The Book Of Speculation (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) 9781410482433 Used / Pre-owned

from Romonko

I had heard about this debut novel and have been waiting for it to come out so that I could read it. Since Night Circus is still one of my favourite books ever, I expected another book with that magical, wonderful circus life and the people who worked them at the end of the 19th century. And this...

from Sheila1957

Simon receives a book in the mail about an old carnival from the late 1700's from a rare bookseller. In it is a history of the carnival and names of his ancestors. He researches the names and the carnival. As he does he sees parallels between the carnival and now. Can he avoid what has happened i...

from rmarcin

I enjoyed this book about a family's history and its secrets. It starts in a seaside town where a house is ready to fall off the cliff into the water. Water is crucial to the family, and it brings darkness. There are two stories in the book, one set in present day, and one set in the late 1700s-e...

from martinhughharvey

A somewhat mystical book that runs in parallel in the current day and in a traveling circus in the late 18th century. The current day protagonist, Simon, lives in the NE USA, is a librarian, and soon to lose his job. Simon is not a very forceful character, nothing too much to endear him, and his ...

from indygo88

Hard to resist a book with a title and cover like this. I'd had it on my TBR pile, but it was chosen for book club this month, so I was more than happy to move it up on the reading queue. Simon, a research librarian, lives alone. His parents are both deceased and his sister Enola has moved away t...