Let's Talk Leisure Reads!

The Man Who Lived Underground

Summary

Embark on a suspenseful story about race and police violence written by Richard Wright, the author of Native Son and Black Boy. 

"Fred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the city's sewer system. This is the devastating premise of this scorching novel, a masterpiece that Richard Wright was unable to publish in his lifetime." -- Publisher

Taste: My Life Through Food

Summary

Sit back and read this charming memoir of Stanley Tucci.

"Tucci grew up in an Italian family that put great importance on food: the quality of ingredients, the careful preparation, the passing on of family recipes and cultural culinary traditions. He has written cookbooks, become involved in food-related charities, and has probably spent more time focusing on food than he does on acting. This is Tucci's memoir of his life in and out of the kitchen, of good times and bad, of five-star meals and burned dishes. With a few recipes scattered through the chapters." -- adapted from Introduction, jacket, and book.

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

Summary/Review

"Lucy Adlington tells of the horrors of the Nazi occupation and the concentration camps from a fascinating and original angle.  She introduces us to a little known aspect of the period, highlighting the role of clothes in the grimmest of societies imaginable and giving an insight into the women who stayed alive by stitching." -- Alexandra Shulman, Former Editor in Chief of British Vogue