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Salt houses
by Hala Alyan
Foreseeing blessings and troubles in the lives of her daughter and grandchildren, Salma endures hardships stemming from the Six-Day War of 1967 in Palestine before rebuilding in Kuwait, before the family is scattered by Saddam Hussein's regime.
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The Berlin Project : An Alternative History of World War II
by Gregory Benford
The best-selling author depicts an alternate history that considers what may have happened if the atomic bomb had been ready for use prior to the defeat of Hitler and was capable of saving millions of lives on the western front.
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I found you : a novel
by Lisa Jewell
A lonely single mom who offers shelter to an amnesiac man and a young bride who is told that her missing husband never existed struggle to make sense of their transforming worlds and connection to a sister and brother whose lives were shattered by secrets more than two decades earlier.
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Before we sleep : a novel
by Jeffrey Lent
A 1960s teen embarks on a search for her biological father after discovering his identity in a cache of letters, while her mother reflects on how their family was profoundly changed by World War Il.
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Mr. Rochester
by Sarah Shoemaker
A literary retelling of Charlotte Bronte's beloved classic, Jane Eyre, is presented from the perspective of the dashing and mysterious Mr. Rochester.
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The best of Adam Sharp
by Graeme C Simsion
The best-selling author of The Rosie Project presents the story of a 50-year-old man who reflects on his safe life choices and his long-ago, blazing affair with a strong-willed actress who contacts him unexpectedly and entices him to pursue a riskier life.
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City of friends
by Joanna Trollope
Leaning on her career-minded best friends after losing her high-profile job, Stacey inadvertently exposes a painful secret that tests the limits of their bonds.
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| The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley: A Novel by Hannah TintiCareer criminal Samuel Hawley has spent much of his life on the road, dragging his young daughter Loo along, until she enters adolescence and he tries to leave his criminal past behind. Told in their alternating perspectives (hers of their present, his of the twelve times he's been shot), this is a breathtaking novel of violence and tenderness |
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| Spoils by Brian Van ReetSet in Baghdad in 2003, this unsettling debut novel is told from three points of view on different sides of the war. Cassandra and her fellow soldiers are guarding a roundabout when it is attacked by mujahideen; Sleed and his tank crew are looting a palace and fail to come to their rescue before Cassandra is captured. The third point of view is provided by a Muslim insurgent who is losing ground to an Islamist extremist. |
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Her Secret Life
by Tiffany L. Warren
After being dumped by her rich boyfriend who traded her in for a newer model, Onika Lewis finds herself broke and homeless at a women’s shelter, where she makes a new start and finds an instant connection with a handsome and kind commuter.
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| Save the Date by Mary Kay AndrewsThis charming, romantic read stars talented Savannah florist Cara Kryzik, whose innovative designs haven't quite found their market. Meanwhile, a pesky (but rather attractive) man seems to show up at every wedding she works, distracting her when she can least afford it. |
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| Season of the Dragonflies: A Novel by Sarah CreechGenerations ago, the Lenore women learned that they could influence the flowers that grew on their Blue Ridge Mountain property. Now, their perfume company, which depends on those flowers, is in trouble. The current owner's younger daughter has returned after a long absence, sharing troubling visions, upsetting the status quo, and threatening her older sister's career hopes. |
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The Language of Flowers: A Novel
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
At 18, Victoria Jones ages out of the California foster care system.Without much of an education aside from being taught the symbolic meanings of flowers by Elizabeth, a kind foster parent -- Victoria is hired by a florist. Abused, neglected, and wary, she has not been well-prepared for engaging with the world, but her work slowly puts her on a path towards peace.
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| The Girls in the Garden: A Novel by Lisa JewellVirginia Park is a bucolic setting where neighbors keep a genial eye out for one another and kids are safe to run free. Or, at least that was true until young Pip found her older sister, 13-year-old Grace, unconscious after a summer party. Grace can remember nothing about her attack, so many residents of the once-picturesque garden-square community come under suspicion. |
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