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Popular FictionApril 2023 |
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The Trackers by Charles FrazierCommissioned to create a mural representing Dawes, Wyoming, Val Welch, a painter in Depression-era America, stays with a wealthy art lover, his wife and a mysterious elder cowboy where he turns up secrets that could spark formidable changes for all of them.
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Only the Beautiful by Susan MeissnerIn 1947, Helen Calvert, returning to her brother's vineyard in America for good after witnessing firsthand Adolf Hitler's brutal pursuit of hereditary purity, is drawn into battle at home when she discovers what really happened to the vinedresser's pregnant daughter.
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The Golden Doves : a novel by Martha Hall KellyTo finally secure justice and protect the ones they love, two former female spies, American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette LaRue, aka the Golden Doves, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of WWII.
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The Cuban Heiress by Chanel CleetonOn a voyage from New York to Havana aboard the Morro Castle, the fates of heiress Catherine Dohan, a woman living a lie, and Elena Palacio, bent on revenge against those who wronged her, are intertwined as they risk everything to see justice served once and for all.
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Symphony of Secrets by Brendan SlocumbWhen he is asked to authenticate a newly discovered piece from famed 20th-century composer Frederick Delaney, Bern Hendricks uncovers clues that indicate Delaney may have had help composing his most successful work, which makes him a target of a powerful organization.
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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan StradalThis novel is the story of Mariel and Ned, a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them.
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The Covenant of Water : a novel by Abraham VergheseFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret.
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom HanksA novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in American culture since WWII.
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Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra DallasIn 1916 Wallace, Wyoming, schoolteacher Ellen Webster finds purpose in her work as a rancher,s wife and in her bonds with other women settled on the prairie as they look out for each other, share their secrets and help one another in times of need.
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The Seaside Library by Brenda NovakReturning to the beach town where they grew up together, Ivy and Ariana, when a woman goes missing, find the circumstances similar to a crime from their childhood, placing them in a bad situation since the person that may be responsible is the same one they lied for years ago.
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Swamp Story by Dave BarryJesse Braddock is trapped in a tiny cabin deep in the Everglades with her infant daughter and her ex-boyfriend, a wannabe reality TV star who turned out to be a lot prettier on the outside than on the inside. Broke and desperate for a way out, Jesse stumbles across a long-lost treasure.
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The Half Moon : a novel by Mary Beth KeaneFrom the beloved bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, an unforgettable novel about a couple in a small town and the complexities of marriage, family, longing, and desire.
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Silver Alert by Lee SmithRather than give up his independence, Herb, a stubborn elderly man, heads off on one last joy ride to Key West in his Porsche along with Dee Dee, his new young friend, setting off a Silver Alert.
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Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa GrayWhen her husband disappears on his 37th birthday, Deborah and her daughter, in the days, months and years to follow, look backward and forward as they piece together the life of the many the love, but whom they come to realize they might never have truly known.
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Pomegranate by Helen Elaine LeeThe acclaimed author of The Serpent's Gift returns with a novel that follows a queer black woman who works to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison.
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Black Girls Must Have It All by Jayne AllenThrowing herself into her work, weekend news anchor Tabitha Walker, trying to find a work-life balance, while caring for her newborn, is forced to take stock of her life and make a new plan for the future when her husband gives her an ultimatum about their relationship.
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The Secret Book of Flora Lea : a novel by Patti Callahan Henry"When a woman stumbles across a mysterious children's book, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed"
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The Enigma of Garlic by Alexander McCall SmithIt's the most anticipated event of the decade—Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding—and everyone is invited! But the relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted.
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No Two Persons by Erica BauermeisterWhen a devastating event breaks her heart open, aspiring writer Alice creates a stunning debut novel in which her words find their way to readers, from a teenager hiding her homelessness to a widower rent by grief, who, due to her book, find new paths forward.
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The Last Animal by Ramona AusubelWhen they accidentally discover a perfectly preserved, 4,000-year-old baby mammoth while on their mother's scientific expedition in the Arctic, teenage sisters Eve and Vera set off a chain of events, resulting in the birth of a creature that could change the world and their family.
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If We're Being Honest : a novel by Cat ShookThe family of Gerry Williams, beloved patriarch, meet up in Eulalia, Georgia, for the funeral and try to cope with their fresh grief while dealing with various private dramas and secrets.
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Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? : a novel by Crystal Smith PaulWhen white silver screen icon Kitty Karr Tate dies and bequeaths her multimillion-dollar estate to the three Black St. John sisters, it prompts questions. A celebrity in her own right, Elise St. John would rather focus on sorting out Kitty's affairs than deal with the press.
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The Midnight News by Jo BakerHolding down a typist job at the Ministry of Information during World War II, 20-year-old Charlotte Richmond, is consumed by suspicion and fear when she believes she's being followed, and no longer knows whom to trust, not even herself.
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The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda JanowitzIn a novel inspired by Audrey Hepburn's classic film Sabrina, a caterer returns to the grand Long Island estate where she grew up as the daughter of the house manager, and where a rekindled love triangle reveals truths about her upbringing and a shattering secret about her family.
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The Swiss Nurse : a novel
by Mario EscobarTo escape the invasion of Fascist troops in Spain, Isabel Dueąs seeks asylum across the border where she meets Elisabeth Eidenbenz a woman determined to provide expectant mothers and their unborn children refuge amid one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 20th century.
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The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerMikki Brammer's The Collected Regrets of Clover is a big-hearted and life-affirming debut about a death doula who, in caring for others at the end of their life, has forgotten how to live her own, for readers of The Midnight Library.
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