What’s On Hold at the Library – Early 2021

The City of Tears

The City of Tears is a book I’ve had on hold since last year! I absolutely loved, loved The Burning Chambers so I’m waiting patiently for this next in the trilogy to arrive in January. (Didn’t realize it would reach here until 2021) Hopefully it’s coming in January – my hold runs out of time in February, proving I’ve had this book on hold for so long!

Mayflies

From the widely renowned author Andrew O’Hagan, a heartbreaking novel of an extraordinary lifelong friendship.

Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend who defines your life.

In the summer of 1986, in a small Scottish town, James and Tully ignite a brilliant friendship based on music, films and the rebel spirit. 

Now wouldn’t you put that on your TBR??

We Begin at the End

A novel I’ve seen nothing but great love for on Twitter – from authors to celebrities, this seemed to THE book everyone has been reading and raving about.

Walking With Ghosts

Oh yes! Of course I want to read this one!

Nora

I STILL have to read O’Connor’s Miss Emily which has sat on my shelf for years! Nora is a reimagining of the life of Nora and James Joyce.

Waiting for the Night Song

I also still have to read Where the Crawdads Sing and this was sent to me via Netgalley as a similar kind of book that might interest me.

That Old Country Music

This is another one I blame on Twitter. A short story collection with many raves. Plus, said to be “stories of contemporary Ireland” hooked me!

Summerwater

I have two of Sarah Moss’ books on my shelf, Bodies of Light and Tidal Zone. Could Summerwater be the one I finally read? (A strong possibility since it’s coming from the library and with a time limit.)

Becoming Leidah

This one I saw on a list of offerings from Simon & Schuster Canada.

An utterly gripping love story set in nineteenth-century Norway, about a woman rescued from the sea, the fisherman who marries her, their tiny and unusually gifted daughter, and the shapeshifter who follows their every move.

Doesn’t that sound magical?

A Town Called Solace

A new Mary Lawson!!! That is all.

And aren’t you singing “A Town Called Malice” by the Jam when you read the title?

The Lamplighters

Cornwall, 1972. Three keepers vanish from a remote lighthouse, miles from the shore. The entrance door is locked from the inside. The clocks have stopped. The Principal Keeper’s weather log describes a mighty storm, but the skies have been clear all week.

Sounds spooky and intriguing! Great cover too!

The Dictionary of Lost Words

In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.

And who can resist that cover?

The Kitchen Front

Another to blame from seeing it mentioned on Twitter.

But who could resist this? Four women compete for a spot hosting a wartime cookery program called The Kitchen Front – based on the actual BBC program of the same name – as well as a chance to better their lives.

And yes, I do have The Chilbury Ladies Choir sitting (unread of course) on my shelf too. Help me.

When the Skies Go Dark

A thriller by Paula McLain? Count me intrigued! Her writing in Circling the Sun was divine, so I’m hotly anticipating what this one will have to offer.

The Sanatorium

That cover made me do it! And this description ensured it was added to the TBR and put on hold! A chilling, atmospheric novel in which a female detective must uncover the truth behind a luxury hotel’s dark past and stop the killer in their midst.

November Rain

I read the first in this new series by Maureen Jennings and really enjoyed it, so adding this one was a no-brainer!

Sorrow and Bliss

You’ll always hook me with the Eleanor Oliphant comparison – this one is supposed to be “spiky, sharp and dark”, so we’ll see how it goes!