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Patron Picks October 2018 Adult Summer Reading Program participants offer these suggestions.
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The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
In 1947, pregnant Charlie St. Clair, an American college girl banished from her family, arrives in London to find out what happened to her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, and meets a former spy who, torn apart by betrayal, agrees to help her on her mission.
Call Number: F QUINN, KATE
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Brave new world
by Aldous Huxley
Describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom.
Call Number: F HUXLEY, ALDOUS
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Clock dance
by Anne Tyler
A lifetime of painful milestones and fading grandchild prospects compel a woman to help her son's ex, whose 9-year-old daughter needs protection from violent local dynamics. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread.
Call Number: F TYLER, ANNE
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Every note played
by Lisa Genova
A once-celebrated concert pianist who is gradually succumbing to ALS is forced to accept help from the estranged wife he pushed away, a situation that forces the couple to reconcile their past before time runs out. By the best-selling author of Still Alice.
Call Number: F GENOVA, LISA
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I have lost my way
by Gayle Forman
A talented singer who is losing her voice, a gay teen on the brink of running away to find the boy he loves and a city newcomer reeling from a tragedy collide in Central Park and gradually reveal to each other the losses that have made them feel out of control.
Call Number: TEEN FORMAN, GAYLE
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The ship of brides
by Jojo Moyes
In 1946, despite the Navy's ironclad sanctions aboard the HMS Victoria, which is on route to England from Australia, the men and their war brides, who are journeying across the sea to face their unknown futures, find their lives intertwined.
Call Number: F MOYES, JOJO
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Speak of the devil
by Allison Leotta
Anna Curtis #3
Prosecutor Anna Curtis, assigned to bring a terrifying man known as Diablo, who led a vicious attack on a brothel, to justice, calls into question everything she believes about good and evil when her investigation leads her to one of America's most brutal street gangs and a devastating discovery.
Call Number: F LEOTTA, ALLISON
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The sun does shine : how I found life and freedom on death row
by Anthony Ray Hinton
A revelatory memoir by a man who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit describes how he became a victim of a dangerously flawed legal system, recounting the years he shared with dozens of fellow inmates who were eventually executed before his exoneration and his post-release decision to commit his life to prison reform.
Call Number: 364.66 HIN
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This is me : loving the person you are today
by Chrissy Metz
A prescriptive book of inspirational and spiritual life lessons from the Golden Globe-nominated star of NBC's This Is Us examines the role of authenticity and sincerity in her successes, encouraging readers to claim their rightful places in a world that constantly undermines individuals.
Call Number: B METZ, CHRISSY
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We, the drowned
by Carsten Jensen
A prize-winning European debut follows a century in the port town of Marstal, whose citizens’ lives are indelibly shaped by forces ranging from wars and shipwrecks to taboo survival practices and forbidden passions.
Call Number: F JENSEN, CARSTEN
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