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A Book Featuring Friends Read More Reading Challenge 2021 |
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The Secret Women
by Sheila Williams
Three new friends, women all with mothers who have recently died, find long buried secrets when they help each other sort through their mothers’ belongings. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla.
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The Memory Theater
by Karin Tidbeck
Living in a mystical, party-driven alternate dimension where Master overseers brutalize and kill teens for growing up, friends Dora and Thistle plot a daring escape through time and space to find the person who can grant them freedom.
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Perestroika in Paris
by Jane Smiley
Coexisting in the lush hidden spaces of Paris until cold weather arrives, an escaped racehorse and her companion, a German shorthaired pointer, forge a bond with a boy living in seclusion with his nonagenarian grandmother in an ivy-covered house. Overdrive has the ebook and audiobook versions.
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The Last Mrs. Summers
by Rhys Bowen
Helping her friend inspect a recently inherited but uninhabitable Cornwall property, Georgie investigates a bossy host's suspicions that her husband murdered his first wife, allegations that are complicated by a creepy housekeeper and a long-ago tragedy. Read the ebook on Overdrive.
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Harry's Trees
by Jon Cohen
Traumatized by the sudden death of his wife, thirty-four year old Harry Crane leaves his old life and heads for the remote forests of northeastern Pennsylvania, where he meets a young girl who sets him on a feverish road to redemption. The audiobook version is available on Overdrive and Hoopla.
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The Stepsisters
by Susan Mallery
Brought back together when Cassidy, the little sister they have in common, suddenly needs them both, Daisy and Sage must cast aside their hatred for each other to care for Cassidy and are caught off guard when long-buried secrets lead to forgiveness and a powerful friendship.
Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla.
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The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
Combining elements of Jewish and Arab folk mythology, this stunning debut novel tells the story of two supernatural creatures, Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, who form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything. The ebook is available through Overdrive or listen to the audio version on Overdrive or Hoopla.
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