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At the Cumming Library on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. |
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A House Without Windows
by Nadia Hashimi
and 6:30Accused by her in-laws and imprisoned for the brutal death of her husband, Zeba forges bonds with a group of women who have also been locked up for social violations and places her fate in the hands of an Afghan-born civil rights lawyer.
January 12, 2017
1:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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The Underground Railroad : a Novel
by Colson Whitehead
The award-winning author of The Noble Hustle chronicles the daring survival story of a cotton plantation slave in Georgia, who, after suffering at the hands of both her owners and fellow slaves, races through the Underground Railroad with a relentless slave-catcher close behind.
February 9, 2017
1:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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The Immortals
by Jordanna Max Brodsky
When she stumbles upon the body of a young woman washed ashore, brutally mutilated and wreathed in laurel, Selene DiSilva, with her ancient rage returning, makes good on her promise to protect the innocent and punish those her stands in her way.
March 9, 2017
1:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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Wild : From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of
her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous thousand-mile solo hike that both drove
her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
April 13, 2017
1:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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The Book of Unknown Americans
by Cristina Henríquez
Moving from Mexico to the United States when their daughter suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras confront cultural barriers, their daughter's difficult recovery, and her developing relationship with a Panamanian boy.
May 11, 2017
1:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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Black Rabbit Hall
by Eve Chase
Planning her wedding at her family's haunting, timeless London country estate, Lorna recalls half-buried memories of her mother before uncovering the manor's labyrinthine history and becoming obsessed with a need for answers.
June 8, 2017
1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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The Zookeeper's Wife : A War Story
by Diane Ackerman
Documents the heroic true story of Warsaw Zoo keepers and resistance activists Jan and Antonina Zabinski who, in the aftermath of Germany's invasion of Poland, saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish citizens by smuggling them into empty cages and their home villa.
July 13, 2017
1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman
The New York Times best-selling author of A View From the Cheap Seats presents a bravura rendering of the major Norse pantheon that traces the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and the exploits of its characters, illuminating the characters and natures of iconic figures Odin, Thor and Loki.
August 10, 2017
1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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Leaving Lucy Pear
by Anna Solomon
Inadvertently reunited with the daughter she secretly abandoned and the girl's Irish-Catholic adoptive mother during the height of America's xenophobic Prohibition era, the adult daughter of a Jewish industrialist finds her life turned upside down by her daughter's bold and unconventional personality. By the award-winning author of The Little Bride.
September 14, 2017
1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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Bless me, Ultima
by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Ultima, a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez's New Mexico family when he is six years old, and she helps him discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past.
October 12, 2017
1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
In graphic novel format, recounts the quest of the last unicorn, who leaves the protection of the enchanted forest to search for her own kind, and who is joined by Schmedrick the Magician and Molly Grue in her search.
November 9, 2017
1:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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The Immortal Nicholas
by Glenn Beck
The nationally syndicated radio host and founder of The Blaze television network presents a new holiday novel. By the best-selling author of Agenda 21.
December 14, 2017
1:30 p.m.
Cumming Branch
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