On Sale the Week of March 5th in Hardcover

March 6th CARRY THE ONE by Carol AnshawCARRY THE ONE begins in the hours following Carmen’s wedding reception, when a car filled with stoned, drunk and sleepy guests accidentally hits and kills a girl on a dark country road. For the next 25 years, those involved, including Carmen and her brother and sister, craft their lives in response to this single tragic moment. Simon & Schuster * 9781451636888 DEVIL IN THE GROVE: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert KingGilbert King shines new light on remarkable civil rights crusader Thurgood Marshall, setting his rich and driving narrative against the heroic backdrop of a case that U.S. Supreme Court justice Robert Jackson decried as “one of the best examples of one of the worst menaces to American justice.” Harper * 9780061792281 ENCHANTMENTS by Kathryn Harrison After Rasputin’s body is pulled from the icy waters of the Neva River, his 18-year-old daughter, Masha, is sent to live at the imperial palace with Tsar Nikolay and his headstrong son Prince Alyosha, and Bolsheviks place the royal family under house arrest. As Russia descends into civil war, Masha and Alyosha find solace in each other’s company. Random House * 9781400063475 GODS WITHOUT MEN by Hari Kunzru Jaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a surreal public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. Before Raj reappears inexplicably unharmed --- but not unchanged --- the fate of this young family will intersect with that of many others, echoing the stories of all those who have traveled before them. Knopf * 9780307957115 THE GREAT NORTHERN EXPRESS: A Writer's Journey Home by Howard Frank Mosher Several months before novelist Howard Frank Mosher turned 65, he learned that he had prostate cancer. Following 46 intensive radiation treatments, Mosher set out alone in his 20-year-old Chevy Celebrity on a monumental road trip and book tour across 21st-century America. Crown * 9780307450692 THE HOPE VENDETTA by Scott Mariani Ex-SAS operative and hero-for-hire Ben Hope has decided to put down his gun for good. When his professor and friend asks him to help find his missing daughter, Ben declines, but puts his buddy, Charlie Palmer, on the case. But when Charlie runs into trouble, Ben reluctantly joins him to find out what might have happened. Touchstone * 9781439193471 ILLUSION by Frank Peretti Dane and Mandy, a popular magic act for 40 years, are tragically separated by a car wreck that claims Mandy’s life --- or so everyone thinks. Even as Dane mourns and tries to rebuild his life without her, Mandy, supposedly dead, awakes in the present as the 19-year-old she was in 1970. Howard Books * 9781439192672 THE NEXT RIGHT THING by Dan Barden Randy Chalmers has to admit he’d be dead or in prison were it not for his best friend, lawyer and Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, Terry Elias. Thanks to Terry’s coaching and an endless stream of caffeine-fueled AA meetings, Randy has been off the booze for eight years. All is well…until Terry, himself supposedly sober for 15 years, is found dead of a heroin overdose. The Dial Press * 9780385343404 THE O'BRIENS by Peter Behrens THE O'BRIENS is the story of a marriage and a family moving through history --- from the first flying machines, through two world wars, to the election of JFK --- told with epic precision and wondrous imagination. Pantheon * 9780307379931 POISON FLOWER: A Jane Whitefield Novel by Thomas Perry Jane Whitefield spirits James Shelby, a man unjustly convicted of his wife’s murder, out of a criminal court building. Within minutes, men posing as police kidnap Jane and, when she tries to escape, shoot her. Jane’s captors are employees of the man who really killed Shelby’s wife. She endures their torment and is willing to die rather than betray Shelby. Mysterious Press * 9780802126054 THE SONG OF ACHILLES by Madeline Miller Patroclus, an awkward young prince, is to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles, and the boys become steadfast companions. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece must lay siege to Troy. Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Ecco * 9780062060617 WALKING IN THE DUST OF RABBI JESUS: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life by Lois Tverberg By reading the words of Jesus through the perspective of his first Jewish followers, Lois Tverberg invites readers to follow their Rabbi more closely, examining his teachings in the light of their Jewish context. Zondervan * 9780310284208 WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL? by Jeanette Winterson WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL? is a memoir about a life’s work to find happiness. It's a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about growing up in a north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the Universe as Cosmic Dustbin. Grove Press * 9780802120106 March 7th EVERY DAY A FRIDAY JOURNAL: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week by Joel Osteen How can you become a happier person? In this seven-week companion to his bestselling book, Joel Osteen offers inspiring guidance to meet that goal. This journal offers relevant Scriptures, inspirational quotations, selected stories, prayers, and points for reflection. FaithWords * 9780892969814