Juliet in August (Thorndike Press Large Print Peer Picks)

Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction -- The town of Juliet, population 1,011, is a blink-and-miss-it kind of town -- a dusty oasis on the edge of vast sand hills. It's easy to believe that nothing of consequence takes place here. But the hills vibrate with life and the town's heart beats in the rich stories of its people. Set over the course of just one night, Juliet in August unfolds through a series of episodes as its characters' lives overlap and intersect in the business of day-to-day life.