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Ordinary hazards : a novel
by Anna Bruno
An award-winning debut finds a powerhouse businesswoman settling down with a motley crew of locals at a hometown bar where a series of decisions over the course of a single night changes their lives forever. 60,000 first printing.
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The loop
by Jeremy Robert Johnson
"A small town in Western Oregon becomes the epicenter of an epidemic of violence as the teenage daughters and sons of several executives who happen to work at the biotech firm nestled in the hills have become ill, and oddly, aggressively, murderous"
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One night two souls went walking
by Ellen Cooney
“I believe in expecting light. That’s my job.” A hospital chaplain offers compassion to her patients over the course of one eventful night shift, and finds some for herself, too. Balancing wonder and mystery with pragmatism and humor, Ellen Cooney (The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances) returns with a generous, intelligent novel that grants the most challenging moments of the human experience a shimmer of light and magical possibility. Original.
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Survive the night : a novel
by Riley Sager
When her best friend is the third victim of a serial killer targeting college students, Charlie, deciding to leave campus, accepts a ride home from Josh Baxter and, realizing his true identity too late, must win a twisted game of cat and mouse by surviving the night.
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Malibu rising : a novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Four famous siblings throw an epic end-of-summer party that goes dangerously out of control as secrets and loves that shaped this family’s generations come to light, changing their lives forever.
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The woman from Uruguay
by Pedro Mairal
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Lucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his 40s, finds the one thing that keeps him going is the woman from Uruguay whom he met at a conference and has been longing to see ever since. 60,000 first printing.
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The reluctant king
by K'wan
"Meet the Kings, one of the most influential families in New York City. In the power circles of the movers and shakers, they are regarded as modern-day royalty. A politically connected father, a socialite mother, and three promising children: they look every bit the all-American family...but every family has secrets. Some darker than others"
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The wedding party
by Xinwu Liu
"On a December morning in 1982, the courtyard of a Beijing siheyuan-a lively quadrangle of homes-begins to stir. Auntie Xue's son Jiyue is getting married today, and she is determined to make the day a triumph. Despite Jiyue's woeful ignorance in mattersof the heart-and the body. Despite a chef in training tasked with the onerous responsibility of preparing the banquet. With a cross-generational multitude of guests, from anxious family members to a fretful bridal party-not to mention exasperating friends, interfering neighbors, and wedding crashers-what will the day ahead bring? Set at a pivotal point after the turmoil of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Liu Xinwu's tale weaves together a rich tapestry of characters, intertwined lives, and stories within stories. The Wedding Party is a touching, hilarious portrait of life in this singular city, all packed into a Beijing courtyard on a single day that manages to be both perfectly normal and utterly extraordinary at the same time"
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One in me I never loved
by Carla Guelfenbein
An Alfaguara Prize-winning author presents a collection of stories that reflect womanhood in all its complexity, challenging the limits on their freedom and sexuality.
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One night, New York
by Lara Thompson
"At the top of the Empire State Building on a freezing December night, two women hold their breath. Frances and Agnes are waiting for the man who has wronged them. They plan to seek the ultimate revenge. Set over the course of a single night, One Night, New York is a detective story, a romance and a coming-of-age tale. It is also a story of old New York, of bohemian Greenwich Village between the wars, of floozies and artists and addicts-lighting up the world, while all around them America burned with theGreat Depression"
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24 hours in Paris
by Romi Moondi
Escaping on a business trip to Paris to forget the pain of a broken engagement, Mira finds herself at the mercy of travel plans that force her to spend an extra day in Paris with her insufferable co-worker Jake, but as they explore the city in all its beauty, Mira discovers that she and Jake have more in common than she thought
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Wash day diaries
by Jamila Rowser
"A graphic novel love letter to the beauty and resilience of Black women, their hair, and friendships"
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The work wife : a novel
by Alison B. Hart
Told over the course of a single day and from three fierce perspectives, this novel of female power and ambition follows Zanne, a personal assistant to Hollywood royalty, who must decide if the sacrifices she made for the job are worth the moral price she has to pay. 40,000 first printing.
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Saturnalia : a novel
by Stephanie Feldman
During the Saturnalia carnival, Nina, a former member of Philadelphia's elite Saturn Club who ekes out a living by telling fortunes, is drawn back into the Club's wild solstice masquerade at the behest of a friend where she becomes the custodian of a horrifying secret and the target of a mysterious hunter.
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In the orchard
by Eliza Minot
Unfolding over the course of a single day, this exploration of motherhood, childhood and love follows Maisie Moore, who longs to understand the world around her and overflows with fierce love for her growing family, as she and her husband take their children to pick apples.
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