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on the bookshelf Just in Time Growing up with an alcoholic father, author Tracy Morrisey experienced things no child should ever have to face. Burdened with her father’s struggle, she wondered if her life would forever be defined by his addiction. In this new book, Morrisey candidly shares her story. Would she ever have the relationship with her dad that she always wanted? Was it even possible to love him again after all the hurt and pain? She explains how she took it upon herself to fix her dad’s problems, but it wasn’t until she surrendered her burden to the Lord that she experienced freedom from stress and true forgiveness. Author Morrisey is from Greenville, N.C. Published by WestBow Press. Softcover, 180 pages, $13.95; e-book $3.99. 1-866-928-1240 | tracymorrisey.com
Come Rain or Come Shine Over the course of 12 Mitford novels, fans of author Jan Karon’s best-selling novels have kept a special place in their hearts for Dooley Kavanagh. They first met him when he was a freckled-faced, barefoot lad. Now, Dooley has graduated from vet school and opened an animal clinic. Money is tight and he and his longtime sweetheart, Lace Harper, are planning a downhome, potluck wedding. Getting married in a barn was supposed to be a piece of cake but, well, nothing is as easy as it seemed for this couple’s wedding. (For those who don’t know, the town of Mitford is loosely based on Blowing Rock.) Published by G.P. Putnam. Softcover, 305 pages; e-book $11.99. mitfordbooks.com
Vegan-Ease This comprehensive cookbook offers full menu plans, shopping lists and more than 130 quick-and-easy vegan recipes, each complete with a nutritional analysis. Each recipe is ranked with an “Ease-Factor” for cost-saving, healthy dishes that fit into busy schedules. Many recipes require five ingredients or less and there’s a chapter devoted to stress-free holiday recipes. Author Laura Theodore, the host of public television’s Jazzy Vegetarian, features recipes using ingredients found at most any grocery store such as Hungry Guy Burgers with Baked Steak Fries, or Lemon Buttermilk Cake. Theodore lives in Mill Spring and is a Rutherford EMC member. More than 200 color photographs, hardcover, 262 pages, $19.80; e-book $15.99. Published by Jazzy Vegetarian LLC. vegan-ease.com
Pull Down the Night In this comingof-age sequel to “The Suburban Strange,” brothers Bruno and Sylvio transfer to Suburban High and find themselves entangled in its otherworldly mysteries and the uber chic clique known as the Rosary. This year at Suburban High School is just as troubling as the last. A curly-haired girl ghost is disrupting lives with dreaded “kiss notes,” and students are inexplicably sinking into depression. Bruno—the new kid on the block—discovers his natural map-reading abilities are actually supernatural. When the reluctant hero isn’t engaged in cosmic battles against evil, Bruno is swooning over the mesmerizing Celia and navigating the Goth sensibilities and musical obsessions of her clique. Author Nathan Kotecki is based in Durham. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Hardcover, 352 pages, $17.99; e-book $17.99. hmhco.com
Gull Island This new memoir takes readers back to the 1950s on Hatteras Island, in a time before the Bonner Bridge crossed Oregon inlet and modern development encroached. Life was simpler then. The hardy native islanders were free to roam marshes, sounds and beaches. They raised livestock, hunted and fished, and supplemented meals with vegetables and fruits from their well-maintained gardens. Their homes were built sturdy, to withstand storms, and had a single pull-chain light in the ceiling of each room. Some still had outhouses out back and lacked running water. As author Elvin Hooper puts it, some of the tales are true, some not so true in “Gull Island and Other Stories.” Either way, they stir up fond memories of duck hunting, sport fishing, pranks, dirt clod wars, delicious food and other treasured activities and things that made life interesting and fun. Hooper is a lifelong resident of Hatteras Island and a member of Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative. Softcover, 420 pages, $15.95. Buxton Village Books in Buxton is among bookstores that carry the book.
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