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Fiction A to Z November 2020
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| Cobble Hill by Cecily Von ZiegesarFeaturing: some of the privileged denizens of Brooklyn's upscale Cobble Hill, all hiding secrets (an illicit crush, a lost job).
Why you might like it: With an ensemble cast and told through a series of vignettes, the shifting perspectives reveal the tensions of ordinary life with breezy humor.
Author alert: Cecily Von Ziegesar is the writer behind the popular Gossip Girl series; this is her adult debut. |
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The book of two ways : a novel
by Jodi Picoult
Experiencing memories of a man other than her husband while surviving a plane crash, an end-of-life doula on the brink of a fateful decision envisions two disparate paths that find her staying with her family or reconnecting with the past.
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If I were you
by Lynn N. Austin
Leaving her English manor to seek support for her young son from the in-laws she has never met, a widowed war bride arrives in America only to discover that her longtime friend has been impersonating her for years.
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The abstainer : a novel
by Ian McGuire
An Irish-American veteran of the Civil War, Stephan Doyle, returns to England where he joins a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland by any means necessary and must choose sides when his nephew arrives on his doorstep from America, imperiling his new life.
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| Less by Andrew Sean GreerStarring: less-than-successful novelist Arthur Less, who's invited to his ex-boyfriend's wedding less than a year after their breakup.
What does he do? Not wanting to go but so far lacking a compelling reason to send his regrets, he accepts every other invitation that comes his way, traveling to New York, Mexico, Morocco, and other far-flung destinations.
Why you might like it: With a surprising narrator (you'll find out who at the end) and flawed but sympathetic characters, this engaging Pulitzer Prize winner is a poignant meditation on the universal search for love and happiness. |
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Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeLiving in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling’s only other resident throughout a mysterious research project before evidence emerges of an astonishing alternate world.
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| Himself by Jess KiddStarring: Irish charmer Mahony, a young man who can communicate with the dead, has returned to the insular rural village where he was born after learning that his mother -- who he thought had left him at an orphanage as a baby -- may actually have been murdered.
Why you might like it: Like the best fairytales, this spellbinding story has plenty of whimsy, magic, and darkness.
For fans of: Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. |
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| Ghosted by Rosie WalshWhat happens: After an intense and romantic week together, Eddie and Sarah are making plans for their future. So it's a shock when Eddie abruptly stops returning Sarah's calls and texts.
But why? Though her friends insist she's been ghosted, Sarah doesn't want to give up so easily. But the truth, when it comes out, is far more complicated than expected.
What reviewers said: "Walsh has a good ear for dialogue, and the mystery behind Eddie’s disappearance is a particularly satisfying one." (The New York Times Book Review). |
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