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Men's Book Club
Thursday, March 14th 9:30am
(Membership is currently full!)  

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 Mother-Daughter Tea Party!
Saturday, March 16th 1:00pm
Dan'l Webster Inn
149 Main Street
Sandwich, MA
Titcomb's Bookshop and the Dan'l Webster Inn are very excited to announce that we will host a tea party to celebrate the newest historical American Girl, Caroline. The tea will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 at the historic Dan'l Webster Inn.  Mothers, daughters, grandmothers, aunts and others are invited to join us for this very, very special event.

The tea party will include a craft, dancing, music, as well as delicious refreshments typical of Caroline's days.

Marcie Van Cleave, executive director of the Folk Arts Center of New England, will teach us traditional folk dancing from the early 1800s. Marcie has led international folk dance sessions at the New England Folk Festival and has organized the Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School. She has been the Executive Director of the Folk Arts Center of New England since 1988.

The Caroline stories feature a young girl who lives in upstate New York as the War of 1812 begins. She loves sailing with her father, but when he's captured by the British, Caroline must help keep the family's shipyard running. When she sees a chance to rescue her father, Caroline discovers that she must use her mind and heart to guide her decisions.   This is a perfect series for Cape Cod girls to read!

  Book Club

Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Love Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed by Leslie Maitland

Tuesday, March 19th 7:00pm 

Author Leslie Maitland will be calling to discuss this amazing true story. On a pier in Marseille in 1942, with desperate refugees pressing to board one of the last ships to escape France before the Nazis choked off its ports, Maitland's mother, an 18-year-old German Jewish girl, was pried from the arms of the Catholic Frenchman she loved and promised to marry.

List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $14.36

  Food and a Book Series
Dan'l Webster Inn
149 Main Street
Sandwich Village
Wednesday, March 20th 6:30pm
$35.00
Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers by Adriana Trigiani
We are very excited to announce that Adriana Trigiani will join us by Skype to discuss this beautifully written treasure trove of insight and guidance from her two grandmothers.  Trigiani is the author of Lucia, Lucia, The Big Stone Gap Series, The Shoemaker's Wife and so many more wonderful tales of the Italian-American experience.  

Reservations are required and include the book, book discussion with the author and Italian cuisine.  Make reservations by calling or stopping by the bookshop (508-888-2331). Be sure to make your reservation early.

  Coffee and Conversation with
Author Juliette Fay
The Shortest Way Home  
Saturday, March 23rd
11:00am - 12:00pm 

Please join us for coffee and pastries as we welcome Juliette Fay to celebrate her newest book. This is a wonderful opportunity to talk with the author.  The Shortest Way Home is a novel about a man who spent 20 years in third world war zones and natural disaster areas.  Suffering from burnout, he returns to his hometown in Massachusetts where he discovers that his steely aunt, overly dramatic sister, and quirky nephew are having a little natural disaster of their own. When he reconnects with a woman from his past, he has to wonder if the bonds of love and loyalty might just rewrite his destiny.

Juliette Fay's first novel, Shelter Me, was a 2009 Massachusetts Book Award "Book of the Year."   Deep Down True, her second novel, was shortlisted for the Women's Fiction Award by the American Library Association.  Juliette received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a master's degree from Harvard University. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children.  $15.00 in paperback.

 

Book Talk and Signing
When Doctors Don't Listen:  How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests by Leana S. Wen, M.D. M.Sc.
Sunday, March 24th 1:00pm
Sandwich Public Library

Have you ever been in the middle of a medical emergency, whether it be for yourself, your child or a loved one, and discovered that problems of communication with the doctor was a real problem?  We are absolutely delighted to be able to host with the Sandwich Public Library a discussion with Dr. Leana Wen, resident physician at Brigham & Women's and Massachusetts General and clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School.  She will talk about how to get the best care possible for yourself and your loved ones, how to communicate effectively with  doctors and how to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary tests.

Dr. Wen is a former Rhodes Scholar. Inspired by her own childhood illness and then her mother's long battle with cancer, she is passionate about guiding patients to advocate for better care. She has been featured in TIME, Newsweek, ABC News, The New York Times, Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and the award-winning HBO documentary Reporter. A professional speaker for ten years, she is sought after in the U.S. and around the world, with annual engagements throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.

  

You can listen to her recent interview with Diane Rehm by clicking here.

Downton Abbey Tea
Saturday, April 6th 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mourning the end of this season of your favorite PBS television show?  Titcomb's Bookshop has the cure for you!  Join us for a celebration of Downton Abbey!  We will be serving a special blend of tea, Courtship Tea, made locally by Donna and Ron Lasco. Light refreshments will also be served.  Don't be surprised if you end up playing some wonderful parlour games with a Downton theme!!!  Please join us as we relive our favorite moments from this season's Downton Abbey.   

Staff Recommends and New Releases

Adult Fiction 

  From Karen: Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman
In 1889 Nellie Bly, America's first female investigative reporter, left New York City to make an attempt to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. When a rival newspaper hears of her departure, they immediately send young aristocratic journalist Elizabeth Bisland to try and beat Nellie, but heading in the opposite direction. The differences in the two women's temperaments and personalities were distinct. During their hair-raising race around the world, they were breaking Victorian barriers for women. This is a fascinating adventure through history and the world in a time when the new technologies of telegraph, railroad and steamship reflected the changes in the roles of women. List Price: $28.00 Our Price: $22.40

From Elizabeth M.:  A Good American by Alex George
Almost without exception, we all have a story of immigration within our families.  Hence the reader will warm to the story of Frederick and Jette Meisenheimer who flee WWI Germany and through twists and turns end up in the small town of Beatrice, Missouri.  Frederick, an amateur opera singer quickly adapts to life in his adopted country.  He is a quick learner and hard worker who takes advantage of the offer of a house and a job in a restaurant.  From the very beginning, you are drawn into this multi-generational tale and it will hold your interest until the very last page.  $16.00

 From Fran:  The House Girl by Tara Conklin
House Girl by new author Tara Conklin will engage you as soon as you read the opening sentence. This novel tells the story of two remarkable women from two different eras: Josephine, a long suffering slave on a Virginia tobacco plantation, and Lina, a high powered NYC corporate lawyer. Lina and her associates have been hired to seek reparations for the descendants of slaves. During Lina's investigation into this dark part of our history, she uncovers many interesting facts about Josephine, Josephine's mistress and about herself. You will easily become invested in these characters and their stories. This tale will stick with you long after you have closed the cover and would be a wonderful selection for any book club.  List Price:  $25.99  Our Price:  $20.78 

  From Elizabeth M.:  The Memory of Love by Linda Olsson
Devoted fans of Olsson's Astrid and Veronika will welcome a new book by this popular author.  Marion Flint has been living on the coast of New Zealand for fifteen years.  She meets a young boy by the name of Ika who touches her heart, and she is determined to provide the help and support he obviously needs.  However, in doing so Ika opens a Pandora's box of memories for Marion and she is flooded with remembrances of her grandfather, her mother, her brother and her lover.  This is a story of friendship and healing for all of the characters.  $15.00

  From Vicky:  A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy 

  From Karen:  The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood  

There are two plot lines in this wonderful novel. Claire is struggling with a decision whether to leave her loveless marriage and may be carrying her lover's child. We follow her on the day of JFK's inauguration as she wrestles with her conscience. Vivian, an obituary writer, is waiting and searching for her lost love, who disappeared thirteen years earlier in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.  As she tells the life stories in her obituaries, Vivian honors the deceased and helps herself come to terms with her own loss. The connection between these two women will change Claire's life forever in a surprising way.  List Price:  $26.95  Our Price:  $21.56  (Available March 4)

 The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

  The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day's breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother's death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage's grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can't, and they become companions.  Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shameful secret--one that nobody else in town would ever suspect--and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. With her own identity suddenly challenged, and the integrity of the closest friend she's ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she's made about her life and her family. When does a moral choice become a moral imperative? And where does one draw the line between punishment and justice, forgiveness and mercy?  List Price:  $28.99  Our Price:  $23.19