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Fiction A to Z January 2018
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The color of our sky
by Amita Trasi
Attempting to escape her fate as a lower caste temple prostitute, Mukta becomes the house girl for an upper-middle-class family in 1986 Mumbai where she befriends the daughter of the house, Tara, who is determined to locate her friend after her 1993 kidnapping. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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One Station Away
by Olaf Olafsson
A New York neurologist navigates his bonds with three women—including an overlooked pianist on the brink of success, a recently deceased dancer, and a mysteriously comatose patient—relationships defined by compromise, silence, illness and an obsessive attempt to communicate. By the author of The Journey Home. 20,000 first printing
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The ruined house : a novel
by Ruby Namdar
A U.S. release of an award-winning first novel from Israel follows the experiences of a successful college professor whose life is upended by a series of strange and inexplicable visions involving an ancient religious ritual. 20,000 first printing.
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The story of Arthur Truluv : a novel
by Elizabeth Berg
Making daily visits to the grave of his beloved late wife, Arthur forges unexpected relationships with a nosy neighbor and a troubled teen who dubs him "Truluv" before the trio discovers healing and family together. By the best-selling author of Open House.
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant -- despite her social isolation and the rules she sets to survive weekends -- insists that she is just fine. But is she really? The gentle overtures of a coworker who accepts her as she is gets things rolling and gives her the emotional support she needs when a horrific (and embarrassing) event forces her to reevaluate her life. As it turns out, Eleanor Oliphant is absolutely not completely fine...but she will be. Though an emotional read, Eleanor's unique take on life offers plenty of humor; read it if you enjoyed the damaged or isolated protagonists in Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove or Ramsey Hootman's Courting Greta.
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The Chilbury Ladies' Choir : a novel
by Jennifer Ryan
Letters and journals reveal the struggles, affairs, deceptions and triumphs of five members of a village choir during World War II as they band together to survive the upheavals of war and village intrigue on the English home front. A first novel.
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The witchfinder's sister : a novel
by Beth Underdown
Widowed and pregnant, Alice Hopkins returns to the small English town where she grew up to seek refuge with her brother, Matthew, and discovers that he is now a witch hunter targeting the marginalized women of their community
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Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I'm in a coma. 2. My husband doesn't love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn't remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
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The bear and the nightingale : a novel
by Katherine Arden
A debut novel inspired by Russian fairy tales follows the experiences of a wild young girl who taps the mysterious powers of a precious necklace given to her father years earlier to save her village from dark and dangerous forces. A first novel.
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