Do you enjoy reading large print? Here’s the newest titles that you can look for at both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library.
FICTION
- Aleph by Paulo Coelho
In a frank and surprising personal story, one of the world’s most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable and transformative journey of self discovery. Facing a grave crisis of faith, and seeking a path ofspiritual renewal and growth, he decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world. On this journey through Europe, Africa, andAsia, he will again meet Hilal, the woman he loved 500 years before, an encounter that will initiate a mystical voyage through time and space, through past and present, in search of himself. Aleph is an encounter with our fears and our sins; a search for love and forgiveness, and the courage to confront the inevitable challenges of life.
- Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-centurySan Franciscoare marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.
- Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Struggling with a marital estrangement that is further complicated when one of them is deployed, military couple Michael and Joleen Zarkades are forced to confront their problems while protecting the security of their family.
- I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
After her phone is stolen during a hotel fire drill, Poppy Wyatt, discovering an abandoned phone in a trash can, crashes into the life of the phone’s owner, Sam Roxton, when she uses his phone to make her wedding preparations.
- My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander
Former spy Evelyn Hadley-Attwater, who lives a perfect genteel Victorian life complete with a loving husband, is summoned back for one final assignment and finds the lure of her former life hard to resist.
- Oath of Office by Michael Palmer
Blamed for the murder-suicide rampage of a respected doctor and former client who previously struggled with drug addiction, counselor Lou Welcome investigates what went wrong and uncovers a terrifying political conspiracy with ties to the White House.
- Pure by Julianna Baggott
In a post-apocalyptic world, Pressia, a sixteen-year-old survivor with a doll’s head fused onto her left hand meets Partridge, a “Pure” dome-dweller who is searching for his mother, sure that she has survived the cataclysm.
- The Summer Garden by Sherryl Woods
When “Maddening Moira” O’Malley, the woman with whom he had a fling during his Dublin holiday, pays a surprise visit to Chesapeake Shores, Luke O’Brien is unsure if he is ready for a long-term relationship, forcing Moira to do some soul-searching of her own.
- The Time In Between by Maria Duenas
Poor seamstress Sira Quiroga forges a new identity during the Spanish Civil War and rises to the most sought-after couture designer in North Africa, where she is enlisted to pass coded information to the British Secret Service.
NON FICTION
- The Real Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Andrew Marr
A tie-in to the 60th anniversary of the current British monarch’s ascension to the throne explores the private character of the queen behind her public persona, providing coverage of such topics as the circumstances of her early coronation, her relationship with international heads of state and her struggles with family challenges.
- Worth Fighting for : Love, Loss, and Moving Forward by Lisa Niemi Swayze
The wife of the late Patrick Swayze presents an account of grief, loss, caregiving and moving on while sharing previously undisclosed stories about their final months together, offering additional coverage of their teenage romance, dance careers and 34-year marriage.
Published on March 13, 2012.
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