Dallas’s Picks
It's been a great summer in Pawleys Island, and we have had so much fun with all of our terrific Moveable Feasts happening, including a SOLD OUT event with the incredible Gervais Hagerty, with her debut novel IN POLITE COMPANY, which I just absolutely loved. A peak behind the veil of a society in Charleston, a beautiful heartwarming granddaughter and grandmother relationship, a coming of age novel and simply beautiful writing, IN POLITE COMPANY has all the makings of the perfect late summer read if you're still looking for one. A huge 5 stars from me!
So many great books have come out lately, the main one that I have been recommending is the new Shari Lapena, who is so eloquently called The Mistress of the Page Turner....she writes such quick fun wild rides, and her newest NOT A HAPPY FAMILY is about two elderly dead bodies, a 26 million dollar fortune, and an embattled family with four children in the mix....who did it?! I loved every single word, and I think you will too!
I just finished reading the new novel from Michelle Gable, THE BOOKSELLER'S SECRET, which came out this month; it is a delightful work of historical fiction, with two timelines, about a bestselling author struggling to come up with the plot for her next novel who travels to London on vacation and starts researching Nancy Mitford, and you learn a lot about her in a 1942 timeline. I thought it was incredibly well written and beautifully researched. You can find it on our store favorites table!
And last but not least, I'm recommending WE WERE NEVER HERE...the August Reese's Book Club pick, which I flew through in a single day...boy, was it great! Two women are on vacation in Chile when one picks up a man at a bar and brings him back to her room...where she proceeds to kill him in self-defense, and her best friend decides to cover their trail that WE WERE NEVER HERE.......such a great easy fast read! I think you will love all 4 of these, and there's so many great ones coming out this month...including new ones from Lisa Jewell THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED and Liane Moriarty's APPLES NEVER FALL, which I've read both and just devoured....look for them on 9/7 and 9/14 respectively!
Hope to see you in the store soon!