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The orphan's tale
by Pam Jenoff
Sixteen-year-old Noa, forced to give up her baby fathered by a Nazi soldier, snatches a child from a boxcar containing Jewish infants and takes refuge with a traveling circus, where Astrid, a Jewish aerialist, becomes her mentor
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The dark flood rises
by Margaret Drabble
Driven to live life to its fullest while she still can, a housing expert for the elderly balances her challenging career with the cares of her loved ones, in a tale that juxtaposes her interconnected social circle in England against her contacts in an idyllic expat community in the Canary Islands. By the author of The Sea Lady.
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Médicis daughter : a novel of Marguerite de Valois
by Sophie Perinot
Summoned to the 16th-century French court in the aftermath of a devastating religious war, beautiful young Princess Margot struggles between the manipulations of her ruthless mother, Catherine de Médicis, and her own conscience. By the author of The Sister Queens.
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The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce
Jolted out of emotional numbness by a letter from an old friend who wants to say goodbye before she dies, Harold Fry embarks on a 600-mile hiking journey to his friend's side without supplies, an endeavor that stirs up memories of his unhappy marital and parenting experiences. (general fiction).
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The woman in the window
by A. J. Finn
An agoraphobic recluse languishes in her New York City home, drinking wine and spying on her neighbors, before witnessing a terrible crime through her window that exposes her secrets and raises questions about her perceptions of reality. A first novel.
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