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"Hurricanes of entitlement, all swirl and noise and destruction, nothing at their centers." ~ from Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies
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| Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth GilbertSelf-Help. "A creative life is an amplied life," says author Elizabeth Gilbert, who believes that all of us are capable of creativity. In six sections, "Courage," "Enchantment," "Permission," "Persistence," "Trust," and "Divinity," Gilbert dispels myths (forget about tortured artists), dispenses advice (mine the "strange jewels" within), and describes her philosophy of art as a life-enhancing spiritual force. |
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| Fates and Furies by Lauren GroffFiction. Marry in haste, repent at leisure. At least, that's what everyone expects when charismatic 22-year-old Lancelot "Lotto" Satterwhite weds enigmatic Mathilde Yoder after a five-week courtship. Against all odds, the glamorous couple's relationship endures for decades, despite the secrets at the heart of their marriage. The first half of this compelling, intricately plotted portrait of a complicated relationship is Lotto's, the second, Mathilde's. Their parallel narratives, which unfold in lyrical language, complement and contradict each other in startling ways. |
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Come rain or come shine
by Jan Karon
Graduating from vet school and opening an animal clinic, Dooley Kavanagh, Father Tim Kavanaugh's adopted son, plans what he hopes will be a simple, affordable wedding with soulmate Lace Harper. By the best-selling author of Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good. Simultaneous.
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After you : a novel
by Jojo Moyes
A sequel to Me Before You continues the stories of Lou, her family and the Traynors as they confront new challenges. By the best-selling author of The Ship of Brides. Simultaneous.
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Black flags : the rise of ISIS
by Joby Warrick
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Triple Agent traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents.
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Minding Frankie [sound recording] : a novel
by Maeve Binchy
Agreeing to care for the baby that a terminally ill former girlfriend claims is his, recovering alcoholic Noel turns to a loving network of family and friends for help until a social worker attempts to place the baby in a foster home
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| August: Osage County by Tracy LettsDrama. In Pawhuska, Oklahoma, alcoholic poet Beverly Weston hires Joanna, a Cheyenne woman, as a live-in caretaker for his wife Violet, a cancer patient. Shortly afterwards, Beverly disappears, throwing the household into turmoil as the Westons' extended family shows up to lend their support. August: Osage County won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play; this full-cast production combines dark humor and family dysfunction to devastating effect. |
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| The Children's Crusade: A Novel by Ann PackerFiction. Upon his discharge from the Navy in 1954, physician Bill Blair purchases a plot of land near Palo Alto, California, and marries Penny Greenaway, with whom he has four children. All is well (or seems to be) until Penny begins to withdraw and the family slowly unravels. Decades later, the remaining Blairs -- solemn, depressed doctor Robert, hypervigilant psychiatrist Rebecca, gentle schoolteacher Ryan, and troubled drifter James -- reunite at the family home, now standing stubbornly in the midst of Silicon Valley, and tell their stories in this moving, character-driven domestic saga. |
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| Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleFiction. As a reward for her academic achievements, eighth-grader Bee Branch has been promised a trip to Antarctica (Bee's choice) by her parents, tech guru Elgin Branch and architect Bernadette Fox. However, Bee's dream soon becomes a nightmare when Bernadette -- whose creative genius is outstripped only by her social anxiety and agoraphobia -- is first committed to a mental health facility and then disappears. Now it's up to Bee to track down her mother. Author Maria Semple, a television writer whose credits include Arrested Development, crafts a madcap comedic caper with satirical bite. |
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