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Into the fire
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Helping a murder victim’s cousin who is being violently pursued for a mysterious key, Nowhere Man Evan Smoak eliminates a series of dangerous threats before discovering that he is being personally targeted. By the author of Out of the Dark.
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The boy from the woods by Harlan CobenA man with a past shrouded in mystery searches desperately for a missing teenage girl whose disappearance is triggering disastrous consequences throughout her community and the world. By the best-selling author of Fool Me Once.
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It started with a secret
by Jill Mansell
"Their happy-ever-after is within reach...but only if they're willing to tell the truth. Lainey and Kit arrive at their new jobs in blissful, summery Cornwall only to find themselves in the midst of a lovable but chaotic family - where every member is having an identity crisis at the same time. Widowed mom Majella has done her best for years, but can't quite grasp why things are falling apart. It's what she doesn't know that's causing the chaos, because everyone is keeping secrets. In classic Jill Mansell style, our heroine and her friends are drawn through a hilarious multi-generational soap opera in which, by the end, happily-ever-afters are available to anyone willing to tell the truth about their heart's desire"
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| Grown-Up Pose by Sonya LalliWhat happens: In her twenties, Anusha Desai gave up her dreams to make her traditional Indian parents happy. Now, more than a decade on, she's separating from her husband and considering an unorthodox new career path.
Why you might like it: By turns funny and moving (and always relatable), Anu's journey of self-discovery brings her new experiences -- and appreciation for what truly matters.
For fans of: Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last or Gayle Forman's Leave Me. |
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Trouble on the books
by Essie Lang
After taking over her aunt's bookstore in the Thousand Islands region of Upstate New York, a former editor investigates the murder of a volunteer coordinator at the castle on Blye Island in the first novel of a new mystery series.
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Two Sisters by Josephine Cox The pretty Arnold sisters have grown up on their father’s farm and yearn for something more out of life than drudgery and toil. Ellen, loyal and honest, is her father’s favourite, but Gina is impulsive and unreliable, and can’t please a father who has never shown her love. The big house, Grindle Hall, offers them both a chance of betterment, but while Ellen follows the steady path, Gina takes a darker road and soon, her actions will have fateful consequences for them all. Only Ellen can help them, but will a sister’s love be enough?
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| LaRose by Louise ErdrichWhat happens: In North Dakota, Landreaux Iron has accidentally killed his friend's five-year-old son. In accordance with Ojibwe tradition, he gives up his own son, LaRose, to his friend's family.
Why you might like it: Tying together Ojibwe beliefs and Catholicism, deep grief and history, this powerful novel centers on LaRose, named after generations of healers and thrust into that role himself. |
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| Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidWhat it is: the oral narrative of the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of the hottest (fictional) rock band of the 1970s -- Daisy Jones & The Six.
Behind the scenes: Though they had chemistry on stage, off stage the members of the band clashed; their interviews years later are candid, direct, sometimes pained, and sometimes funny.
Read it if: you loved the '70s or its music; tell-all biographies are your jam; you plan on watching the TV show that Reese Witherspoon is producing for Amazon (featuring Elvis' granddaughter, Riley Keogh). |
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| Lily and the Octopus by Steven RowleyStarring: Lily, a short, happy 12-year-old who loves mint chocolate chip ice cream; Ted, a 40-ish writer who's been in therapy since he split with his last boyfriend.
What happens: Ted loves Lily -- his dachshund -- and is unable to bear the brain tumor that is stealing her sight and will eventually take her life.
Why you might like it: By turns heartbreaking and hilarious (Lily's contributions to the conversation are priceless), this debut is both funny and deeply moving in its accounting of the love between humans and their pets. Have tissues handy. |
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Blackberry & Wild Rose by Sonia VeltonA rich historical debut set among the Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields in the late 18th century When Esther, the God-fearing wife of a master silk weaver, rescues Sara from a bawdy house she thinks she is doing God's will. But the secret which binds the two women together could prove to be their destruction. Sara finds the forced intimacy of her relationship with her new mistress almost as difficult as her former life, and soon sees through the household's veneer of morality. Artistic and talented, Esther has been secretly drawing her own silk patterns for years. But her dreams of being a silk designer have always been stifled by her husband - until she makes a decision which could change all of their fates.
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