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| Godshot by Chelsea BiekerSet in: Peaches, CA, an isolated town enduring a drought so terrible its residents have turned to a cult for help -- and the leader believes that the only solution involves the mass impregnation of all the teens in town.
Introducing: 14-year-old Lacey May, who is one of these teens; to make things worse, her mother has abandoned her.
Why you should read it: Lacey's an independent-minded young woman who isn't about to go down without a fight. |
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Deep in the Alaskan Woods
by Karen Harper
Relocating to Lost Lake, Alaska, to escape her toxic past, a traumatized woman unexpectedly bonds with a wilderness survival tracker whose devoted protection heals her shattered heart. By the award-winning author of Dark Angel.
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| The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth MorreyStarring: 79-year-old Missy Carmichael, whose isolated and lonely life has the potential to be changed by unexpected connections with strangers (and a lovable mutt), if only she'll let them.
Want a taste? "Best to end the conversation before I wanted to instead of after she did."
For fans of: Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove or Elizabeth Berg's The Story of Arthur Truluv. |
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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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A Nail, a Rose
by Madeleine Bourdouxhe
The seven stories in A Nail, A Rose confirm Madeleine Bourdouxhe's status as an under-appreciated master of the form. Like her critically lauded novels Marie and La Femme de Giles, these stories tunnel into the conflicted hearts of their female characters in fluid, beautiful prose.
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Lost Roses
by Martha Hall Kelly
Traces the stories of three women--Eliza Ferriday and her close friend Sofya Streshnayva, a Romanov cousin, and Varinka, a fortune-teller's daughter--against the backdrop of World War I and the Russian revolution.
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Promises and Primroses
by Josi S Kilpack
Lord Elliott Mayfield offers a generous inheritance to his nieces and nephews if they agree to choose worthy spouses and avoid the scandals his siblings have wrought.
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