The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano

I suppose it's only fitting that I would buy a book in the Rome airport that is written by an Italian author and, of course, takes place in Italy. But in truth, the book has nothing to do with Italy. It could take place anywhere. It's about two people, Alice and Mattia, who each have secrets and each have major hangups and problems. Yet they are drawn to each other based on what they have in common. Certainly not the best book I've read this year, but a quick, good read. It's headed your way, BT. -June

Welcome to the Great Mysterious by Lorna Landvick

Started out clever but.. About 2/3rds of the way through, I got bored with Welcome to the Great Mysterious. And then it was like she didn't know how to end it, so jumbled a whole bunch of stuff into 5 pages and decided "The End." And predictable, too. -BT

A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein.

Could not put down A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein. I checked it out because the last note on the back cover was by the author of Olive Kitteridge: "What a wonderful and compelling read....You will have a hard time putting it down." One of her quotes is also on the front: "These people will stay in our head and keep their hands on your heart. Grodstein's skills at storytelling are unwavering." -- When I typed heart, I left out the r so it read "their hands on your heat." and, being in a junior-high kind of mood, I almost left it that way. - BT