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| ランダムハウスのSUMMER READING |
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「SUMMER READING」といえば、タイトルに「SUMMER」がついていればいいと、馬鹿のひとつ覚えみたいにそんな本ばかり集めた私。たまにはランダムハウスの「SUMMER READING」特集でも参考にしてみよう。画像入りのリストは「MY JOURNAL」へ。また、特にビーチで読みたい！という本は、明日の日記にて。
●Reunion／Alan Lightman
Hardcover, 240 pages
From the acclaimed author Alan Lightman, Reunion explores the pain of self examination, the like nature of memory, and the impossible hopefulness of youth. Written with crystalline prose, at once precise and mysterious confirms Lightman's stature as a writer of singular vision and voice.
●Gone Too Far／Suzanne Brockmann
Hardcover, 464 pages
The bestselling, award-winning author of Into the Night and Over the Edge makes her anticipated hardcover debut in a gripping new novel of love on the run and suspenseful national intrigue.
●Autobiography of a Fat Bride／Laurie Notaro
Trade Paperback, 272 pages
The author of the New York Times bestseller The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club tackles her biggest challenge yet: grown-up life.
●Girl Walks into a Bar／Strawberry Saroyan
Hardcover, 208 pages
From the skyscrapers of Manhattan to fashionably low-rent L.A., Saroyan traces her journey from girl- to womanhood in this powerful postmodern coming-of-age story, in a voice reminiscent of Liz Phair’s one moment and Mary McCarthy’s the next.
●Her／Laura Zigman
Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Elise and Donald are an ideal couple until Elise meets her—Adrienne—Donald’s stunning ex-fiancée. Convinced that Adrienne wants Donald back, Elise begins stalking both of them . . . and starts adding up clues to what looks like a brazen affair.
●Lucia, Lucia／Adriana Trigiani
Hardcover, 272 pages
Set in the glittering New York City of 1950, Lucia, Lucia is the story of a passionate, determined young woman whose decision to follow her heart changes her life forever; by the bestelling author of the Big Stone Gap trilogy.
●Matchstick Men／Eric Garcia
Trade Paperback, 240 pages
The inspiration behind Ridley Scott's next movie--starring Nicholas Cage and Sam Rockwell--by Eric Garcia, the acclaimed cult author of Anonymous Rex.
●Pasadena／David Ebershoff
Trade Paperback, 520 pages
“Pasadena is like a grand opera. . . . Ebershoff must be applauded for the grandness of his design, for grand characters, for grand setting, and . . . for his grand vision of Pasadena as the center of ‘real history.’” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
●The Territory of Men／Joelle Fraser
Trade Paperback, 256 pages
“It’s the magic of this book that in writing about her experience with such honesty and poetry, Fraser forces you to face some truths of your own. Woman, know thyself: Read The Territory of Men, and bring a hankie.” —Beverly Donofrio, author of Riding in Cars with Boys
●What Becomes of the Brokenhearted／E. Lynn Harris
Hardcover, 288 pages
If you think his novels are daring, wait until you read the life story of bestselling phenomenon E. Lynn Harris, an extraordinary tale of a small-town dreamer who, through writing, made his dreams—and more—come true.
●Moon Tide／Dawn Clifton Tripp
Hardcover, 304 pages
A lush and haunting first novel that follows the lives of three women in a small fishing town on the Massachusetts coast. A novel of love and loss, survival and revelation--an extraordinary debut.
●You Shall Know Our Velocity／Dave Eggers
Trade Paperback, 416 pages
The bestselling author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius presents a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who try to give away $32,000 and free themselves from a profound loss.
●Girl Cook／Hannah McCouch
Hardcover, 224 pages
A deliciously modern Cinderella story of love, sex, chefs, and the city.
●Invisible Eden／Maria Flook
Hardcover, 416 pages
The true-life murder mystery of a globetrotting fashion writer-turned-single mother comes to life in this powerful portrait of a woman’s tragic journey.
●A Love of My Own／E. Lynn Harris
Trade Paperback, 400 pages
Zola and Raymond Tyler, Jr, CEO of the hot new urban style magazine Bling Bling, pursue their ambitions and search for love in E. Lynn Harris's lush and intriguing novel.
●Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix／J.K. Rowling
Hardcover, 896 pages
There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? Though thick runs the plot, listeners will race through this program and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing for the next train back.
●The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time／Mark Haddon
Hardcover, 240 pages
At once deeply funny and heartbreakingly poignant, this contemporary coming-of-age story chronicles the journeys of a fifteen-year-old autistic savant.
●The Pursuit of Alice Thrift／Elinor Lipman
Hardcover, 288 pages
“The Pursuit of Alice Thrift isn’t just beautifully written and bustling with memorable characters and rich in wisdom about the human heart—it’s also hilarious and full of surprises. Elinor Lipman is a masterful novelist working at the top of her game.” —Tom Perrotta, author of Election
●2182 Kilohertz／David Masiel
Trade Paperback, 320 pages
2182 kHz combines the white-knuckle adventure of The Perfect Storm with the dark humor and deadpan wit of Chuck Palahniuk to create an absorbing tale of search-and-rescue.
●Learning to Float／Lili Wright
Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Hit the road with a thirty-three year-old writer traveling down the Eastern seaboard on a soul-searching, life-changing adventure.
●Prague／Arthur Phillips
Trade Paperback, 400 pages
A novel of startling scope and ambition about five American expats who come to Budapest in the early 1990s and harbor the suspicion that their counterparts in Prague have it better.
●Bangkok 8／John Burdett
Hardcover, 336 pages
Thick with the authentic—and hallucinogenic—atmosphere of Bangkok, crowded with astonishing characters, uniquely smart and skeptical, literary and wildly readable, Bangkok 8 is one of a kind.
●Babyville／Jane Green
Hardcover, 448 pages
With her characteristic wit and compulsively readable voice, our beloved bestselling author now embraces the topic of modern motherly love.
●I Don't Know How She Does It／Allison Pearson
Hardcover, 352 pages
“If you could buy stock in a book, I would stake all my savings on the success of Allison Pearson's new novel, I Don't Know How She Does It. Here, at last, is the definitive social comedy of working motherhood." –Marjorie Williams, Washinton Post
〓〓〓 BOOK
◆読了した本
 『PAY DAY!!!』／山田詠美
内容（「MARC」データベースより）
ハーモニーとロビン、双子の兄と妹。十七歳のちっぽけな対の二匹に訪れた、愛する人の死。しかし、彼らは、十七年間分の人生を糧に、ここでまた新しい一日を始める。ゆったりと美しいアメリカ南部を舞台にした青春小説。
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