Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – February is Heart Month

• Skylark
• In the Midst of Winter
• A Forty Year Kiss
• The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Tale of True Love and High Adventure
• The History of Love
• A Novel Bookstore
• Leaving
• As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
• Wuthering Heights
• The New American Heart Association Cookbook

By the staff at Covered Treasures

“Once I fell in love with books, I fell in love completely.”—Stephen King

Skylark

By Paula McLain (Atria) $30

Two stories of survival, set nearly 300 years apart, are connected by treks through the ancient underground tunnels of Paris. In 1664, the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, her efforts to save him lead to her own confinement in the notorious Salpêtrière asylum, where thousands of women are held captive and cruelly treated. But within its grim walls, she discovers a small group of brave allies, and the possibility of a life bigger than she ever imagined. In 1939, Kristof Larson is a medical student beginning his psychiatric residency in Paris. His neighbors on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. When Nazi forces descend on the city, Kristof becomes their only hope for survival. Once again, the tunnels play an important role.

In the Midst of Winter

By Isabel Allende (Atria) $18.99

A lonely university professor in his 60s hits the car of a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala. She later comes to his house, seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks for advice from a friend, a fellow academic from Chile. As these three lives intertwine, each discovers truths about themselves and unexpected love.

A Forty Year Kiss

By Nickolas Butler (Sourcebooks) $17.99

Charlie and Vivian parted ways after just four years of marriage. Too many problems, too many struggles, even though the love didn’t quite die. When Charlie returns to Wisconsin 40 years later, he’s not sure what he’ll find. He is sure of one thing—he must try to reconnect with Vivian to pick up the broken pieces of their past. But 40 years is a long time. It’s 40 years of other relationships, 40 years of building new lives, and 40 years of long-held regrets, mistakes, and painful secrets. This is a big-hearted novel about second chances.

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Tale of True Love and High Adventure

By William Goldman (Harper) $18.99

Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. A Beautiful Princess. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex. In short, it’s about everything. If you’ve watched the movie more times than you can count, perhaps it’s time to read the book that inspired it.

The History of Love

By Nicole Krauss (W.W. Norton) $16.99

A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother’s loneliness. Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he is still alive. But it wasn’t always like this: In the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book. Sixty years later and half a world away, 14-year-old Alma, who was named after a character in that book, undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family.

A Novel Bookstore

By Laurence Cosse (Europa Editions) $18.95

Ivan and Francesca decide to open a bookstore devoted to their love of books. Tucked away in a corner of Paris, the store offers a selection of literary masterpieces chosen by a top-secret committee of literary connoisseurs. To their amazement, the little dream store quickly proves a success—and then their troubles begin. At first, both owners shrug off the anonymous threats that come their way, but when three members of the supposedly secret committee are attacked, they decide to call the police. As the pieces of this puzzle fall into place, it becomes evident that Ivan and Francesca’s dreams will be answered with violence.

Leaving

By Roxana Robinson (W.W. Norton) $19.99

Sarah and Warren’s college love story ended in a single moment. Decades later, when a chance meeting brings them together, a passion ignites, threatening the foundations of their lives. Since they parted in college, each has married, raised a family, and made a career. When they meet again, Sarah is divorced and living outside New York, while Warren is still married and living in Boston. The pair is faced with confronting the moral responsibilities of their love for their families and each other.

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

By Zoulfa Katouh (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) $16.99

Eighteen-year-old Salama Kassab, a pharmacy student volunteering at the hospital in Homs, Syria, is desperate to find passage on a refugee boat for herself and her pregnant sister-in-law. An unflinching story of the early days of the Syrian revolution, the story tells of devastation, not only of the village, but of the people as well. It’s a heartbreaking story of a young girl, torn between whether she should leave in search of safety or stay and fight for the country she deeply loves.

Wuthering Heights

By Emily Bronte (Vintage Classics) $10

There is much disagreement as to whether Wuthering Heights is a love story or not. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, another film adaptation is being released, along with new printings of the book—from beautiful hardcover bindings to paperbacks and graphic novels. The dark gothic tale of Heathcliffe and Catherine, intense obsession and revenge, continues to fascinate.

The New American Heart Association Cookbook

By The American Heart Association (Rodale Press) $30.00

This revised edition of the American Heart Association’s flagship cookbook offers not only more than 800 recipes—100 of which are new and 100 refreshed—to satisfy every palate, but also provides the most current dietary and lifestyle recommendations. The new and revised recipes are based on today’s flavor profiles; eating preferences, such as Mediterranean and vegetarian; family favorites; and diverse cultural cuisines, as well as popular appliances including the air fryer, slow cooker, and Instant Pot^®.

February is Heart Month; be kind to your heart and to the hearts of those you love. Until next month, happy reading.

The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.

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