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Fiction Staff Picks May 2017
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Etched in bone : a novel of the others
by Anne Bishop
Struggling to maintain the peace after Lakeside Courtyard survives the Elder cleansing, wolf shifter leader Simon Wolfgard and blood prophet Meg Corbyn are confronted by a shady scavenger who instigates tensions and draws the negative attentions of the Elders. By the award-winning author of the Black Jewels Trilogy.
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The vegetarian : a novel
by Kang Han
Deciding to go vegetarian in the wake of violent thoughts, Yeong-hye, a woman from an Asian culture of strict societal mores, is denounced as a subversive as she spirals into extreme rebelliousness that causes her to splinter from her true nature and risk her life.
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Without warning
by Joel C. Rosenberg
Foreign correspondent J. B. Collins warns the White House of an imminent threat from the Middle East but is disregarded and compelled to gather evidence that reveals an imminent, catastrophic attack by a brutal ISIS leader. By the best-selling author of The Last Jihad.
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Born of vengeance
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
When his family is slaughtered and his wife frames him for their deaths, Bastien Cabarro goes on the run for 10 years before taking a chance to clear his name by placing his fate in the hands of his betrayer's sister, who struggles to choose between their friendship and her duty. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subject in a book club on Guernsey--a club born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi after its members are discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island
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Bel canto : a novel
by Ann Patchett
When terrorists seize hostages at an embassy party, an unlikely assortment of people is thrown together, including American opera star Roxane Coss, and Mr. Hosokawa, a Japanese CEO and her biggest fan
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Black : the birth of evil
by Ted Dekker
Thomas Hunter narrowly survives a shooting attempt only to awaken in an alternate universe of green forests, a world to which he subsequently travels every time he goes to sleep
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Misery : a novel
by Stephen King
Paul Sheldon, author of a series of historical romances, wakes up in a secluded farmhouse in Colorado with broken legs and Annie Wilkes, a disappointed fan, hovering over him with drugs, ax, and blowtorch and demanding he bring his heroine back to life
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The red tent : a novel
by Anita Diamant
In a story based on the Book of Genesis, Jacob's only daughter, Dinah, shares her unique perspective on the origins of many of our modern religious practices and sexual politics, eager to impart the lessons in endurance and humanity she has learned from her father's wives. Reader's Guide included.
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