I've got four books here: A GIRL MADE OF DUST by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi, DIE A LITTLE by Megan Abbott, THE FUTURE OF LOVE by Shirley Abbott and CONSCIENCE POINT by Erica Abeel.
A Girl Made of Dust is the story of a young girl in a Christian village in Lebanon during wartime. Her father is has become uncommunicative and depressed. He has abandoned working in his store so that they are struggling with money. It's a lovely story and frightening from the girl's point of view. She struggles to find out why her father sits and does nothing.
Oh, my, Die a Little by Megan Abbott is supposedly a "modern noir" with a terribly salacious cover that almost made me put it back. The story is of a young woman and her brother and his wife. She grew up being protected by her brother and in turn she finds she wants to protect her brother from his wife. Her sister-in-law has two sides that she wants to find out about and in the process bites off a little more than she should.
The Future of Love by Shirley Abbott is thoroughly enjoyable except for the fact one has to relive 9/11 all over again. It has humor and sadness and a love affair between a couple of old folks. Sex and all! Oh, yes, I think Shirley Abbott hits all the bases in this one, she includes a commitment ceremony between a pair of women including the white wedding gowns they wear. Funny.
Conscience Point by Erica Abeel I didn't finish. Couldn't read it. Didn't like the writer's style. I think it was rather self-conscious.
Next......?
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