January 2015 Book Recommendations
FIRST, YOU CRY
by Betty Rollin
The 1976 memoir by the NBC news reporter who was unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer. Later, a television movie with Mary Tyler Moore.
BUNNER SISTERS
by Edith Wharton
Two siblings own a modest shop, struggle to survive–and keep up appearances. A re-discovered novel by the Pulitzer Prize winning author.
MYSTERY OF THE MUSICAL UMBRELLA
by Friedrick Feld
Mr. Aldemar, in despair, loses his umbrella, but Martin, Helen, and their dog find it. Illustrated by Doris Jackson.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams
A play about delusion, disappointment and familial division, by America’s Shakespeare.