2007: #7 – The Dark Tower (Stephen King)

Book #7 was The Dark Tower, the 7th book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. The back of the book reads: This volume completes the quest of Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger in a world which has “moved on.” Like the first book in the series, the last is beautifully illustrated by famed fantasy artist Michael Whelan. And with the same mix of triumph and

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2007: #5 – Up Island (Anne Rivers Siddons)

Book #5 was Up Island by Anne Rivers Siddons. Back of the book reads: If there was ever one woman who knew what was important, that woman was Molly Bell Redwine. From childhood, Molly was taught by her charismatic, demanding mother that “family is everything.” But in what seems like an instant, Molly discovers that family can change without warning. Her husband of more than

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2007: #4 – Agnes of God (Leonore Fleisher)

Book #4 was Agnes of God by Leonore Fleisher. The back of the book reads: NUN INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER The headlines made it seem so simple. A nun. A dead baby. An arrest. And now, if the court-appointed psychiatrist found her sane, a long, sensational trial. But Dr. Martha Livingston knew it was more complicated than that. How did you judge a twenty-one year old

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