angie stays, the more she learns about Paul's family, and the more she begins to doubt her own marriage... If you love your suspense meticulously plotted and beautifully written, add this to your list.
Mrs., by Caitlin Macy. Billed as potentially the next Big Little Lies, Mrs. is the story of Philippa Lye. Having left behind a shadowy past, she has become the envy of the New York elite after marrying her successful banker husband even as she struggles to remain aloof from the gossips in their circle. Enter Gwen Hogan, a friend from Philippa's past who could bring her present crashing down around her. And also Minnie, a newcomer with a vast fortune and a past that puts everyone on high alert. A novel of love, betrayal, fate and chance, and a brilliant page-turner. If you're in the mood for a novel to devour in a weekend, I'd recommend this one.
As Bright As Heaven, by Susan Meissner. Author of staff favorite A Fall of Marigolds (2014) among others, Meissner's latest takes place in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918. Even as her young men go off to fight in the Great War, Philadelphia in 1918 is a city of promise. Banking on this promise is Pauline Bright and her husband, who have brought their three daughters with hopes for a better life for their family. Just months after their arrival, however, the Spanish flu reaches American shores and the pandemic ravages the city's population. Even as the Brights lose loved ones, amidst tragedy and challenges, they determine what they can not do without, and what they are willing to do to keep it. I'd recommend this to readers casting about for a novel like The Nightingale.
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