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Patron PicksSeptember 2014
Carol, Cheryl, Elisabeth, Emily, Gail, Holly, Joy, Karen, Kathleen, Katy, Kristen, Lilian, Linda, Melody, Stephanie and Tracy were participants in the adult reading program and recommend these titles.
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Bird in hand
by Christina Baker Kline
Call Number: F Kline
While Alison blames herself for a devastating car accident, her estranged husband fantasizes about Alison's best friend, Claire dreams of a different life in spite of a successful career, and Ben envies Alison's seemingly idyllic marriage. By the author of The Way Life Should Be. 20,000 first printing.
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The first rule of swimming : a novel
by Courtney Angela Brkic
Traveling to New York from her Croatian island home, Magdelena searches for her missing, free-spirited sister, Jadranka, and uncovers dark family secrets that span three generations in this new novel by the author of Stillness: And Other Stories.
Call Number: F Brkic
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The inn at Rose Harbor : a novel
by Debbie Macomber
Call Number: F Macomber
A first installment in a new series by the best-selling author of the Cedar Cove tales returns readers to the beloved Pacific Northwest town, where a new set of characters orbit a bustling bed and breakfast run by a mysterious newcomer. 250,000 first printing.
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Look again
by Lisa Scottoline
Call Number: F Scottoline
When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, the child looks exactly like her adopted son, Will, which prompts Ellen to launch an investigation that ultimately threatens both of their lives.
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Looking for me
by Beth Hoffman
Call Number: F Hoffman
Opening an antiques shop in Charleston after discovering a talent for restoring furniture, Teddi Overman struggles to come to terms with her shattered family and sense of self after receiving news that her long-missing brother might still be alive. (general fiction).
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The lost symbol : a novel
by Dan Brown
Call Number: F Brown
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the best-selling The Da Vinci Code once again features Robert Langdon and weaves five years of the author's research into the story's twelve-hour timeframe, in an exhilarating thriller that is full of surprises. Five million first printing.
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Love in a nutshell
by Janet Evanovich
Call Number: F Evanovich
Lacking the money to open a bed and breakfast in her parents' summer house in Michigan, former magazine editor Kate takes a questionable undercover job from a brewery owner who wants to find out who has been sabotaging his company, a situation that is compromised by Kate's distaste for beer and her crush on her employer. Co-written the best-selling author of the Stephanie Plum series. 1 million first printing.
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MWF seeking BFF : my yearlong search for a new best friend
by Rachel Bertsche
Call Number: 070.92 Ber
A web producer at Oprah.com and former editor at O: The Oprah Magazine documents the year she spent looking for a new best friend after relocating to Chicago, a search marked by weekly girl-dates and her observations on current social research about the friend-making challenges faced by modern adults. Original.
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Off season
by Anne Rivers Siddons
Call Number: F Siddons
A grieving widow takes a solitary road trip to her late husband's favorite getaway on pristine coastal Maine, where she remembers their many happy years of family life, reevaluates the time before they met, and considers her future.
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Second Honeymoon
by James Patterson
Call Number: F Patterson
FBI agent John O'Hara investigates a serial killer who seems to be targeting newlyweds in this new novel co-authored by the prolific author of the Alex Cross novels and the Women's Murder Club series. 750,000 first printing.
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A secret kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay
Call Number: F Rosnay
When traumatic memories about a disturbing event from a childhood summer holiday cause his sister to suffer a debilitating car accident, Antoine befriends a street-wise mortician who helps him to manage painful family truths. By the best-selling author of Sarah's Key. 250,000 first printing.
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Shanghai girls : a novel
by Lisa See
Call Number: F See
Forced to leave Shanghai when their father sells them to California suitors, sisters May and Pearl struggle to adapt to life in 1930s Los Angeles while still bound to old customs, as they face discrimination and confront a life-altering secret.
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Someday, someday, maybe : a novel
by Lauren Graham
Call Number: F Graham
The stage and screen star best known for her work in such series as Gilmore Girls presents the story of a struggling actress in 1990s New York City who searches for work and the perfect hair product while befriending a rival and resisting her father's pressure to get a "real" job.
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Something to remember you by : a perilous romance
by Gene Wilder
Call Number: F Wilder
A latest tale by the Academy Award-nominated actor and author of My French Whore follows the experiences of a wounded World War II soldier who falls in love with a mysterious Danish woman during his convalescence in London before realizing that she may not be who she claims to be. 35,000 first printing.
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Underground
by Jean Ferris
Call Number: YA Ferris
Learning that slaves are coming to the hotel looking for help to get north, Charlotte considers taking the risk, but with her friend and fellow slave Stephen content in giving guides at Mammoth Cave, she knows she will have to leave him forever if she chooses to seek the freedom she desperately desires so many miles away.
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A visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
Call Number: F Egan
Working side-by-side for a record label, former punk rocker Bennie Salazar and the passionate Sasha hide illicit secrets from one another while interacting with a motley assortment of equally troubled people from 1970s San Francisco to the post-war future. By the National Book Award-nominated author of Look at Me.
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The Year We Left Home
by Jean Thompson
Call Number: F Thompson
The National Book Award finalist author of Who Do You Love and Throw Like a Girl chronicles the happiness pursuits of the Eriksons from their 1970s coming-of-age to the near-present day, in a story told from revolving viewpoints. Simultaneous. Book available.
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