Lamar Public Library

The author's most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, this novel is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself "worthwhile."

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Presents an examination of familiar scenarios and classic mindsets that keep women in unsatisfying relationships, aimed at sparing them hours of waiting by the phone, obsessing over details with sympathetic girlfriends, and the hope that mixed messages mean love.

From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher, who has been forced to retire at sixty-one, coming to terms with the final phase of his life.

In this book, domestic violence expert Lundy Bancroft uses his perspective as a therapist for abusive and controlling men to help women, their children, and other family members who have been touched by abuse understand why abusers behave the way they do and what can be done about it. Bancroft teaches women how to survive and improve an abusive relationship; how to determine how dangerous an abuser is and when it is impossible to rectify a situation;...

Coleman Silk, a distinguished professor at a small New England college where he has managed over the course of fifty years to make a lot of enemies, experiences a sort of personal liberation when he is forced from his job on false claims of racism -- a charge made all the more ironic due to a secret Silk has been keeping nearly his entire life.

Rich with vivid historical detail and thrilling adventures, The Legend of the Painted Horse is the unforgettable conclusion to the epic trilogy of mountain man, outlaw, and Indian scout Cat Brules. The novel evokes one man's struggle to bring together the old and new worlds and to carve a place in American history for himself--and for his beloved grandfather.

Includes twenty-one short stories.

"Taking inspiration from the infamous, empowering song, Goodbye Earl follows four best friends through two unforgettable summers, fifteen years apart. In 2004, Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey are in their final days of high school and on the precipice of all the things teenagers look forward to when anything in life seems possible . . . from falling in love, to finding their dream jobs, to becoming who they were meant to be. In 2019, Kasey has...

Alessandro Giuliani tells his young companion the story of his life, how he became a soldier, a hero, a prisoner, and a deserter during World War I.