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The last Mrs. Parrish : a novel
by Liv Constantine
A coolly manipulative woman worms her way into the lives of a wealthy golden couple from Connecticut as part of her plot to achieve a privileged life, unveiling dark secrets along the way.
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Uncommon type : some stories
by Tom Hanks
The two-time Oscar winner presents a first collection of short fiction that includes the stories of a bowling champion who fears his celebrity has ruined his love of the game and an eccentric billionaire and faithful assistant who, while searching for acquisitions, discover romance and real life in a down-and-out motel.
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Her body and other parties : stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
Bordering psychological realism and science fiction, a collection of stories explore the reality of women's lives and the violence inflicted upon their bodies.
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The rules of magic
by Alice Hoffman
A prequel to the best-selling Practical Magic traces the story of the children of Susanna Owens, who, in spite of their mother's fierce edicts against witchcraft, develop powerful abilities while struggling to escape the family curse that leads to tragedy if they fall in love.
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Fresh complaint : stories
by Jeffrey Eugenides
A first collection of short fiction by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Virgin Suicides features some of his most acclaimed pieces, including the title story, in which a high school student, desperate to escape the strictures of her immigrant family, makes a drastic decision that upends the life of a British physicist.
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Swallowing mercury
by Wioletta Greg
While political change hums in the background, Wiola looks back on her youth in a close-knit agricultural community in 1980s Poland: the superstitions of the village women, rumored visits from the Pope, and the locked room in the dressmaker's house.
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A working woman
by Elvira Navarro
Acclaimed as a meticulous explorer of the psyche's most obscure alleyways, Elvira Navarro here gives us a novel of feminine friendship, potent sexuality, madness, and the vulnerability that makes us reveal our most shameful secrets.
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Katalin Street
by Magda Szabó
After the lives of three close Budapest families are torn apart by the German occupation, the only family left alive after the war deals with their losses and guilt, as they are haunted by the ghost of the young daughter of their Jewish neighbor.
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Act of betrayal
by Matthew Dunn
A former intelligence operative investigates the poisoning of a CIA agent who uncovered a mysterious situation involving the assassination of a terrorist financier. By the author of A Soldier’s Revenge.
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In the distance
by Hernan Diaz
A young Swedish boy finds himself penniless and alone in California. He travels East in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great push to the West. Driven back over and over again on his journey through vast expanses, Håkan meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend.
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The disappearance of Adèle Bedeau : a historical thriller by Raymond Brunet
by Graeme Macrae Burnet
When an alluring waitress named Adele Bedeau vanishes into thin air, Detective Georges Gorski, haunted by his failure to solve one of his first murder cases, sets his sights on socially awkward loner Manfred Baumann. By the author of the Man Booker Prize finalist of His Bloody Project.
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Unraveling Oliver
by Liz Nugent
A best-selling debut from Ireland follows a shocking act of violence committed by a successful and charismatic writer of children's books on his wife and literary partner, an attack that leaves her in a coma and causes their baffled friends and family to investigate what happened.
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Crimes of the father : a novel
by Thomas Keneally
Sent away from his native Australia to Canada because of his radical preaching against the Vietnam War, apartheid, celibacy and other volatile subjects, psychologist and monk Father Frank Docherty returns home for a lecture only to be pulled into the worlds of a suicide victim and a nun who claim to have been sexually abused by a prominent monsignor.
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The resurrection of Joan Ashby : a novel
by Cherise Wolas
A once-dedicated literary prodigy and career woman struggles with the sacrifices required by her marriage and motherhood before an unthinkable betrayal confirms her deepest fears two decades later. A first novel.
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Tell tale : stories
by Jeffrey Archer
A highly anticipated next collection of short tales by the acclaimed author of Best Kept Secrets features a series of protagonists reflecting the author's experiences with the people he has met and the cultures he has visited throughout the past decade.
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Spoils : a novel
by Brian Van Reet
A tale told from the rotating viewpoints of three characters on both sides of the fighting lines during the war in Iraq explores the motivations of military and religious soldiers whose fates are profoundly impacted by a decision that spins out of control.
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The it girls : a novel
by Karen Harper
Promoting themselves from genteel poverty to fame, two beautiful sisters, one a daring fashion designer and the other a writer of scandalous novels, become each other's most staunch supporter and harshest critic in the face of misunderstandings and confidences. By the award-winning author of Dark Angel.
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Strange weather : four short novels
by Joe Hill
A collection of four novellas by the award-winning author of "The Fireman" includes the tales, "Snapshot," "Aloft," "Rain" and "Loaded."
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The tiger's prey : a novel of adventure
by Wilbur A Smith
One of four sons of master mariner Sir Hal Courtney, Tom embarks on a treacherous voyage across the vast reaches of the ocean and confronts dangerous enemies in exotic locales while following passions that lay the future for his family. By the best-selling author of the Ancient Egypt series.
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