Escape by Carolyn Jessop

Escape provides a look into the households of the families who live a polygamous lifestyle.

Choosing freedom from polygamy over fear, Carolyn Jessop flees her life within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and now tells her harrowing story. Not only did she manage a daring escape from a brutal environment, she became the first woman ever granted full custody of her children in a contested suit involving the FLDS. The library's copy of Escape can be found by clicking on this link.

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2007

Looking for a good book to help you chase away the January blues? Well, you are in luck because The New York Times has just released its list of 100 notable books published in the past 12 months. The complete New York Times notable books list includes links to their book reviews, (which provides you with good reading right there); we also have many of the titles in our collection, which will provide you with hours of reading enjoyment on these cold winter nights. The following highlights some of the Times notable books we have at the Adrian Public Library (along with the thumbnail sketch provided by the Times):

Fiction

The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta. In this new novel by the author of "Little Children," a sex-ed teacher faces off against a church bent on ridding her town of "moral decay".

The Maytrees by Annie Dillard. A married couple find their way back to each other under unusual circumstances.


Nonfiction

The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam by Tom Bissell. Bissell mixes rigorous narrative accounts of the war and emotionally powerful scenes of the distress it brought his own family. (Also a Michigan Notable Book)

Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis. Actual "Peanuts" cartoons movingly illustrate this portrait of the strip's creator, presented here as a profoundly lonely and unhappy man.

Again, these are just a few of the Times notable books we have at the Adrian Public Library; visit our on-line catalog or stop in to check out the rest.