good reads Why not find some new reads and provide some fun new dinner party conversation. ELANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
Elanor Oliphant life is a curiosity to her coworkers because she is a creature of habit. The Thirty-year old single women lives in Glasgow. She has worked as a finance clerk for a graphics design from for 10 years. She wears the same clothes, eats the same meals, and does not leave her house except for work. Life interferes when she helps a colleague save a man. Her world gets a bit bigger and starts discovering herself. Gail Honeymans debut novel has been optioned by Reese Witherspoons Hello Sunshine production company. At Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. ISBN 9780735220683.
CHIC STAYS
Take a tour of the world’s most beautiful hotels with your favorite actors, writers, musicians, and models in Chic Stays. From Sofia Coppola’s luxurious family retreat in beautiful Bernard, Italy, to the beaches of Kate Winslet’s secret Scottish hideaway, each of these personal tales of the loveliest spots around the globe are packed with anecdotes and lyrical descriptions to transport readers. At assouline.com
GYPSET LIVING
In her third book in the Gypset series for Assouline, Julia Chaplin explores the living spaces of gypsey-jet-setters around the world. Stunning photography opens the door to the fascinating and dazzling homes and haunts of the bohemian artists, designers, and bons vivant know as the gypset. At Assouline.com
PERFECT FRENCH COUNTRY
Inspirational interiors from rural France by Ross Byam Shaw. Ros Byam Shaw celebrates relaxed rural France at its finest, visiting timeless and beautiful French country homes that feature ancient beams, stone fireplaces, and paneled rooms, revealing the timeless and authentic beauty of the French country home. At Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. ISBN 9781849757997.
DINNER WITH GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
Featuring fifty recipes collected from Georgia’s favorite cookbooks with her handwritten notes or prepared for her by cooks and caretakers, Dinner with Georgia O’Keefe is a perfect balance between the fresh local and traditional ingredients O’Keeffe sought and the new Mexican landscape and culture that constantly influenced both her art and her sense of self. At assouline.com
THE MISFORTUNES OF MARION PALM
“Marion Palm is on the lam” begins Emily Culliton’s debut novel. All Marion wanted was financial security. However, her rich, poet husband, has not meet her expectations. When we meet Marion, she has stuffed 40,000 in a backpack which she has been embezzling from her daughters New York private school. Cullitons empathic, witty storytelling will have you finish this page-turner in one sitting. At Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. ISBN 9781524731908
DRESSING IN THE DARK www.cmlibrary.org
In Her very first book, celebrity stylist Kate Young draws inspiration from iconic fashion moments in film to choose the most influential evening wear style of all time, and offers her expert insight as to why these looks are so definitive and are worth revisiting today for that special night out. This book, is an accessory no women will want to dress for the dark with-out. At Assouline.com
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