Girl in Hyacinth Blue

Susan Vreeland

This story gives "provenance" human faces as you follow the painting backwards to Vermeer's brush.

Straight Man

Richard Russo

Just about as funny as you can be in dealing with academic politics, marriage, friendship, development gone amok and all the other complications of modern life.

The Penderwicks

Jeanne Birdsall

I’m eager to read more about my new friends the Penderwicks, their friend Jeffrey, and the lovable dog, Hound.