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Our house
by Louise Candlish
Arriving home to find strangers moving into the prized family home she agreed to share with her ex, Fiona endures a domino effect of horrors as she discovers that her children have gone missing amid terrible revelations.
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Biloxi by Mary Miller A 60-ish loser named Louis, whose spontaneous decision to adopt a dog named Layla changes his life (mostly for the better). One impulsive decision leads to another, and while not all the choices Louis makes are in his best interests, they do ultimately bring much-needed change to his life.
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| The Farm by Joanne RamosIn a world where...one percenters outsource their pregnancies, financially desperate birth mothers can expect luxury living quarters and huge payouts -- but at what cost? Three "hosts" at isolated Golden Oaks, including Filipina immigrant Jane Reyes, who's overwhelmed with worry for her own daughter outside the walls of the facility.
For fans of: thought-provoking novels that entwine reproduction issues with capitalism, like Vanessa Hua's A River of Stars. And while this isn't truly a dystopian novel, fans of The Handmaid's Tale will be intrigued. |
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| Orange World and Other Stories by Karen RussellA collection of stories of the weird and wonderful, peopled with equally inventive characters, from a teen in love with a mummy to a retired tornado farmer. For readers who enjoy vivid, unconventional tales marked by bizarre twists, as seen in stories by George Saunders or Aimee Bender.
Reviewers say: "wonderfully off-kilter" (Publishers Weekly). |
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Into the jungle
by Erica Ferencik
Taking a job in Bolivia to escape foster care and group homes, Lily apprehensively follows the man she loves into a ruthless, life-threatening jungle region of lawless poachers, bullheaded missionaries and desperate indigenous tribes.
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Queen bee by Dorothea Benton FrankA Sullivan's Island beekeeper navigates her demanding hypochondriac mother and flamboyant rival sister while immersing herself in the lives of two young neighbor boys and their widowed father. By the best-selling author of By Invitation Only.
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The silent patient
by Alex Michaelides
A therapist becomes dangerously obsessed with uncovering the truth about what prompted his client, an artist who refuses to speak, to murder her husband in a way that triggers mass public speculation. A first novel.
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Rules for visiting
by Jessica Francis Kane
A talented but reclusive gardener is inspired by her love of classic literature to embark on a female odyssey to reconnect with her four once-close friends through simple activities and digital encounters that unexpectedly catapult her into viral fame.
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On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation.
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The affairs of the Falcóns : a novel
by Melissa Rivero
Fleeing the economic and political strife of Peru, undocumented factory worker Ana struggles to support her family while fending off the challenges of discrimination, sexual harassment and a loan shark's criminal enforcers.
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