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Popular FictionNovember 2019
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The Confession Club : a novel by Elizabeth BergInvited to join a supper club where friends in their community support each other throughout private setbacks, two women enduring difficult relationships discover the power of friendship and sharing their secrets. By the best-selling author of Open House.
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Sword of Kings : a novel by Bernard CornwellA latest entry in the series that inspired, The Last Kingdom, continues the epic conquests and challenges of Uhtred of Bebbanburg as they shaped a fledgling Britain.
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An Irish Country Family by Patrick TaylorA latest entry in the internationally best-selling series follows two periods in the life of a young doctor, from his high-tech internship to his days as a family practitioner whose Ballybucklebo neighbors support his family’s struggles with infertility.
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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo"Girl, Woman, Other is a celebration of the diversity of Black British experience. Moving, hopeful, and inventive, this extraordinary novel is a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean.
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The Dog I loved by Susan WilsonOffered a job at a crumbling estate, a wrongly convicted former inmate tackles painful secrets at the side of a cantankerous disabled former soldier and his devoted service dog. By the best-selling author of One Good Dog.
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Dead Astronautsby Jeff VanderMeerLives human and otherwise, from a demon-haunted homeless woman to a messianic blue fox, converge in terrifying and miraculous ways in a nameless city that is overshadowed by a brutally powerful company.
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The Innocents by Michael CrummeyTwo orphans forage for survival on an isolated Newfoundland cove during years marked by storms and ravaging illness, before the mystery of their nature tests the limits of their bond. By the award-winning author of River Thieves.
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The German House by Annette HessCaught between societal and family expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power, a young translator fights to expose the dark truths of her nation’s past.
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A savage satire of the United States in the throes of insanity, this blisteringly funny novel tells the story of a noble ship, the Glory, and the loud, clownish, and foul Captain who steers it to the brink of disaster.
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GI Confidential by Martin LimónTwo US Army CID agents investigate a series of South Korean bank robberies while an annoying English-language reporter publishes a story implicating military higher-ups in sex trafficking and treason. By the author of The Line.
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Right After the Weather by Carol AnshawThe author of the New York Times bestseller Carry the One presents a novel exploring what happens when untested people are put to a difficult time, and in its aftermath, find themselves in a newly uncertain world.
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Nothing More Dangerous by Allen EskensA high school boy growing up in the Ozark hills rethinks his understanding of the world, race and class when he befriends a black family that moves in across the street.
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A Tall History of Sugar by Curdella ForbesTells the story of Moshe Fisher, a man who was “born without skin,” so that no one is able to tell what race he belongs to; and Arrienne Christie, his quixotic soul mate who makes it her duty in life to protect Moshe.
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The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-FleuryDreaming up stories about her fellow readers on the Métro, a French office worker unexpectedly befriends a reclusive bookseller who asks her to care for his store and young daughter while he is away.
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Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew DicksThe best-selling author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend presents a novel written entirely in lists that convey the struggles of a man whose limits are tested by the risks he must take to save his family and failing bookstore.
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Stay by Catherine Ryan HydeWalking in the woods to escape the pain of his brother’s Vietnam tour and complicated family troubles, 14-year-old Lucas bonds with a tragically haunted woman who he would prevent from leaving. By the best-selling author of Pay It Forward.
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The Sacrament : a novel by Ólafur Jóhann ÓlafssonTells the haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims. By the author of One Station Away
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