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Staff Picks August 2014
Pam from circulation is providing our picks this month.
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The husband's secret
by Liane Moriarty
Discovering a tattered letter that says she is to open it only in the event of her husband's death, Cecelia, a successful family woman, is unable to resist reading the letter and discovers a secret that shatters her life and the lives of two other women. By the author of What Alice Forgot
Call Number: F Moriarty
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Songs of Willow Frost : a novel
by Jamie Ford
Confined to Seattle's Sacred Heart Orphanage during the Great Depression, Chinese-American boy William Eng becomes convinced that a certain movie actress is actually the mother he has not seen since he was seven years old, a belief that compels a determined search for answers. By the award-winning author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Call Number: F Ford
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Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
Born with a facial deformity that initially prevented his attendance at public school, Auggie Pullman enters the fifth grade at Beecher Prep and struggles with the dynamics of being both new and different, in a sparsely written tale about acceptance and self-esteem.
JF Palacio
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Big little lies
by Liane Moriarty
An annual school Trivia Night ends in a disastrous riot leaving one parent dead in what appears to be a tragic accident, but evidence shows it might have been premeditated in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Husband's Secret.
Call Number: F Moriarty
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The goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
Taken in by a wealthy family friend after surviving an accident that killed his mother, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker tries to adjust to life on Park Avenue in this new novel by the author of The Secret History.
Call Number: F Tartt
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The hurricane sisters
by Dorothea Benton Frank
When an emotional hurricane blows through their lives, testing them in ways they never thought possible, 23-year-old Ashley Anne Waters, her mother Liz and Maisie, the family matriarch, must turn to each other for strength and support as the bonds they share are ultimately transformed. 150,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Frank
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The Middlesteins
by Jami Attenberg
Two siblings with very different personalities attempt to take control of their mother's food obsession and massive weight gain to save her life after their father walks out and leaves her reeling in the Chicago suburbs.
Call Number: F Attenberg
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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for girls
by Anton DiSclafani
Exiled to an equestrienne boarding school in the South at the height of the Great Depression for her mysterious role in a family tragedy, strong-willed teen Thea Atwell grapples with painful memories while acclimating to the school's strict environment. A first novel.
Call Number: F DiSclafani
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Above the East China Sea : a novel
by Sarah Bird
Growing up on Kadena Air Base with her no-nonsense sergeant mother, Luz suffers suicidal thoughts in the aftermath of her soldier sister's death and investigates the story of her Okinawan grandmother, who also confronted her mortality after the World War II deaths of family members. 25,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Bird
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The anatomy lesson : a novel
by Nina Siegal
A debut historical novel by the founding editor of Time Out Amsterdam reimagines the story of a famous Rembrandt painting, describing the aftermath of a fateful medical dissection attended by the philosopher Descartes and the Dutch master, whose composition approach is changed in fundamental ways. 60,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Siegal
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The end of always : a novel
by Randi Davenport
Vowing to not enter a marriage filled with violence like her mother and her grandmother did, 17-year-old Marie dreams of independence in 1907 Wisconsin while working for an older man who thinks she belongs to him.
Call Number: F Davenport
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The last heir : a Jack MacTaggart mystery
by Chuck Greaves
Attorney Jack MacTaggart conducts an investigation in California wine country when the heir to a family winery goes missing under suspicious circumstances, panicking his father, who fears that the winery is being targeted by real-estate interests. 15,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Greaves
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Sundance
by David Fuller
Imprisoned under a different name after being assumed killed in a Bolivian shootout, Harry Longbaugh, infamously known as the Sundance Kid, reenters a changed world in 1913 determined to reconnect with his beloved wife only to discover her violent nature. By the author of Sweetsmoke.
Call Number: F Fuller
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