As a young woman working in a refugee camp in Thailand, she meets, and marries, a Thai man. But when their son gets sick, everything changes.
Books
A national debate over politics, principles and impeachment – in 1868
The heroes of Brenda Wineapple’s riveting “The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation” believed that the “soul of the country” was at stake.
Children’s book takes a new look at sculptor Bernard Langlais
Writer Pat Davidson Reef updates her biography and signs copies at Maine Historical Society on Thursday.
‘Star-Crossed’ is a mix of the horoscope section and ‘Love Actually’
Minnie Darke’s latest is a fun read with many interconnected characters and plot lines.
Anna Quindlen tours the wild world of grandparenting
Take a trip to ‘Nanaville’ with a wise and witty tour guide.
Jack the Ripper’s victims are famous in death, but what were their lives like?
This is a story of life, not death – of the ordinary lives of five women killed in one violent spree.
In new book, David McCullough follows pioneering New Englanders into Ohio
The part-time Camden resident talks about why he set out to write ‘The Pioneers.’
Looking for a new Maine read? Consider these 3
Portland bookseller Josh Christie summarizes two novels and a memoir due out this summer.
Herman Wouk, Pulitzer Prize-winning master of sweeping historical fiction, dies at 103
A meticulous researcher, he specialized in stories of personal conflict set against the backdrop of compelling historical events.
Vivid, intimate stories of 9/11, from those who survived and those who didn’t
In ‘Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11,’ Mitchell Zuckoff sets out to write an exhaustive, prismatic chronicle. Remarkably, he pulls it off.