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Where the Truth Lies
by Anna Bailey
When seventeen-year-old Abigail goes missing, her best friend Emma, compelled by the guilt of leaving her alone at a party in the woods, sets out to discover the truth about what happened. The police initially believe Abi ran away, but Emma doesn't believe that her friend would leave without her, and when officers find disturbing evidence in the nearby woods, the festering secrets and longstanding resentment of both Abigail's family and the people of Whistling Ridge, Colorado begin to surface with devastating consequences.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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The Painter's Daughter
by Julie Klassen
The future of Sophie Dupont, the daughter of a portrait painter, is in jeopardy. Wesley, the man she loves, abandoned her and abruptly sailed for Italy, leaving her in dire straits. She has nowhere to turn--until Captain Stephen Overtree comes looking for his wayward brother. Captain Overtree offers a solution to her dilemma, proposes to her to save her from scandal, but soon their marriage of convenience promises something more.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
by KC Davis
A professional therapist offers support and tips for those struggling to maintain a clean house while struggling with issues such anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD or a lack of support. With KC's help, your home will feel like a sanctuary again. It will become a place to rest, even when things aren't finished. You will move with ease, and peace and calm will edge out guilt, self-criticism, and endless checklists. They have no place here.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, Large Print. BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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Happy Place
by Emily Henry
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t. They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends. They can't stand to break their friends' hearts, and so they'll play their parts and pretend they are still together at their annual Maine getaway. After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week...in front of those who know you best?
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Available Formats: Hardcover, CD, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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The London Seance Society
by Sarah Penner
In 1873, Lenna Wickes accompanies acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire to England where they team up with London's exclusive Seance Society to solve a high-profile murder and soon suspect they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
by Jonathan Freedland
This is the story of a brilliant yet troubled man--a gifted "escape artist" who, even as a teenager, understood that the difference between truth and lies can be the difference between life and death. Rudolf Vrba deserves to take his place alongside Anne Frank, Oskar Schindler, and Primo Levi as one of the handful of individuals whose stories define our understanding of the Holocaust.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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The Measure
by Nikki Erlick
When every person, all over the globe, receives a small wooden box bearing the same inscription and a single piece of string inside, the world is thrown into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise? Told through multiple perspectives that introduces an unforgettable cast of characters. Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.
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Available Formats: Hardcover, BRIDGES eBook and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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Small Mercies
by Dennis Lehane
In 1974 Boston, as a heatwave blankets the city, Mary Pat Fennessey, in a desperate search for her missing daughter, asks questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, who doesn't take kindly to anyone who threatens his business. Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city's desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism.
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Available Formats: Hardcover and BRIDGES Audiobook |
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With My Little Eye
by Joshilyn Jackson
To escape a relentless– and increasingly unhinged– stalker, actress Meribel Mills, along with her daughter, moves from Los Angeles to Atlanta for a fresh start only to find herself alone in the fight of her life, desperate to protect those she loves as danger closes in from all sides.
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July 24, 2023 6:30pm at the Library Book Discussion: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles August 28, 2023 6:30pm at the Library Book Discussion: TBD 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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