New Releases – October 2009

October is a great month for reading! The days are shorter, and there is nothing quite like a good book and a warm blanket. So snuggle up, get cosy and enjoy these new books, all coming this October.

• Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls- 6th October 2009:

In this compelling novel, Jeannette Walls tells her grandmother’s story, told in a first person voice. Lily Casey Smith started helping her father break horses by the time she was six. As a young woman, she rode 500 miles by herself on her pony to take a job teaching in a frontier town. Half Broke Horses shows how Lily lived through the Great Depression and personal tragedies. Walls’ channelling her grandmother’s voice is what makes this novel so gripping. This does appear to be a deep and powerful read, taking the reader on a very personal journey, sounds great for those looking to take something seriously this October.

• Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon- 6th October 2009:

Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son by Michael Chabon is a series of autobiographical essays. This is Chabon’s first major work of nonfiction. In it, he offers a series of reflections, regrets, and re-examinations in the form of personal stories that touch the past and present. Chabon is considered to be one of the greatest writers of his generation. His first novel was published when he was just twenty-five and it catapulted him into his celebrity status. Surely this is worth the read.

• Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly- 13th October 2009:

Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly is the ninth Harry Bosch novel. This time the homicide detective is investigating a murder at Fortune Liquors, a store in South LA owned by a Chinese man. As he gets into the investigation, he receives a call that his daughter, Maddie, who lives in Hong Kong, has gone missing. Are the cases related? Bosch travels to Hong Kong to find his daughter and seek the truth. This could be a thrilling read. Is it just me or do you start thinking about the film Rush Hour?

• Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving – 27th October 2009:

Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving is Irving’s first book since 2005. Irving’s novel spans five decades and tells the story of a boy and his father who have to flee their small New Hampshire town after the boy mistakes the constable’s girlfriend for a bear on a hunting trip. A gripping read, showing the growing relationship between the father and son and the lengths the two go to escape the law. Certainly worth a purchase, if Irving’s previous novel is anything to go by.

• Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts -27th October 2009:

Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts is the second book in Roberts’ Bride Quartet series, following Vision in White. The Bride Quartet follows childhood friends, MacKensie, Emma, Laurel, and Parker, who always dreamed of their own weddings, and now, working in the wedding planning business, make others dreams come true. In Bed of Roses, Emma finds romance where she least expects it. A book that is good for a late night under the duvet, showing how you can find love where you least expect, reassuring everyone that there is someone out there for everyone.