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The Sisters

by Claire Douglas

Published: 2016-05-31

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‘Perfect for fans of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN’ Marie ClaireFrom the author of Sunday Times bestseller, LOCAL GIRL MISSING.One lied. One died.When one sister dies, the other must go to desperate lengths to surviveAfter a tragic accident, still haunted by her twin sister’s death, Abi is m...

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The Sugar Men

by Ray Kingfisher

Published: 2016-08-09

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Sixty-four years ago, Susannah Morgan managed to flee the horrors of the Holocaust. But the memories of that childhood ordeal have proven impossible to sweep away.For most of her new life spent settled in sleepy North Carolina, the flashbacks have been a lonely obsession—one she has hidd...

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Delights & Shadows

by Ted Kooser

Published: 2004-05-01

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in PoetryTed Kooser, who served as United States Poet Laureate (2004?2006), is a poet who works toward clarity and accessibility, so that each distinctive poem appears to be as fresh and bright and spontaneous as a good watercolor painting. He is a haiku-like i...

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Salt Houses

by Hala Alyan

Published: 2018-06-05

Paperback: 336 pages

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Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award  Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR * Nylon * Kirkus Reviews * Bustle * BookPage  “Moving and beautifully written.” — Entertainment Weekly On the eve of her daughter Alia’s wedding, Salma reads the girl�...

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Miss Burma

by Charmaine Craig

Published: 2017-05-02

Hardcover: 368 pages

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A beautiful and poignant story of one family during the most violent and turbulent years of world history, Miss Burma is a powerful novel of love and war, colonialism and ethnicity, and the ties of blood. Miss Burma tells the story of modern-day Burma through the eyes of Benny and Khin, h...

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Standard Deviation: A novel

by Katherine Heiny

Published: 2017-05-23

Hardcover: 336 pages

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TheSkimm’s Best of Skimm Reads NPR’s Guide to Great Reads The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction of the YearMinnesota Public Radio’s The Best Books to Give and Get: Fiction Picks of the YearAn uproarious novel ("Both heart-piercing and, crucially, very funny." —Louis...

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Trophy Son: A Novel

by Douglas Brunt

Published: 2017-05-30

Hardcover: 288 pages

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"Trophy Son brings Conroy's The Great Santini and Malamud's The Natural into the present day...A terrific book." -Harlan CobenPrivate lessons. Professional coaches. Specialized camps for sports, math, music, and other fields. Today’s children are pushed to achieve excellence?or else. Bu...

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House of Names: A Novel

by Colm Toibin

Published: 2017-05-09

Hardcover: 288 pages

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* A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year * Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, St. Louis DispatchFrom the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra—spectacularly audacious, v...

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The Slap: A Novel

by Christos Tsiolkas

Published: 2010-04-27

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The basis for the NBC event series directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Uma Thurman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Zachary Quinto.In this powerful and riveting novel reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Truly, Madly, Guilty, literary phenomenon Christos Tsiolkas unflinchingly exposes the inner work...

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by Muriel Barbery

Published: 2009

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Rene is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building. She maintains a carefully constructed persona as someone uncultivated but reliable, in keeping with what she feels a concierge should be. But beneath this facade lies the real Rene: passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable...