“After Annie”
The following items are available at the Hancock County Public Library, 900 W. McKenzie Road. Descriptions are provided by the publisher, unless otherwise noted. For more information on the library’s collection or to reserve a title, visit hcplibrary.org.
Fiction: “After Annie” by Anna Quindlen
When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways to go on after the loss of the woman who was the center of their lives, and who made life happy, fun, and secure. Her husband is overwhelmed with four children to raise, and turns to his teenage daughter for help, and to an old girlfriend for solace. Annie’s best friend struggles again with opioid addiction, having depended on Annie for support through addiction and recovery. Annie’s daughter discovers disturbing truths about life in a small town, including at her new best friend’s house, where she stumbles upon a dangerous secret. These and other characters reconfigure their lives and learn how to go on, after Annie.
Nonfiction: “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story” by Kara Swisher
Part memoir, part history, “Burn Book” is a necessary chronicle of tech’s most powerful players. This is the inside story we’ve all been waiting for about modern Silicon Valley and the biggest boom in wealth creation in the history of the world. —Amazon.
Youth: “Drawing Deena” by Hena Khan
When aspiring artist Deena’s anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.
