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 submission, showcasing some of the library's books Airdrie readers can enjoy getting lost in as they cap off 2021.
Adult Fiction
The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=1886637
Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: protect her – Owen's sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Hannah Hall soon realizes her husband isn't who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen's true identity.
The Apollos Murders
Chris Hadfield
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=1874809
The year is 1973. A final, top-secret mission to the Moon. A quarter of a million miles from help. Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, while old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be.
Adult Non-Fiction
Mother Trucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America
Amy Butcher
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=1900612
Amy Butcher was an accomplished college professor, mentor, and writer, but in her own home, she was embarrassed and emotionally burdened by an increasingly abusive relationship. Exhausted and terrified, Amy reached out to Instagram celebrity Joy "Mothertrucker" Wiebe - the nation's only female ice road trucker. Invited by Joy to ride shotgun, Amy found her escape on an adventurous ride through the Alaskan wilderness that was profoundly life changing.
Solo: How to Work Alone (and not Lose Your Mind)
Rebecca Seal
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=1892687
Like it or not, working alone is now the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the process, but the trend is clear--making a living outside the confines of a public workplace is here to stay. For anyone who needs guidance on how to navigate working from a home office--or a home sofa--here is a charming, expert, and genuinely helpful guide to managing a productive career with more joy--and, for most of us, better coffee.
