The Antidote by Karen Russell

Dust Bowl Nebraska, a prairie witch who stores unpleasant memories, a young girl struggling with growing up and finding love, a weary farmer with unlooked for luck and a community riven with fear and uncertainty come together to solve a grisly mystery.
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The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler

A sweet and sad story of human spirit triumphing over adversity told with love and a skill that draws the reader into the community of people struggling to recover after a great war. Courage, kindness and gentle humor mark this delightful novel.
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The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor

A secret group aids escapees from the Nazis to exit Rome during the final days of the Second World War. Real-time narrative alternates with recorded and written accounts to provide compelling impetus to this finely written novel.
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