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The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
by Marianne Cronin
Determined to leave a mark on the world even though they are in the hospital and their days are dwindling, unlikely friends, 17-year-old Lenni and 83-year-old Margot, devise a plan to create 100 paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have lived.
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The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
Nora Seed finds herself faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, or realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist, she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place
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Real Men Knit
by K. M. Jackson
Determined to keep his late adoptive mothers Harlem knitting shop open, one of four brothers accepts the help of a craft-savvy businesswoman who is hiding her secret crush on him.
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The Red Notebook
by Antoine Laurain
After finding an abandoned handbag on the street, a Parisian bookseller endeavors to find its owner, the woman whose jottings he discovers in a red notebook within the bag.
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The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
by Anna McPartlin
With only a short time left on the Earth, Rabbit Hayes, who loves her life and the people in it, has big plans for the world as she sets about leaving behind a wonderful legacy, in a story about laughing through life's surprises and finding the joy in every moment.
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The Love Story of Missy Carmichael
by Beth Morrey
Reevaluating her past upon finding herself alone at age 79, Missy forges unexpected ties with two strangers and their spirited dog, discovering the power of friendship, family and self-forgiveness along the way.
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The Authenticity Project
by Clare Pooley
When Julian Jessup, an eccentric, lonely artist who believes that most people aren’t really honest with each other, writes the truth about his own life in a green journal and leaves it behind, others start writing in their own truth, which leads to unexpected friendship and love.
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Ellie and The Harpmaker
by Hazel Prior
On the anniversary of her beloved father’s death, Ellie Jacobs takes a walk in the woods on the English moors and comes across the barn of Dan Hollis, who carves beautiful Celtic harps.
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When We WereYyoung
by Richard Roper
In order to find their way back to the truth and to their friendship, two long-lost friends honor a promise they made years ago to walk all 184 miles of the Thames Path.
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The Garden of Small Beginnings
by Abbi Waxman
Rendered a single mom after her husband's fatal car accident, textbook illustrator Lillian recruits her young daughters and supportive sister to help her do research for a boutique vegetable guide at the Los Angeles Botanical Garden, where a patient instructor and quirky gardeners help her grieve and find healing.
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6060 Far Hills Avenue Centerville, OH 45459
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