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New & Coming Soon FictionOctober 2018
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The glass ocean : a novel
by Beatriz Williams
The New York Times best-selling authors of The Forgotten Room trace the stories of three women, including a present-day writer and two from the early 20th century, who become connected by the tragedy of the RMS Lusitania.
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The Golden State
by Lydia Kiesling
A young woman braves the ups and downs of motherhood in a fractured America. A first novel.
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Lake Success : a novel
by Gary Shteyngart
A self-made Wall Street millionaire, baffled by the implosion of his seemingly perfect life, takes a cross-country bus trip in search of his college sweetheart and the ideals of his youth. By the best-selling author of Super Sad True Love Story
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Promised land : a novel
by Martin Fletcher
"The tumultuous early years of the young Jewish state are brought to vivid life through the eyes of two German Jewish brothers. Arie survived the Holocaust in Europe. Peter, one year older, was sent to America before the war began. They find each other again in Israel, learning everyone else in their family has been murdered. Peter becomes a top Mossad agent, deeply involved in many of the key spy adventures of the era. Arie becomes a scheming businessman, among the richest men in Israel: one brother is building the state, the other protecting it. But they have fallen in love with the same woman, a Jewish refugee from Egypt. The brothers' jealousies and intrigues are mirrored by the young nation's very own struggles to survive"
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The silence of the girls : a novel
by Pat Barker
The Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy reimagines The Iliad from the perspectives of the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War
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Summer at the Garden Café
by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
A mother and daughter try to manage their love lives, complicated family situation and secrets, in the second novel of the series following The Library at the Edge of the World. Hardcover Library Edition. 20,000 first printing
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The wildlands : a novel
by Abby Geni
Losing her home and parents to a tornado, a young girl becomes her radical older brother's unwitting accomplice as he declares war on humanity and engages in acts of increasing violence. By the award-winning author of The Lightkeepers
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Miss Kopp just won't quit
by Amy Stewart
In 1916, New Jersey’s first female deputy, Constance Kopp, while trying to investigate two cases involving the same asylum, finds her controversial career on the line. By the New York Times best-selling author of Girl Waits With Gun. 50,000 first printing
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The dinner list
by Rebecca Serle
In a novel imbued with magical realism, when Sabrina Nielsen arrives at her 30th birthday dinner in New York City, 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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Katerina
by James Frey
Twenty-five years after a passionate affair with a model, a successful writer is on the brink of suicide, until he receives an anonymous message that draws him back to the life, and possibly the love, he abandoned years prior. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of A Million Little Pieces
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The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
by Imogen Hermes Gowar
When one of his trading vessels returns to 18th-century London with the remarkable body of a mermaid, Jonah gains entry into high society and falls in love with a highly accomplished courtesan, with unexpected consequences. 100,000 first printing.
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Ordinary people : a novel
by Diana Evans
In South London and the surrounding suburbs, two couples struggle through a year of marital crisis. By the author of 26a
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The winter soldier
by Daniel Mason
A young doctor and nurse fall in love while navigating the brutal realities of World War I at an underequipped and understaffed field hospital in the Carpathian Mountains. By the best-selling author of The Piano Tuner. 50,000 first printing
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The 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden Bishop must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle in order to escape the curse, in a world filled with enemies where nothing and no one are quite what they seem.
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Washington Black : a novel
by Esi Edugyan
Unexpectedly chosen to be a family manservant, an 11-year-old Barbados sugar-plantation slave is initiated into a world of technology and dignity before a devastating betrayal propels him throughout the world in search of his true self.
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The labyrinth of the spirits : a novel
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
A conclusion to the best-selling series finds enigmatic Alicia Gris, supported by the Sempere family, uncovering one of the most shocking conspiracies in Spanish history. By the award-winning author of The Angel's Game. 50,000 first printing
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Sea prayer
by Khaled Hosseini
The #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Kite Runner presents an evocatively illustrated tribute to the tragic human realities of today's refugee crisis in the form of a father's letter to his young son on the eve of a dangerous journey
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Josh and Hazel's guide to not dating
by Christina Lauren
"Most men can't handle Hazel. With the energy of a toddler and the mouth of a sailor, they're often too timid to recognize her heart of gold. New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren (Roomies, Beautiful Bastard) tells the story of two people who are definitely not dating, no matter how often they end up in bed together. Hazel Camille Bradford knows she's a lot to take--and frankly, most men aren't up to the challenge. If her army of pets and thrill for the absurd don't send them running, her lack of filter means she'll say exactly the wrong thing in a delicate moment. Their loss. She's a good soul in search of honest fun. Josh Im has known Hazel since college, where her zany playfulness proved completely incompatible withhis mellow restraint. From the first night they met--when she gracelessly threw up on his shoes--to when she sent him an unintelligible email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later, after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air. Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates means there's nothing between them...right?"
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She would be king : a novel
by Wayétu Moore
Reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia’s early years through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond.
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Time's convert
by Deborah E. Harkness
A Revolutionary War-era doctor seizes a chance to become a vampire, only to find the ancient traditions governing his new life clashing with the deeply held beliefs of his former one. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the All Souls Trilogy
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Waiting for Eden : a novel
by Elliot Ackerman
A veteran enduring life trapped in his own mind begins to find a way to communicate before troubling realities about his marriage come to the surface. By a National Book Award finalist.
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Hippie
by Paulo Coelho
A Brazilian man and a Dutch woman embark on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery as they travel by bus from Amsterdam to Kathmandu against a backdrop of the protests and sexual-liberation experiments of the Civil Rights era. By the best-selling author of The Alchemist
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Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
A BBC radio producer finds herself targeted by dangerous individuals from her past as a World War II espionage monitor for MI5. By the author of Life After Life. 150,000 first printing
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An absolutely remarkable thing : a novel
by Hank Green
The first to document the appearance of the Carls, giant robot-like statues popping up around the world, April May finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight that puts her relationships, identity and safety at risk.
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The next person you meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom
"In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie's heavenly reunion with Annie--the little girl he saved on earth--in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect. Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl named Annie. Eddie's journey toheaven taught him that every life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annie's story. The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which needed to be surgically reattached. Injured, scarred, and unable to remember why, Annie's life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows. When, as ayoung woman, she reconnects with Paulo, her childhood love, she believes she has finally found happiness. As the novel opens, Annie is marrying Paulo. But when her wedding night day ends in an unimaginable accident, Annie finds herself on her own heavenly journey--and an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of the five people who will show her how her life mattered in ways she could not have fathomed. Poignant and beautiful, filled with unexpected twists, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven reminds us thatnot only does every life matter,but that every ending is also a beginning--we only need to open our eyes to see it"
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Through darkest Europe
by Harry Turtledove
The Hugo Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author presents an alternative-history work of suspense that imagines a world dominated by a prosperous and democratic Middle East under threat from the world's worst region, Europe
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