Fiddler's Green
by Van Reid | 
The Weight of Winter
by Cathie Pelletier |
Daniel Plainway
by Van Reid | 
The Funeral Makers
by Cathie Pelletier |
Mollie Peer
by Van Reid | 
Lost Nation
by Jeffrey Lent | 
The Mathematics of Love
by Emma Darwin | 
Second Generation
by Howard Fast |
Stern Men
by Elizabeth Gilbert |
The Bubble Reputation
by Cathie Pelletier |
The Way Life Should Be
by Christina Baker Kline | 
Captains and the Kings
by Taylor Caldwell | 
The Return of Little Big Man
by Thomas Berger | 
Extravagance
by Gary Krist | 
Doctor Dogbody's Leg
by James Norman Hall | 
Where Is Joe Merchant?
by Jimmy Buffett | 
The Last Bookaneer
by Matthew Pearl | 
The Map of Lost Memories
by Kim Fay |
The North Water
by Ian McGuire | 
Dodger
by Terry Pratchett |
In the idyllic summer of 1896 in Portland, Maine, several people are embarking on adventures of a most audacious and entertaining nature. The lovely Cordelia Underwood unexpectedly inherits a large parcel of land, and discovers that it holds an irresistible secret; it is her newfound friend, Tobias Walton -- a man of a certain age and Pickwickian characteristics -- who will eventually help her to unravel the mystery. In parallel journeys up the coast of Maine, Cordelia collects a handsome suitor and several opinionated relatives, and Mister Walton is soon accompanied by an entourage of hapless friends -- the honorable members of the Moosepath League. Together this motley group encounters a colorful variety of true Maine eccentrics -- from old salts to bootleggers, grande dames to prospective beaus -- and find themselves embroiled in some good old-fashioned wonderment and laughter that includes a boxing match between two aging politicians, an escaped circus bear named Maude, a dastardly kidnapping, and the parachutist Mrs. Roberto in her attractive suit of tights! Superbly written, with a vivid sense of place and period, this is a book for any day that begs a few hours of pure delight.