Andover Bookstore

"This is a wonderful memoir full of humor and compassion in the fast paced world of modern medicine at Angell Animal Medical Center. Dr. Trout has a thoughtful companionable writing style as he tells us about his furry patients and their concerned, zany, and sometimes demanding owners. “Part ER, part ... (more)House, part Dog Whisperer,” the book jacket promises. Nick lets us step into a day in his life when he is awakened in the middle of the night to save a desperately ill dog. It is quite a ride. Sixty-three percent of homes in America have a pet. Our animals are members of our immediate families. Nick Trout is a modern day James Herriot with more technology but the same warm and concerned bedside manner."

"From the author of A Rose for the Crown, comes Daughter of York, another wonderful historical novel filled with romance and a richly detailed sense of the place and time. The novel begins in 1461 when Margaret of York, then a young girl, has lost her father and brother in a battle. When ... (more)her older brother, Edward, ascends to the throne, his willful sister becomes a pawn in European politics.The author, who grew up in England, has a lively style for writing about her characters and a great sense of the sweep of history."

"Come and sit by the fire and partake of the ancient tradition of storytelling. Share a story or just listen. All welcome."

"Melissa will be joining us to talk about her terrific new cookbook. The New York Times has chosen it as one of the 25 most notable cookbooks of 2007. Beautiful photographs fill the pages and inspire you to try the recipes or to visit this remarkable working farm. What began as a small family farm in ... (more)the 1800s has become a National Historic Landmark devoted to conservation and an enthusiasm for local food products."

"Hall grew up in a small New Hampshire community surrounded by a sense of belonging. However, when she became pregnant at sixteen, those who kept her safe turned their backs. She was expelled from school, and her mother told her, “You can’t stay here.” Her father and stepmother reluctantly offered ... (more)her a cold refuge until the birth of the baby that she gave up for adoption. Then she was banned from her father’s home forever. For the next decade she wandered lost, until slowly she began putting her life back together. Then at the age of 44 she graduated from Bowdoin College. She now teaches writing at UNH and has been winning many awards for her own writing."

"Howard Mansfield will be joining us to celebrate as Christopher Hogwood “steps out” in a wonderful new children’s book. We know about “this great Buddha of a pig” from the adult memoir The Good, Good Pig by Sy Montgomery, who is Howard Mansfield’s wife. Barry Moser has illustrated ... (more)this charming story with remarkable pig portraits. This story was written before The Good, Good Pig and is an entirely different story about this fine porker.

The author is a naturalist who has written many other adult titles including one of our staff favorites, Bones of the Earth, about the preservation of our past and the attempt to maintain our cultural memory."

"Livesey’s latest novel, The House on Fortune Street, offers a surprisingly provocative detective story of the heart. Abigail Taylor and Dora MacLeod have been fast friends since they met at St Andrews University. They are an unlikely pair. Abigail is an actress who uses her charms both on and ... (more)off the stage. She believes herself to be immune to love and is confident that she controls her life. Dara, a counselor, is convinced that everyone is inescapably marked by childhood experience. She throws herself into romantic relationships with frightening intensity. Now, surprisingly, each of them seems to have found “true love.” But, soon after Dara moves into Abigail’s house on Fortune Street, trouble threatens their relationships and their friendship."

"Kathleen Duble, an Andover Bookstore favorite, has written another fantastic book! Quest is the suspenseful tale of the last voyage of explorer Henry Hudson. The story of Hudson’s search for the fabled Northwest Passage is filled with drama, bravery, and intrigue. In Duble’s capable hands, ... (more)the story becomes even more compelling. She employs four characters, four distinct voices, to tell the tale: members of Hudson’s family and crew, as well as the elegant yet conniving daughter of a nobleman. Duble’s writing is, as always, lovely. Not a single word is wasted in her vivid telling. Her seamless use of four narrators adds clarity and impact to a memorable book! Excited readers will be curious to learn more about Hudson and his voyage after finishing Ms. Duble’s outstanding book."

"Talarigo’s new novel, The Ginseng Hunter, is set in the present time in China. A ginseng hunter lives alone in solitude in the ruggedly beautiful terrain along the Tumen River which separates China from North Korea. He is scarcely aware of the larger world until he begins to see bodies floating ... (more)in the river. He learns from refugees of the tragedy occurring on the other side in North Korea. Over time he unnervingly realizes that the fate of a young woman and four others rests in his hands."