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Fiction A to Z July 2020 These eBooks and eAudios may be downloaded in the Libby by OverDrive app or viewed online on our OverDrive page.
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All Adults Here
by Emma Straub
Summary: A matriarch confronts the legacy of her parenting mistakes while her adult children navigate respective challenges in high standards and immaturity, before a teen granddaughter makes a courageous decision to tell the truth.
Straub: By the best-selling author of Modern Lovers.
Similar Authors: Maggie Shipstead, Ann Packer and Jane Green.
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The End of October
by Lawrence Wright
What happens: Investigating dozens of mysterious deaths in an Indonesian internment camp, a World Health Organization doctor finds himself on a race to uncover the origins of a mysterious killer virus and find a cure before it decimates world populations.
Similar Titles: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Lock In by John Scalzi and White Plague by James Abel.
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The Book of Longings
by Sue Monk Kidd
Summary: A first-century intellectual fights the limitations imposed on women before an encounter with an 18-year-old Jesus leads to their marriage, his dangerous public ministry and her flight to safety in Alexandria.
Kidd: By the author of The Invention of Wings and The Secret Life of Bees.
Similar Titles: The Broken Chord by Geraldine Brooks, A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker and The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.
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| My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteStarring: hardworking, practical Korede; her beautiful sister Ayoola, who seems to have developed a habit of killing her boyfriends.
What it's about: Korede is the one who disposes of the bodies and keeps her sister out of jail. But when the handsome doctor with whom Korede has fallen in love notices Ayoola and asks for her number, Korede faces a dilemma.
Why you might like it: This darkly funny debut captures the crowded streets of Lagos, Nigeria and complex family relationships with equal skill. |
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Love the One You're With
by Emily Giffin
Summary: Believing her marriage to Andy to be ideal in every way, Ellen finds herself questioning her beliefs when she runs into Leo, a former boyfriend Ellen never forgot who brought out the worst in her.
Bestselling author: By the author of Something Borrowed and Baby Proof.
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| Machines Like Me by Ian McEwanWhat it's about: the relationships that develop between young Londoner Charlie, his girlfriend Miranda, and the android Adam, one of the first 26 "manufactured humans" who can pass as real.
Why you might like it: Readers curious about artificial intelligence and fans of the HBO show Westworld will appreciate the novel's playful, intriguing approach to coexisting with "robots." The alternate version of the 1980s, in which Alan Turing has had a greater influence, is fun too. |
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Three Sides of a Heart : Stories about Love Triangles
by Natalie C. Parker
Compilation: These short stories explore love triangles in fantastical, supernatural or extraordinary settings.
Authors included: contributions by such favorite young-adult authors as E. K. Johnston, Garth Nix and Veronica Roth.
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The Girl from Summer Hill
by Jude Deveraux
What happens: Clashing with a gorgeous Hollywood star who is playing Darcy in a local production of Pride & Prejudice, Casey, a chef who puts her career first and who believes the actor's brother-in-law's damning claims, finds herself becoming attracted to him in spite of herself.
Deveraux: By the best-selling author of A Knight in Shining Armor.
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