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The second month of fall is over. It’s time to find out what new books of October 2020 publishers have pleased us with. We have made a selection with the most interesting books of the month.
Yu Nesbé’s The Kingdom.
Yu Nesbe’s world fame was brought by the series of detectives about Harry Hole. From time to time the writer creates works outside of this series, although they are not as popular as books about the detective. “The Kingdom” is a new attempt to get away from a well-known character.
Some critics define the genre of the book as Scandinavian noir, a psychological-family drama. The novel is set in the Norwegian countryside. Roy Opgard lives on the family farm, not far from the small village of Us. He runs a gas station, he likes his job. Roy is not sociable, he lives a withdrawn life. But his younger brother Karl comes back to his father’s house. His wife comes with him. Karl has ambitious plans to build a luxury hotel on the farmland. He invites the residents of Usa to participate financially in this project, which is in their best interest as well. Tourists will revive the dying town. There are more and more problems – debts, the brothers’ relationship, a love triangle, old family secrets.
Amy Harmon’s “What the Wind Knows.”
Those who love historical novels and works about a hitchhiker should check out this new book from October 2020. This is a story that blurs the boundaries of time and space.
Ann Gallagher arrives in Ireland, the homeland of her ancestors. She has never been here, but she has heard a lot about the country from her grandfather and loved it. Now she has a sad mission; she has come to disperse the ashes of her grandfather, her only family member, here. For some unknown reason, Ann is transported to the early 20th century, when the Irish were fighting for their independence. Ann does not immediately understand what has happened. She is taken into the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, who will play a major role in Ann’s future fate.
Janine Cummins “American Dirt.”
This book about the plight of migrants has made a lot of noise in America. While the author initially received only rave reviews, including from such celebrities as S. King, Oprah Winfrey, D. Grisham. Then later she was bombarded with a barrage of criticism. People from Mexico did not like everything – the plot, the characters, the use of Spanish, they even had complaints about the book launch event. Now we, too, have the opportunity to evaluate this work. One of the most anticipated books of October 2020.
Lydia Perez lives in Acapulco. She has a business she loves: her own bookstore. She has a husband and an eight-year-old son. Sebastian, the father of the family, is a journalist. He writes an article about drug dealers and publishes it. The revenge of the criminals was brutal – all the reporter’s relatives were killed. By some miracle, Lydia and her son survived. Saving their lives, they flee to America.
Joe Spain, “Who Killed Olivia Collins?”
The atmosphere is a bit reminiscent of the TV series Desperate Housewives. Empty Valley is a village for well-to-do people. It is small, but very beautiful. Successful people live here, but as always in such stories, each family has its secrets and problems. The neighbors prefer to keep private – the holidays together do not celebrate, do not get close. And only Olivia Collins tried to change that. She visited, she invited people over. But the better they got to know her, the more they distanced themselves. And who likes it when they start meddling in your affairs? When they start arguing about your parenting methods? When they find out your secret and start blackmailing you? Olivia is found murdered in her own home. So who killed her?
Э. “Dear Mrs. Byrd” by E.J. Pierce.
Tragicomedy about the life of a young girl in London during the war. 1941 The British capital is constantly being bombed, with most of the men at the front. Women on the home front help as much as they can. Emmy works in a law office by day and on duty at night in a fire department. But that’s not what she wants at all. She dreams of becoming a war correspondent. To interview politicians and the military, to be in the most dangerous places. She sees an ad in a newspaper for a typesetter. The position, of course, so-so. But a typesetter required to edit a popular magazine. Here’s your chance! This could be the first step. If she gets the job, she’ll meet famous reporters, will be in the thick of things and find a chance to prove herself. After the interview, Emmy got the job, but it wasn’t at all what she had dreamed of…
Л. Edlington’s “The Scarlet Ribbon.”
Don’t miss this work among the new books of October 2020. The setting is the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This is where fate brought the four heroines together. Rosa and Ella are prisoners. They work in a sewing workshop, sewing outfits for those who send people to their deaths. Marta is also a prisoner, but she has a special position; she runs the workshop. Carla is the warden. There are no violent scenes in this book, no bullying of prisoners. There are people here who want to survive, there is friendship, and there is faith in the best. The novel is designed for a teen audience, but will be of interest not only to young readers.
