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Popular FictionDecember 2023 |
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Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr RobertsFollows four generations of women as they seek to chart their own futures.
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The Book of Fire by Christy LefteriAfter a wildfire consumes their home in present-day Greece, Irini makes a split-second decision that will haunt her forever, while her husband Tasso, unable to paint due to the burns on his hands, finds hope for the future in his young daughter.
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Old Crimes : and other stories by Jill McCorkleIn this masterful collection of complex stories about crimes large and small, the New York Times best-selling author delves into the lives of characters who hold their secrets and misdeeds close and who, despite their yearnings for connection, can't seem to tell the whole truth.
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Prophet Song by Paul LynchWith Ireland caught in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack, as the life she knows and the ones she loves disappear before her eyes, must decide how far she'll go to save her family and what—or who—she is willing to leave behind.
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The Storm We Made by Vanessa ChanA Malayan mother becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during World War II and faces shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family.
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Goldenseal by Maria HummelTwo former best friends who haven't spoken to each other in 40 years meet up in downtown Los Angeles in 1990 to confront the hidden secrets and the devastating betrayal that tore them apart.
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You Only Call When You're in Trouble by Stephen McCauleyAn architect ready to put himself first, trying to keep his needy family at bay, finds himself answering their demands when his sister and niece need his help, setting him on a journey that changes everyone's life and demonstrates the beauty or dysfunction that bind families together.
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The Waters by Bonnie Jo CampbellA master of rural noir returns with a novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town.
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All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-BarlowSunday Forrester lives with her daughter Dolly, in the house she grew up in. She does things more carefully than most people. On quiet days, she must eat only white foods. The one thing very much out of her control is clever headstrong Dolly, now on the cusp of leaving home.
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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum KhanMoving into Akbar Manzil, a ruined mansion off the coast of South Africa, Sana stumbles upon the long-forgotten story of Meena, the original owner's second wife who died there tragically 100 years ago, awakening a grieving djinn, an invisible spirit who has haunted the mansion since.
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Cold Victory by Karl MarlantesTwo women in 1947 Helsinki, one American and one Russian, have their loyalties and friendship put to the test when their husbands drunkenly challenge each other to a secret cross-country ski race at an embassy party pitting freedom against communism.
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Two former best friends who haven't spoken to each other in 40 years meet up in downtown Los Angeles in 1990 to confront the hidden secrets and the devastating betrayal that tore them apart.
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Argylle by Elly ConwayThe globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the upcoming action blockbuster Argylle (February 2024), featuring a star-studded cast including Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, and directed by Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman trilogy fame.
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Every Black Girl Dances by Candice Y. JohnsonA film school Hollywood darling known for making“Black trauma” films flees her latest production for her Texas hometown to reconsider her career and deteriorating relationship with her producer and makes a romantic connection with a high school teacher.
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Familia by Lauren E. RicoA fact-checker for a popular magazine, Gabby DiMarco, takes a DNA test and discovers she has a sister in Puerto Rico who has been desperately trying to find her for 25 years, despite her parents saying it is impossible.
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The Village Healer's Book of Cures by Jennifer Sherman RobertsIn seventeenth-century England, a female healer enflames the fury of a witchfinder in this propulsive novel about murder, revenge, and the dangerous power of knowledge.
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Sugar, Baby by Celine SaintclareIn the vein of Luster and Queenie, an unflinching portrayal of high-paid sex work in the age of the internet-an intoxicating, bold debut from a dazzling new voice.
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The Paris Housekeeper
by Renee RyanIn 1940, as German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, Camille Lacroix, a chambermaid at the world-famous Hotel Ritz, finds her courage and strength tested when she turns to a wealthy American widow for helping getting her friend out of the city.
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