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The kinship of secretsby Eugenia KimFrom the author of The Calligrapher’s Daughter comes the story of two sisters—one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea—and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart.
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Sleep of memory by Patrick ModianoPatrick Modiano’s first book since his 2014 Nobel Prize revisits moments of the author’s past to produce a spare yet moving reflection on the destructive underside of love, the dreams and follies of youth, the vagaries of memory, and the melancholy of loss: Set in Paris, a writer in his 70s reviews and fixates on a few small scenes from his life, noirish minutiae that haunt and captivate him 50 years after the fact.
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Bitter orange by Claire FullerAn architect spending the summer of 1969 in a dilapidated English country mansion discovers a peephole that allows her to observe the increasingly sinister private lives of her hedonist neighbors: Cara first, dark, beautiful, flighty, unstable; then antiques expert Peter, striking and serious. As the hot summer unfolds, Frances revels in her new freedom and is drawn in by reckless Cara and particularly Peter, who raids the wine cellar, sells off the owner's family heirlooms, and pockets most of the money to pay alimony to his wife.
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Paris echoby Sebastian FaulksAn American historical researcher and a Moroccan teen who risked his life to enter France find the realities of the Nazi occupation transforming their ideas about sacrifice and happiness. Tariq realizes that the dark past and current ills of France are far more complicated than he'd anticipated; and Hannah, delving into women's lives in Nazi-occupied Paris, uncovers a shocking piece of history that threatens to dismantle her core beliefs. Each must question which sacrifices are worth their happiness and what the tumultuous past century can teach them about the future.
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Extinctions by Josephine WilsonProfessor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer and widower, considers his inability to connect with his troubled family, while his alienated adopted daughter is also facing her own complex emotional relationships. When a series of unfortunate incidents brings him and his spirited next-door neighbor Jan together, Frederick gets a chance to build something new in the life he has left.
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A light of her own by Carrie CallaghanDetermined to become the first woman accepted into the prestigious Haarlem artist's guild of 1633 Holland, Judith Leyster navigates an art theft, a murder and the demons of her loved ones before being swept up in a dangerous conspiracy. This vivid portrait of a remarkable artist offers a story of grit against the backdrop of the 17th century art world and repressive religious rule.
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When Alexander's father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, he and his mother escape from Russia after making an irreversible choice by coin toss: America, or Great Britain? This epic tale of fate and fortune, spanning two continents and 30 years, follows his triumphs and defeats as he struggles as an immigrant to conquer his new world, eventually to realize that his destiny lies in facing the past he left behind in Russia.
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Insurrecto by Gina ApostolWhile on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, both collaborate and clash in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American war: In Balangiga, Samar, in 1901, Filipino revolutionaries attacked an American garrison, and in retaliation American soldiers created "a howling wilderness" of the surrounding countryside.
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You don't own me by Mary Higgins ClarkTelevision producer Laurie Moran sets aside her wedding plans to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor, placing herself in the path of a mysterious stalker.
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The dinner list by Rebecca SerleIn a novel imbued with the magical realism of One Day and the life-changing romance of Me Before You, Sabrina Nielsen arrives at her 30th birthday dinner in New York City, where she finds at the table not just her best friend, but also her favorite professor from college; her father; her ex-fiance, Tobias; and Audrey Hepburn.
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The rain watcher by Tatiana de RosnayA patriarch's birthday gathering in Paris is violently disrupted by a natural disaster, revealing to the youngest son, a charismatic young photographer, hidden fears and secrets that test the limits of family bonds as all members of the family will have to fight to keep their unity against tragic circumstances.
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The lies we told by Camilla WayWhen her boyfriend mysteriously disappears, Clara, desperate to find the truth, digs into the past and discovers that his seemingly perfect family is anything but and that his long-lost sister is capable of the unimaginable.
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No traveller returnsby Louis L'AmourLouis L'Amour's long-lost first novel, faithfully completed by his son, takes readers on a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas, where the crew of the SS Lichenfield navigates mysterious personal agendas during a perilous voyage across the Pacific at the dawn of World War II.
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Listen to the marriage by John Jay OsbornMonths of therapy in a San Francisco marriage counselor's office trace the crises that are threatening a family and the efforts of a therapist who would help them overcome self-imposed obstacles:Two smart, successful people who once cared for each other very much face off angrily in the office of a gifted, no-nonsense counselor as they try to save their marriage. Their lives are "good", but they have lost their way as a couple, and each has sought comfort in the arms of a lover.
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Tony's wife by Adriana TrigianiFalling in love during a mid-20th-century Jersey Shore summer, two aspiring singers find their marriage tested when they must decide which of them will pursue career opportunities while the other stays at home to raise a family.
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Sea of greed : a novel from the NUMA files by Clive CusslerAfter an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico destroys three oil rigs trying to revive a dying field, Kurt Austin and the NUMA Special Projects Team are tapped by the U. S. President to find out what's gone wrong. The trail leads them to a brilliant billionaire in the alternative energy field whose goal is the end of the oil age. Her company has spent billions developing the world's most advanced fuel-cell systems. Is she an environmental hero...or a rogue genetic engineer?
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The best bad things by Katrina Marie CarrascoDismissed from the Pinkerton Detective Agency for her penchant for going undercover as a man, 19th-century espionage agent Alma Rosales navigates multiple complex identities while tracking stolen opium for an alluring mastermind smuggler.
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Tom Clancy's oath of office : a Jack Ryan novelby Marc CameronWhen a change of regimes in Iran presents new opportunities for a balance of power in the region, President Jack Ryan becomes a lone Western voice in urging caution in the wake of an international arms dealer's rise to power.
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Night of miraclesby Elizabeth BergFollowing The Story of Arthur Truluv, a baking class instructor, her haunted assistant and a youth reeling from a family tragedy discover the power of community while navigating complicated choices and uncertain futures.
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Cross her heartby Sarah PinboroughA devoted single mother hides the truth about her daughter's absent father and asks her best friend for help when challenges from her past threaten her teenage daughter in this suspenseful and psychological novel of dark secrets.
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