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I Lived on Butterfly Hill

by Marjorie Agosin

Published: 2015-02-10

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An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by political turmoil in this “lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification” (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile.Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and famil...

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The News from the End of the World

by Emily Jeanne Miller

Published: 2017-02-21

Hardcover: 288 pages

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Meet the lovable but dysfunctional Lake family over the four days that will make or break them   When Vance Lake—broke, jobless, and recently dumped—takes refuge with twin brother Craig back home on Cape Cod, he unwittingly finds himself smack in the middle of a crisis that would test...

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The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love

by Per J Andersson

Published: 2017-03-14

Hardcover: 272 pages

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“A romance, a travelogue, and a cultural critique… filled with sumptuous prose. [PK’s] determination is more than enough to keep readers enthralled.” ? Publishers Weekly "This book will appeal to the optimistic, the romantic, and the armchair traveler. This is a story of human conn...

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The Master Butchers Singing Club: A Novel

by Louise Erdrich

Published: 2009-03-17

Kindle Edition: 416 pages

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From National Book Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author Louise Erdrich, a profound and enchanting new novel: a richly imagined world “where butchers sing like angels.”Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant...

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Swim Back to Me (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Ann Packer

Published: 2012-04-03

Paperback: 240 pages

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Ann Packer is one of our most talented observers of family life, with its hidden crevasses and unforeseeable perils. In these unforgettable, emotionally searing stories, she explores the moral predicaments that define our lives, the frailty of ordinary grace, and the ways in which we are shattered and...

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Cold (A Joe Tiplady Thriller)

by John Sweeney

Published: 2016-07-01

Paperback: 398 pages

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In the feeble light of a London winter, Joe Tiplady walks his dog in the snow. He is not alone. Two men are tracking him, as is a woman with wolf eyes. Soon Joe will find himself caught in a storm of violence and retribution that he does not yet understand.Around the world, a chain of even...

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The Pillars of the Earth: A Novel (Kingsbridge)

by Ken Follett

Published: 1990-07-09

Mass Market Paperback: 983 pages

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View our Ken Follett feature page. Learn more about The Pillars of the Earth miniseries on Starz. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, this historical epic—a twelfth-century tale of the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral—stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitio...

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Wishin' and Hopin': A Novel

by Wally Lamb

Published: 2009-10-21

Kindle Edition: 291 pages

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Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin’ and Hopin’—an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and...

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Carrie Pilby: A hilarious and charming story

by Caren Lissner

Published: 2010-06-22

Paperback: 336 pages

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! Don't miss the book that the New York Times calls "Hilarious," featuring a heroine that Booklist says is "utterly charming and unique."Teen Genius (and Hermit) Carrie Pilby's To-Do List:1. List 10 things you love (and do them!)2. Join a club (and talk to ...

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Mothering Sunday: A Romance (Vintage International)

by Graham Swift

Published: 2017-01-10

Paperback: 192 pages

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On an unseasonably warm spring day in 1924, twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild, a maid at an English country house, meets with her secret lover, the young heir of a neighboring estate. He is about to be married to a woman more befitting his social status, and the time has come to end the a...