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The curiosities
by Susan Gloss
A follow-up to Vintage follows the story of an art historian and nonprofit director who struggles with infertility while navigating the dramas of the artists in residence at her eccentric employer's mansion art colony. Hardcover library edition. 25,000 first printing
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The book of dreams
by Nina George
Rendered comatose after an act of heroism, a man revisits memories of his British youth, while his ex forges an unexpected, profound friendship with the teenage son he has never known. By the author of The Little Paris Bookshop
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A wonderful stroke of luck : a novel
by Ann Beattie
A man who attended a prestigious New England boarding school has his life turned upside down by the reappearance in his life of an enigmatic and brilliant but difficult former teacher that makes him question everything he knows.
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Miracle at St. Andrews
by James Patterson
A latest entry in the series that includes Miracle on the 17th Green finds a former professional golfer seeking personal inspiration during a pilgrimage to the mythical greens at St. Andrews. 300,000 first printing
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Blood oath : a novel
by Linda A Fairstein
A key witness' revelation about a sexual assault at the hands of a prominent official is complicated by rumors about a colleague's abusive conduct and another associate's violent, mysterious collapse. By the New York Times best-selling author of Deadfall
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The savior
by J. R. Ward
Returning to Caldwell to correct the mistake that expelled him from the Black Dagger Brotherhood, the vampire Murhder falls in love with a medical researcher who makes a torturous discovery about her late ex's secret experiments. 150,000 first printing.
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Tiamat's wrath
by James S. A Corey
While Elvi Okoye weighs the consequences of uncovering the truth about weapons tied to an ancient genocide, Teresa Duarte navigates secrets and dangerous intrigues to fulfill her father's godlike ambition. 100,000 first printing.
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Have brides, will travel
by William W Johnstone
Things get complicated when Bo Creel and Scratch Mortonare are tasked with delivering five mail-order brides safely to a mining town in New Mexico Territory. By a pair of national best-selling authors.
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King of kings
by Wilbur A Smith
A sequel to the best-selling The Triumph of the Sun finds a heartbroken Amber joining her twin on a mining venture in the wilds of Abyssinia before an invasion on the border threatens her reconciliation with Penrod. 20,000 first printing
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| 4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterHold on to your hats: This highly metafictional novel follows a single individual as he leads four very different parallel lives, marked by changes in intellect and skill, passions and partners, philosophies and careers.
For fans of: Decades-spanning epics like John Boyne's The Heart's Invisible Furies, or "what if" tales like Kate Atkinson's Life After Life and Jenny Erpenbeck's The End of Days (or, for a more romantic take, Laura Barnett's The Versions of Us). |
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| Us Against You by Fredrik BackmanWhat it is: a follow-up to Beartown, in which the hockey-obsessed town risks losing its team (the rival town of Hed is just fine with this, since they'll benefit directly).
Why you might like it: Chock full of thorny issues (violence, political intrigue, the role of women), this moving novel is realistic in its depiction of small communities in economically troubled times.
Reviewers say: "engrossing" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Spoonbenders by Daryl GregoryStarring: the Telemachus family, which for generations has included psychics, clairvoyants, and astral projectors -- but it's only now that a host of folks (the CIA, the mafia, and at least one skeptic) are bent on its destruction.
Why you might like it: A quirky family with more than its share of troubles makes for engaging narrators, while a looming sense of disaster amps up the pace -- try it if you're looking for a family drama with just a little something extra. |
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| Bellewether by Susanna KearsleyThe set-up: The Wilde House Museum is said to be haunted by the ghost of a French Canadian soldier (quartered against his will during the Seven Years' War) who fell in love with the daughter of the house.
What happens: As curator Charley Van Hoek investigates in the present day, a parallel narrative in 1759 reveals a star-crossed love story.
Is it for you? if you don't mind a hint of the supernatural in otherwise realistic fiction, Bellewether offers well-drawn characters, a romantic narrative that bridges two timelines, and plenty of gothic atmosphere. |
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| Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice MonroeWhat it's about: Shy artist Heather is renting a gorgeous beach house in South Carolina's Isle of Palms; owner Cara wants to move back in after a terrible loss. As a compromise, the women will share the house for the remainder of the summer, eventually finding a source of strength in each other.
Why you might like it: Combining tales of self-discovery with an acute understanding of the environmental issues facing South Carolina's low country, this ongoing series is a sure bet for fans of Mary Kay Andrews or Dorothea Benton Frank. |
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| The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues by Edward Kelsey MooreThe opening scene: A famous bluesman returns home to Plainview, Indiana, to play the wedding of the local strip-club owner and the town's most fundamentalist Baptist. That guitarist turns out to be the father who abandoned Odette Henry's husband when he was just a boy.
Series alert: Odette and her two best friends, Clarice and Barbara Jean, first appeared in The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat; their return here is sure to please fans of optimistic, insightful novels centered on small-town friendships. |
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