Paperback releases for the week of March 30th include THE BETTER SISTER, another twisty tale of domestic noir from Alafair Burke, which revolves around the murder of a prominent Manhattan lawyer, and the two estranged sisters --- one the dead man’s widow, the other his ex --- who must set aside mistrust and old resentments; MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE, a provocative novel about time, memory, desire and the imagination from Siri Hustvedt, who tells the story of a young Midwestern woman’s first year in New York City in the late 1970s and her obsession with her mysterious neighbor; EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE, a final volume of essays that showcase Oliver Sacks' broad range of interests --- from his passion for ferns, swimming and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia and Alzheimer's; and THE SUMMER GUESTS by Mary Alice Monroe, which is about the bonds and new beginnings that are born from disasters and how, even during the worst of circumstances --- or perhaps because of them --- we discover what is most important in life.
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