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Frequent Buyers Club
A Likely Story Frequent Buyer Club rewards you for your love of reading. How does it work? For every $200 you spend at A Likely Story, you receive a reward card for 15% off your next purchase. All store merchandise qualifies toward your total, and best of all, it's FREE. More details here. |
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A Likely Story Bookstore, located in historic downtown Sykesville
Maryland, is Carroll County's most exciting and only
independent bookstore. It's eclectic mix of books
includes hard covers, paperbacks, new and used books in
all genres. There's Mystery, Romance, Memoir,
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Religious, Science Fiction,
Cooking, Classics, Young Adult, and a wonderful
Children's selection -- You name it, we've probably got
it - or can get it for you quickly!
In addition, A Likely Story carries a wide range of
merchandise - Cards, Journals, Toys, Games, and Puzzles
(That you won't find in Wal-Mart!), Novelty and Gift
Items, and Seasonal Gifts. We are always looking
for that unique item to put in the store. Gift
certificates and gift subscriptions are also available.
So much to see and enjoy!
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1Q84
BY HARUKI MURAKAMI
A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of
self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell’s—1Q84
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The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.
A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s
enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling
discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered,
she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84
—“Q is for ‘question mark.’ A world that bears a
question.” Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo
takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so
wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that,
soon, his previously placid life begins to come
unraveled.
As Aomame’s and Tengo’s narratives converge over the
course of this single year, we learn of the profound and
tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a
beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a
mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out
with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy
dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously
ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet
ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly
insistent television-fee collector. |
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Pick of the Month
The Healing
by Jonathan ODELL
The Healing
is one of the most powerful books you’ll ever read. You
won’t believe it was written by a man, much less a white
man! The strength in the community of women is a
beautiful kaleidoscope of hope, combining our pasts,
present and futures. The book teaches us that sharing
our stories is one of the most valuable gifts we have;
keeps us remembering that we are never alone and no one
is left behind.
Insane with grief at the death of her daughter,
plantation mistress Amanda Satterfield steals a newborn
slave from its mother, christens the infant Granada, and
presents the child in her own daughter's clothes at
public events, much to the outrage of her husband, whom
she blames for her daughter's death. Seeing no ordinary
remedy for his wife's madness and terrified of losing
his slave population to a mysterious plague, Amanda's
husband purchases Polly Shine, a thorny old healer whose
sharp tongue and seditious predictions unsettle and
enrage the plantation. Is Polly a clever charlatan,
meddlesome witch, or divine redeemer? |
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Meet the Staff
Jill Gregory
Jill Gregory has been with A LIKELY STORY since our opening!
Now in our 7th year, Jill has been an intracate part
of our store. Our wonderful Window displays are usually due to
Jill’s creativity. We can always depend on her great ideas for
displays and themes. Jill lives right her in Sykesville with
her husband, two daughters and little white dog. She just
finished LONE WOLF by Jodi Picoult and is currently reading
KITCHEN HOUSE by Kathleen Grissom.
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