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 Sarah Smith,
a Harvard Ph.D., writes and designs documentation for advanced computer products. She is also the author of THE VANISHED CHILD and THE KNOWLEDGE OF WATER. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
A CITIZEN OF THE COUNTRY
Set in Montfort castle in the ancient, bloody region of French Flanders, this intricately plotted novel is a compelling tale of intrigue, passion, love, and betrayal.
Sarah Smith's Summer Reading List
STRANGER THINGS HAPPEN
by Kelly Link
The first collection by one of the finest short story writers working today. Reading a Kelly Link story is like getting a tattoo; you'll never be quite the same again.
THE ARMADA
by Garrett Mattingly
The classic book on the naval battle that changed the face of Renaissance Europe, and a wonderfully vivid read.
SHAKESPEARE'S UNORTHODOX BIOGRAPHY: New Evidence of an Authorship Problem
by Diana Price
A new and controversial biography takes up the Shakespeare authorship question in a satisfying and moderate way.
DOUBLE FOLD: Libraries and the Assault on Paper
by Nicholson Baker
How to lose history: a cautionary horror story about the disappearance of archives, by novelist Nicholson Baker
DREAMCATCHER
by Stephen King
His recent BAG OF BONES was one of his best ever; I'm looking forward to this one.
WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL
by Donald Maass
What novelists want to know about making better books, from one of America's most savvy and humanistic agents.
A FAMINE OF HORSES
A SEASON OF KNIVES
A SURFEIT OF GUNS
A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
by P.F. Chisholm
Raunchy, boisterous, utterly engaging series about an Elizabethan adventurer on the Scottish border.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN: On the Trail of Anonymous
by Don Foster
Real-life mysteries of literary attributions, from Shakespeare to "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"; fascinating.
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