Every month, staff from the Airdrie Public Library send the Airdrie City View a small collection of some of the titles available at the library, along with some short synopses. The titles include both adult fiction and non-fiction selections.
Here is the December 2022 submission of the APL Book Page, showcasing some of the library's books Airdrie readers can enjoy getting lost in this New Year's weekend and into 2023.
Adult Fiction
It Starts With Us
Colleen Hoover
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=5&cn=1946839
Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again.
After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date.
But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life – and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter's life.
A World of Curiosities
Louise Penny
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=2000899
It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after a harsh winter.
As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators' lives after many years.
The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged and shattered. Gamache and Beauvoir's memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought them together, come rushing back.
As Chief Inspector Gamache works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it, the man describes his terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village.
When the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up. As the bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a world of curiosities.
Adult Nonfiction
Beyond the Wand: the Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
Tom Felton
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=4&cn=1990173
From Borrower to wizard, Tom Felton's childhood was anything but ordinary. Even as his parents' skepticism coloured his early forays into acting, his childhood passion for performance buoyed him through a few inauspicious false starts, and he began booking major roles, rubbing shoulders with the likes of 007 and Hannibal Lecter.
It wasn't until he landed the role of Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter's Slytherin supervillain, that he was catapulted into the limelight at just 12 years old.
With candour and his own trademark humour, Tom shares his experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for the very first time. He shares all about the Harry Potter auditioning process, his big break and the lasting friendships he made during 10 years of part of the franchise, as well as the highs and lows of worldwide fame and the reality of navigating adult life after filming finished.
From flying lessons to run-ins with Death Eaters, prepare to meet a real-life wizard in these pages.
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=4&cn=1978442
Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress.
Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, Obama shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacle – the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become."
