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The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
Fiction: Discovering a medieval book and a cache of letters, a motherless American girl becomes the latest in a series of historians, including her late father, who investigates the possible surviving legacy of Vlad the Impaler, a quest that takes her across Europe and into the pasts of her father and his mentor.
Recommended by Dana, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
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The Women in the Castle
by Jessica Shattuck
Fiction: In a novel set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, three widows' lives and fates become intertwined. By the author of The Hazards of Good Breeding.
Recommended by Christine, Hollowbrook Branch
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The Jennifer Morgue
by Charles Stross
Science Fiction: Bob Howard, geekish demonology hacker extraordinaire for "The Laundry," must stop ruthless billionaire Ellis Billington from unleashing an eldritch horror, codenamed "Jennifer Morgue," from the ocean's depths for the purpose of ruling the world... Book 2 of the Laundry Files series.
Recommended by Dennis, West Windsor Branch
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The Street
by Ann Lane Petry
iiction: Explores the life and dreams of a young woman who struggles to raise her son in a suffocating ghetto world of racism, human degradation, and uncontrolled violence.
Recommended by Yolande, Hickory Corner Branch
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Don't Let Go
by Harlan Coben
Mystery: The internationally best-selling and award-winning author of Fool Me Once and Missing You presents a latest novel of provocative suspense. When he gets a lead on Maura, an ex who left him with out explanation fifteen years earlier, Nap Dumas searches for answers and uncovers dark secrets about the woman he once loved and the real reason behind his twin brother's death.
Recommended by Piali, Twin Rivers Branch
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The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Fiction: Stevens, an impeccable, quintessential English butler, embarks on a motoring trip through the West Country, on an odyssey that evokes disturbing memories of his thirty years of service to Lord Darlington and of the housekeeper, Miss Kenton.
Recommended by Andrea, Hopewell Branch
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One Day I Will Write About This Place : A Memoir
by Binyavanga Wainaina
Memoir: A founding editor of Kwani? and winner of the Caine Prize traces the story of his middle-class youth in Kenya, marked by his mother's religious period, family trips and his love of reading before a writing award compelled his literary career.
Recommended by Rina, West Windsor Branch
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The Guest Room : A Novel
by Chris Bohjalian
Fiction: When the bachelor party her husband is hosting goes murderously wrong, Kristin finds her life spiraling into a nightmare of accusations, shame and betrayal while a girl hired to provide entertainment at the party flees for her life from murderous gangsters.
Recommended by Lisa, Ewing Branch
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