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The Secret Book of Flora Lea
by Patti Callahan Henry
Flora discovers a rare book that has connections to the disappearance of her sister, Hazel, in 1939, where their childhood was spent in the English countryside during World War II. Believing this is a sign that her sister is still alive after all these years, Flora embarks on a feverish quest, revisiting long-dormant relationships and bravely reopening wounds from the past to find the truth. An astonishing twist ultimately reveals the truth in this transporting and refreshingly original novel about the bond between sisters, the complications of conflicted love, and the enduring magic of storytelling.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, CD, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
A compelling account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 brings together the divergent stories of two very different men who played a key role in shaping the history of the event--visionary architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and Dr. Henry H. Holmes, an insatiable and charming serial killer who lured women to their deaths.
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Swamp Story
by Dave Barry
Single mother, Jesse Braddock, stumbles across a long-lost treasure and must figure out how to keep it out of the hands of villains. Meanwhile, Ken Bortle, hatches a scheme to lure tourists to his failing store and invents the “Everglades Melon Monster,” inspiring a horde of TikTokers to swarm the swamp, inciting mayhem and hilarity. Amid this mayhem, a presidential hopeful arrives in the Everglades to start his campaign, which does not go as planned. In fact, nothing in this story goes as planned.
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Westering Women
by Sandra Dallas
Maggie, a seamstress, and her young daughter, leave Chicago in 1852, joining 43 other mail-order brides on a dangerous wagon journey 2000 miles west to the gold mines of California. Maggie discovers she's not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. None are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek or for the strengths they didn't know they possessed. When her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own.
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The Paris Library
by Janet Skeslien Charles
Lily, a lonely 1980's teenager befriends her mysterious elderly neighbor, Odile. Lily uncovers Odile's mysterious past as a librarian at the American Library in Paris who joined the Resistance when the Nazis arrived in 1939. Together, they find they share a love of language, the same longings, and the same lethal jealousy. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence by always recommending just the right book at the right time, never suspecting that Lily will be the one to help her reckon with her own terrible secret.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, Largeprint, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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Someone Else's Shoes
by Jojo Moyes
When she accidentally takes the wrong gym bag, Sam Kemp tries on a pair of six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes that give her the confidence to change her life, while the shoes' owner, Nisha, tries to cling to her glamorous life after her husband cuts her off. She must scramble to cope--she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.
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We Were Never Here
by Andrea Bartz
A backpacking trip in Chile with best friends Kristen and Emily goes horribly wrong and has deadly consequences. When Kristen shows up for a surprise visit, Emily is forced to to confront their violent past. The more Kristen tries to keep Emily close, the more Emily questions her friend's motives. As Emily feels the walls closing in on their coverups, she must reckon with the truth about her closest friend. Can she outrun the secrets she shares with Kristen, or will they destroy her relationship, her freedom and even her life?
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Saturday night at the Lakeside Supper club
by J. Ryan Stradal
In the aftermath of a devastating tragedy, a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, Mariel Prager and her husband Ned, who's having an identity crisis, lose almost everything they hold dear and unexpectedly find salvation in their failing business—the Lakeside Supper Club.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, BRIDGES eBook, and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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The Fields
by Erin Young
When Sergeant Riley Fisher, newly promoted to head of investigations for the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office, arrives on the scene, an already horrific crime becomes personal when she discovers the victim was a childhood friend, connected to a dark past she thought she'd left behind. The investigation grows complicated as more victims are found. Drawn deeper in, Riley soon discovers implications far beyond her Midwest town.
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September 25, 2023 6:30pm at the Library Book Discussion: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni October 23, 2023 6:30pm at the Library Book Discussion: How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Multiple copies are made available at the library for upcoming selections. Contact the library for more information. |
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Independence Public Library
805 1st St East
Independence, Iowa 50644
319-334-2470
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