Peak Picks Current Titles Book List
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Absolution
Adult Fiction. “The opening cocktail party in McDermott’s sublime ninth novel is a marvel of emotional, sensual, and social acuity as a young, shy, recently married woman from Yonkers tries to find her footing in the brash, moneyed American expat circle in early 1960s Saigon. Blueblood Charlene quickly enlists Tricia in a fundraising scheme to help Vietnamese orphans and leprosy patients sequestered at a coastal retreat. McDermott is a resplendent writer… illuminating shades of good and evil within a bubble of Western privilege and prejudice in a country on the brink of war… ” Booklist
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The Berry Pickers
Adult Fiction. “In July 1962, a Mi'kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to pick blueberries, and the four-year-old daughter disappears. Subsequently, little Norma grows up haunted by strange dreams she becomes convinced are memories as one family mourns, another hides secrets, and a mystery slowly unravels over 50 years. Of Mi'kmaq and settler ancestry, Peters won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award for Unpublished Prose.” Library Journal
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Roman Stories
Adult Fiction. “Lahiri delivers a dazzling collection of nine stories originally written in Italian and featuring characters who grapple with vast emotional and social chasms that cleave the lives of families, longtime friends, and immigrants. In ‘The Reentry,’ two friends, an Italian woman in mourning for her father and a visiting professor, meet at a trattoria where the woman downplays the racially tinged slights her dark-skinned friend endures from the owners, forever altering the friendship. Throughout, Lahiri’s luminous prose captures a side of Rome often ignored… These unembroidered yet potent stories shine.” PW
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Seafood Simple
Adult Nonfiction. In its three decades at the top of New York City's restaurant scene, Le Bernardin has been celebrated as one of the finest seafood restaurants in the world and its iconic chef Eric Ripert as the expert in fish cookery. Now, in Seafood Simple, Ripert demystifies his signature cuisine, making delectable fish dishes achievable for home cooks of all skill levels--yet still with elegance and panache. Dishes like Tuna Carpaccio, Crispy Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tempura, Miso Cod, and Spaghetti Vongole show us how to bring out the vibrant flavor and incredible versatility of seafood.” Pub description
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Starling House
Adult Fiction. The town of Eden, KY, has its share of bad luck, and Opal has seen much of it her entire life. She will do anything to get her younger brother out of Eden and on a path to a better life. When an opportunity arises at the infamous Starling House, Opal won't let scary stories, dire warnings, or a moody heir get in her way. The house, built by a reclusive author, has intrigued Opal since her childhood. However, it seems that family secrets are not limited to the Starlings, and Opal will have to face down her own legacy that ties her to the house... and those who want the dark secrets for their own use.” Library Journal
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Adult Fiction. “In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, PA, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side... An unforgettable cast of characters… closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened and the part the town’s white establishment played in it.” Pub description
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