Happy Belated #BookBday (9/16/15 Edition)

We’re a day late to wish these books happy #BookBday, but it’s only to keep the party going!

ONLY THE ANIMALS by Ceridwen Dovey
Two stars for this standout collection of 12 interconnected stories, all told by animals whose souls, after a noteworthy death, are resting in heavenly constellations. “Dovey’s unforgettable narrators provide social commentary while struggling to find some meaning in both the beauty and sadness of death. An essential collection, enthusiastically recommended.” — Library Journal, starred review

SWEET CARESS by William Boyd
A September 2015 Indie Next pick! From the internationally bestselling author of RESTLESS and ANY HUMAN HEART comes a novel of one photographer’s extraordinary career—a tale of love and war in the twentieth century. “[A] seductively glossy yet gritty portrait of a strong, adventurous woman and an epoch-spanning novel veined with unsettling psychological and social insights.” — Booklist, starred review

BREATHE by Anne-Sophie Brasme
Soon to be a major motion picture! First published in France to huge success when the author was just 17, BREATHE is a brilliant and provocative novel about an intense friendship between two girls that ends in murder.