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"Enthralling. . . . A story that burns with intensity and daring." —Iain Reid A propulsive novel about the power…
and paradoxes of desire, from the acclaimed author of The Amateurs.As small children, Francine and her twin Philip shared a seemingly unbreakable bond—but in adolescence the connection frayed, and in adulthood the siblings are locked in a repeating loop of complex, destructive emotions. Matters have reached a breaking point, and Francine, now in her thirties and the married mother of two small boys, is convinced that Philip&’s teenaged infatuation with religion and subsequent, ongoing obsession with his sister&’s &“moral impropriety&”—sparked by his discovery of her involvement in a forbidden relationship—are to blame.As storm clouds of resentment and mutual betrayal gather ominously, threatening to upend both siblings&’ lives and damage their families, Francine unexpectedly finds herself in a situation that mirrors her earlier transgression: stirred and unsettled by her attraction to a wildly inappropriate man. And the one person who suspects is the last person she trusts—her disapproving twin.With the plot twists of a thriller, lean prose crackling with intensity, and big ideas explored alongside the messy truth of human relationships, Strange Loops simultaneously shocks and thrills the reader, all while asking vital questions about faith, love, and desire.
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A compelling mystery, a poignant bildungsroman, and a work of great nostalgia for times just past, COLLECTED WORKS is a…
novel about love, power and art—and what leads us to make the pivotal decisions that change the course of our lives.Martin Berg's wife, Cecilia, disappeared years ago. His memories of their carefree college days seem ever out-of-reach, and the intellectual curiosities that once made him the object of her desire have given way to mid-life uncertainty. The methodical and quiet life he&’s made for himself and his adult children couldn&’t be further from the one he dreamed of in his youth, when the manuscripts lying around his apartment were flush with promise and the ailing publishing house he runs was still new. Perhaps nothing reminds Martin of these failures more than his friend Gustav Becker, a wildly successful painter who&’s returned to Gothenburg on the eve of his career-defining retrospective.Gustav, meanwhile, is hurting too. His obsession with Cecilia&’s inexplicable disappearance had made his art hagiographic, fixated on her image. When posters for Gustav&’s retrospective plaster Cecilia&’s face on major billboards across the city, Martin&’s daughter Rakel learns a haunting fact that points toward her mother&’s whereabouts. She and her brother chase this clue across time, memory, and Europe, to discover why their beloved mother abandoned her family, with the imagined hope that the question of what makes a person can ever be answered.COLLECTED WORKS, a major hit in Sweden, sold over 100,000 copies in its first year in print, instantly making Lydia Sandgren a literary sensation. Winner of the 2020 August Prize for Fiction, the novel is set to publish in 17 territories.
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Amy Poeppel brings her signature &“big-hearted, charming&” (The Washington Post) style to this wise and joyful novel that celebrates love,…
hate, and all of the glorious absurdity in between.In the heart of Greenwich Village, three women form an accidental sorority when a baby—belonging to exactly none of them—lands on their collective doorstep. Lauren and her family—lucky bastards—have been granted the use of a spectacular brownstone, teeming with history and dizzyingly unattractive 70s wallpaper. Adding to the home&’s bohemian, grungy splendor is the bar occupying the basement, a (mostly) beloved dive called The Sweet Spot. Within days of moving in, Lauren discovers that she has already made an enemy in the neighborhood by inadvertently sparking the divorce of a couple she has never actually met. Melinda&’s husband of thirty years has dumped her for a young celebrity entrepreneur named Felicity, and, to Melinda&’s horror, the lovebirds are soon to become parents. In her incandescent rage, Melinda wreaks havoc wherever she can, including in Felicity&’s Soho boutique, where she has a fit of epic proportions, which happens to be caught on film. Olivia—the industrious twenty-something behind the counter, who has big dreams and bigger debt—gets caught in the crossfire. In an effort to diffuse Melinda&’s temper, Olivia has a tantrum of her own and gets unceremoniously canned, thanks to TikTok. When Melinda&’s ex follows his lover across the country, leaving their squalling baby behind, the three women rise to the occasion in order to forgive, to forget, to Ferberize, and to track down the wayward parents. But can their little village find a way toward the happily ever afters they all desire? Welcome to The Sweet Spot.
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A gripping, richly imagined fantasy set in an alternate ancient African world in which a Black girl finds her power and saves…
her people from evil, by the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of Black Panther: The Young Prince. In the land of Alkebulan, twelve-year-old Asha is an orphan, raised by Madame S, the proprietor of a traveling carnival. When Madame S is attacked by ghoulish creatures, she manages to tell Asha before she dies, “Seek the Underground Kingdom, where the black flowers bloom.”Asha doesn’t understand the mysterious words, but they launch her onto a page-turning quest to protect her people and stop an ancient evil. Along the way, she uncovers shocking secrets about the family she never knew and begins to find her place in the world as she discovers her own untapped powers.
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“A poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, weird, and heartbreaking window into being bereft and being in love… a striking reminder that there…
can be beauty in devastation.” — EMILY AUSTIN, author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be DeadA heartbreaking and darkly funny portrait of a woman unravelling in the wake of tragedy.Sam is dead, which means that Elsie Jane has just lost the brilliant, sensitive man she planned to grow old with. The early days of grief are a fog of work and single parenting. Too restless to sleep, Elsie pores over Sam’s old love letters, paces her house, and bickers with the ghosts of Sam and her dead parents night after night. As the year unfolds, she develops an obsession with a local murder mystery, attends a series of disastrous internet dates in search of a “replacement soulmate,” and solicits a space-time wizard via Craigslist, convinced he will help her forge a path through the cosmos back to Sam.Examining the ceaseless labour of motherhood, the stigma of death by drug poisoning, and the allure of magical thinking in the wake of tragedy, What Remains of Elsie Jane is a heart-splitting reminder that grief is born from the depths of love.A RARE MACHINES BOOK
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood&“A love letter to the power of music, this thoughtful, humorous exploration…
of what constitutes living versus mere survival sees Chen (Light Years from Home) at the top of his game.&” —Publishers Weekly starred review"A strong emotional core carries Chen&’s (Light Years from Home, 2022) latest, which is ultimately about healing from old wounds and learning how to embrace life again after loss—even if you&’re dead." —BooklistBeing a vampire is far from glamorous…but it can be pretty punk rock.Everything you&’ve heard about vampires is a lie. They can&’t fly. No murders allowed (the community hates that). And turning into a bat? Completely ridiculous. In fact, vampire life is really just a lot of blood bags and night jobs. For Louise Chao, it&’s also lonely, since she swore off family ages ago.At least she&’s gone to decades of punk rock shows. And if she can join a band of her own (while keeping her…situation under wraps), maybe she&’ll finally feel like she belongs, too.Then a long-lost teenage relative shows up at her door. Whether it&’s Ian&’s love of music or his bad attitude, for the first time in ages, Louise feels a connection.But as Ian uncovers Louise&’s true identity, things get dangerous—especially when he asks her for the ultimate favor. One that goes beyond just family…one that might just change everything vampires know about life and death forever.
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If you love Jill Shalvis and Lori Wilde, then you won’t want to miss this new novel—and start of a…
new series, The Snowflake Sisters—by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Greene, who returns with a poignantly emotional story about the joys—and frustrations—of family, sisters, and self-discovery.They say there’s no place like home for the holidays...but Poppy McGuire is done with all that! Her sisters are suffocating, and her father hasn’t done anything for himself in years. What she needs is a change—of pace, of heart, of attitude. ...and so she flees to an isolated Wisconsin cabin, determined to get through to a Happy Solo New Year’s.At first, Poppy’s blissful solitude is only interrupted by a few welcome distractions in the form of her hunky, flannel-clad neighbor and his loveable—rather large—dog Bubbles. The weight of responsibilities falls off her shoulders, reigniting a joy in life she’d thought was long gone.And then her sisters track her down—barging in unannounced with their problems and panics and overwhelming need to get Poppy to solve things. But a new year means new changes...it’s time for all these sisters to grow up before their family falls apart.Hideaway at Silver Lake is Jennifer Greene at her best—characters you can’t help but love, a setting you can’t help but pine for, and the happily ever after we all aspire to find. This novel is a like a warm cup of cocoa, perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Jenny Colgan.
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WINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA playful, feminist, and utterly original epic set in contemporary northern India, about a…
family and the inimitable octogenarian matriarch at its heart.“A tale tells itself. It can be complete, but also incomplete, the way all tales are. This particular tale has a border and women who come and go as they please. Once you’ve got women and a border, a story can write itself . . .”Eighty-year-old Ma slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband. Despite her family’s cajoling, she refuses to leave her bed. Her responsible eldest son, Bade, and dutiful, Reebok-sporting daughter-in-law, Bahu, attend to Ma’s every need, while her favorite grandson, the cheerful and gregarious Sid, tries to lift her spirits with his guitar. But it is only after Sid’s younger brother—Serious Son, a young man pathologically incapable of laughing—brings his grandmother a sparkling golden cane covered with butterflies that things begin to change.With a new lease on life thanks to the cane’s seemingly magical powers, Ma gets out of bed and embarks on a series of adventures that baffle even her unconventional feminist daughter, Beti. She ditches her cumbersome saris, develops a close friendship with a hijra, and sets off on a fateful journey that will turn the family’s understanding of themselves upside down.Rich with fantastical elements, folklore, and exuberant wordplay, Geetanjali Shree’s magnificent novel explores timely and timeless topics, including Buddhism, global warming, feminism, Partition, gender binary, transcending borders, and the profound joys of life. Elegant, heartbreaking, and funny, it is a literary masterpiece that marks the American debut of an extraordinary writer.Translated from the Hindi by Daisy RockwellAuthor’s name pronounced: Ghee-TAHN-juh-lee Shree
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A heartbreaking novel about the incredible courage of ordinary people during the Second World War. Fans of The Alice Network,…
The Nightingale and The Tattooist of Auschwitz will never forget this powerful story of hope found in the darkest days. 1933, Berlin. Ten-year-old Hanni Foss stands by her father watching the celebrations marking Adolf Hitler as Germany&’s new leader. As the torchlights fade, her safe and happy childhood changes forever as Reiner, the father she adores, is corrupted by his new position as commandant of an infamous concentration camp… Twelve years later. As the Nazi regime crumbles, Hanni hides from her father on the outskirts of Berlin. In stolen moments, she develops the photographs she took to record the horrors of the camp – the empty food bowls and desperate faces – and vows to get justice for the innocent people she couldn&’t help as a child. But her carefully constructed new life is threatened when Hanni discovers a body hidden in a bombed-out building, and meets Freddy, the tortured young detective in charge of the case. Could the fierce emotion in his brown eyes distract Hanni from her quest for atonement? Or will Reiner stop her himself? Because on the day she plans to deliver her damning photographs to the Allies, Hanni comes face to face with her father again. Reiner Foss has a powerful new identity and he makes it clear just how dangerous it will be to expose him. Now she faces a devastating choice, between the past which haunts her, and the chance of a future with Freddy… What readers are saying about Catherine Hokin: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘The best historical fiction book I&’ve read this year! I was awake until the early morning hours finishing it, because I could not put it down!… Heartbreaking.&’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘Amazing… I was totally absorbed in the story… 10 stars. One of my best reads this year. I can&’t begin to say how much I loved this book, I couldn&’t put it down, absolutely brilliant.&’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘If I could give this book more than a five-star rating, I surely would! It is absolutely the best WW2 historical fiction I&’ve read in a long time!… I couldn&’t bear to put it down.&’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘Can I give a rating higher than 5 stars?!… I really loved this book.&’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘Have you ever read a book that has torn at your heartstrings so much that you just know it&’s going to leave a lasting impression for the rest of time?… This book is going on that list!&’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘This story just swept me away… I was left speechless… just wow!!… I do recommend a box of tissues… This book will have you turning the pages…
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General fiction, Family stories, Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Serious and literary fiction, War stories
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1944, Germany. Two sisters seek to overcome impossible odds to be reunited, in this utterly devastating and unforgettable novel about…
sisterhood, courage and survival. All they had left was each other. Until the Nazis tore them apart. After years of hiding from the Nazis, Rachel Epstein and her little sister Mindel are captured by the Gestapo and sent to the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. The only ray of light for either girl is that they are together. But on arrival they are separated. As she&’s seventeen and deemed an adult, Rachel is sent to work in a brutal factory whilst four-year-old Mindel is sent into the so-called &“star&” camp for Jewish prisoners. All on her own, Rachel knows her sister will have no chance of survival—unless she can find someone to take care of her. Working in the windowless, airless factory—filling munitions casings with chemicals that burn her fingers and make her eyes sting—the only thing that keeps Rachel going is the thought of her little sister. Because if there&’s even a chance Mindel is alive, Rachel knows she must try to save her. But, separated by barbed wire, and treated brutally by SS guards who do not even see them as human beings, can either of the orphaned sisters ever dare to hope that they&’ll find their way back to each other? And to freedom? A completely heartbreaking, utterly gripping tale of courage, loss and overcoming impossible odds, perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Ragged Edge of Night and The Orphan&’s Tale. Readers are loving Not Without My Sister: &“Incredible… I couldn&’t stop reading… It would be a great movie… [It] made me cry.&” Rachel Wesson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &“So emotional, heartbreaking… I couldn&’t even put this book down and I got so engrossed into the book that I didn&’t even realize until I came to the end!… Grab your tissues because this book will make you cry… Unputdownable historical fiction!&” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &“It made me weep… a roller coaster of emotions.&” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &“[A] beautiful, heart-breaking story… a poignant story that will tug at even the most hardened heart strings, with beautifully drawn characters, and filled with raw emotion, it&’s a book that will stay with you long after you&’ve reached the last page.&” The Book Review Café &“By the end of the story I was crying… gripping… A must read!&” jasminegalsreadinglog ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &“A heartbreaking read that brought tears to my eyes… Both beautiful and harrowing…
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'Young then. Before Alva and everything.'Cormac is a photographer. Approaching forty and still single, he suddenly finds himself 'the leftover…
man'.Through talent and charm, he has escaped small town life and a haunted family. But now his peers are all getting divorced, dying, or buying trampolines in the suburbs. Cormac is dating former students, staying out all night and receiving boilerplate rejection emails for his work, propped up by a constellation of the women and ex-lovers in his life.In the last weeks of the year, Cormac meets Caroline, an ambitious young dancer, and embarks on a miniature odyssey of intimacy. Simultaneously, he must take responsibility for his married brother, whose mid-life crisis forces them both to reckon with a death in the family that hangs over those left behind.Set in Dublin, a city built on burial pits, We Were Young is a dazzlingly clever, deeply enjoyable novel from a Sunday Times Short Story Award-Winning author.
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The party was supposed to be the highlight of the summer. If only I&’d known that night would destroy our…
lives… All the neighbours were laughing, drinking out of plastic glasses and getting along. I almost felt happy. Almost forgot about the terrible argument earlier and the sinister messages I&’d been receiving from a strange address all week, threatening to expose the lies behind my perfect life. As we finished with the red and gold fireworks and welcomed everyone back to our house, I believed that everything would be okay. But I didn&’t know who I was inviting in. I never could have imagined what would happen here, in our home, after I&’d gone up to bed. Everyone saw something different. It&’s my daughter&’s word against the story the boy from down the road is telling. But how can I find out what really happened that night without everyone finding out the truth about me? An absolutely gripping story of the secrets you would do anything to keep hidden, with a twist you just won&’t see coming. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, Big Little Lies and The Girl on the Train. Readers are gripped by The Street Party: &‘Packed with plenty of heart-in-your-throat moments… Holy smokes!... Addictive… had me wide eyed and slack jawed and unable to put my eReader down… Every single chapter of The Street Party is omggood!… This book blew me away.&’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘Oh this book was so good, I could see it as a movie before my eyes!… I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time! WOW!&’ @kymamareads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘A wonderful book! Perfect for fans of Little Big Lies and Little Fires Everywhere! A perfect beach or pool read!&’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘Drew me right in, kept me reading late into the night. Tense, chilling, so many twists and turns, do not miss this thriller.&’ NetGalley reviewer &‘Make sure to clear your schedule as once you start reading this you will not want to put it down until you are done. It's truly that good!&’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘Nothing short of magic! I literally could not put it down… I fell in love with so many characters!&’ NetGalley reviewer &‘Wow, I loved it… I did not want it to end.&’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ &‘WOW!... Filled with twists and turns in all directions.&’ @thrillbythepage_ &‘Oh Yes!... An outstanding domestic psychological thriller… So many twists and turns along the way…
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&“Phenomenal! Immediately pulled me into the story and I couldn&’t set the book down until I&’d finished… This will be…
one of those books that I reach for time and again.&” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I don&’t know what I&’d expected to find. Pictures of her mother, maybe, or a locket. Instead, there was a letter. My breath came fast as I read the first few sentences… When Julie&’s mother falls ill, she has no choice but to return to her parents&’ Wisconsin resort, Wood Violet, for the summer. Away from the pressures of city life, Julie also hopes the trip will give her and husband Tristan the chance to heal after the heartbreak of another miscarriage. Back home, surrounded by nature and old friends, Julie starts to feel a sense of calm she&’d thought she&’d lost forever. But her fragile peace is shattered when she stumbles upon an eighteen-year-old girl hiding out in an abandoned cabin. The girl, Margaret, seems lost in the world and Julie wants to help her. But when she finds the letters in her backpack, Julie realizes she isn&’t telling the whole truth about why she&’s here. And if Margaret finds what she&’s looking for, it could expose a long-buried secret that could destroy Julie&’s family&’s reputation and tear all their lives apart… A beautiful and emotional story about love, betrayal and finding your true home, from the bestselling author of The Lighthouse Keeper. Fans of Mary Ellen Taylor, Barbara O&’Neal and This is Not How it Ends will adore Cynthia Ellingsen&’s captivating novel. What readers are saying about The Choice I Made: &“Kept me turning the pages… I couldn&’t put it down and finished it in a day!… feels like a warm hug.&” Goodreads reviewer &“Such a beautiful and emotional story… completely captured my heart and my sense of adventure.&” Berit Talks Books &“Hooked from the first page… I found myself wanting to read faster and know what happens next.&” The Writer&’s Workout &“Will tug at readers&’ heartstrings and make them laugh and cry… a stirring tale of love, loss and loyalty that manages to be life-affirming, heart-breaking and uplifting at the same time.&” Bookish Jottings &“Filled with memorable characters… I barely could put it down… There are plenty of twists and turns and the reader is pulled this way and that.&” On the Shelf Books &“The characters were so easy to relate to and the setting was beautiful… helped take me away like a book should… One of the best books I've read so far in 2021…
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The acclaimed author of Little Broken Things returns with another “race-to-the-finish family drama” (People) about a single mother who becomes…
embroiled in a mystery that threatens to tear apart what’s left of her family.Jessica Chamberlain, newly separated and living with her two sons in a small Iowa town, can’t believe that a tragedy in another state could have anything to do with her. But when her phone rings one quiet morning, her world is shattered. As she tries to pick up the pieces and make sense of what went wrong, Jess begins to realize that a tragic death is just the beginning. Soon she is caught in a web of lies and half-truths—and she’s horrified to learn that everything leads back to her seven-year-old adopted son, Gabriel. Years ago, Gabe’s birth mother requested a closed adoption and Jessica was more than happy to comply. But when her house is broken into and she discovers a clue that suggests her estranged husband was in close contact with Gabe’s biological mother, she vows to uncover the truth at any cost. A harrowing story of tenacious love and heartbreaking betrayal, You Were Always Mine is about the wars we wage to keep the ones we love close, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jodi Picoult.
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A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely debut novel about a beloved English professor facing a slew of accusations against her professor…
husband by former students—a situation that becomes more complicated when she herself develops an obsession of her own...&“When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me.&” And so we are introduced to our deliciously incisive narrator: a popular English professor whose charismatic husband at the same small liberal arts college is under investigation for his inappropriate relationships with his former students. The couple have long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extra-marital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both. And when our narrator becomes increasingly infatuated with Vladimir, a celebrated, married young novelist who&’s just arrived on campus, their tinder box world comes dangerously close to exploding. With this bold, edgy, and uncommonly assured debut, author Julia May Jonas takes us into charged territory, where the boundaries of morality bump up against the impulses of the human heart. Propulsive, darkly funny, and wildly entertaining, Vladimir perfectly captures the personal and political minefield of our current moment, exposing the nuances and the grey area between power and desire.
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“If you liked Big Little Lies, you’ll want to crack open this new novel by Nicole Baart.” —Southern Living An…
engrossing and suspenseful novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Amy Hatvany about an affluent suburban family whose carefully constructed facade starts to come apart with the unexpected arrival of an endangered young girl.I have something for you. When Quinn Cruz receives that cryptic text message from her older sister Nora, she doesn’t think much of it. They haven’t seen each other in nearly a year and thanks to Nora’s fierce aloofness, their relationship consists mostly of infrequent phone calls and an occasional email or text. But when a haunted Nora shows up at the lake near Quinn's house just hours later, a chain reaction is set into motion that will change both of their lives forever. Nora’s “something” is more shocking than Quinn could have ever imagined: a little girl, cowering, wide-eyed, and tight-lipped. Nora hands her over to Quinn with instructions to keep her safe, and not to utter a word about the child to anyone, especially not their buttoned-up mother who seems determined to pretend everything is perfect. But before Quinn can ask even one of the million questions swirling around her head, Nora disappears, and Quinn finds herself the unlikely caretaker of a girl introduced simply as Lucy. While Quinn struggles to honor her sister’s desperate request and care for the lost, scared Lucy, she fears that Nora may have gotten involved in something way over her head—something that will threaten them all. But Quinn’s worries are nothing compared to the firestorm that Nora is facing. It’s a matter of life and death, of family and freedom, and ultimately, about the lengths a woman will go to protect the ones she loves.
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<P>In this entrancing novel, a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she…
took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. <P>Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. <P>But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. <P>Why her? Why now? <P>Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. <P> Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. <P>From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. <P>Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
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General fiction, Family stories, Suspense and thrillers
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From the author of Little Broken Things, a &“race-to-the-finish family drama&” (People) following a mother who must confront the dark…
summer that changed her life forever in order to reclaim the daughter she left behind.Juniper Baker had just graduated from high school and was deep in the throes of a summer romance when Cal and Beth Murphy, a childless couple who lived on a neighboring farm, were brutally murdered. When her younger brother became the prime suspect, June&’s world collapsed and everything she loved that summer fell away. She left, promising never to return to tiny Jericho, Iowa. Until now. Officially, she&’s back in town to help an ill friend manage the local library. But really, she&’s returned to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter, who&’s been raised by Juniper&’s mother and stepfather since birth—and to solve the infamous Murphy murders once and for all. She knows the key to both lies in the darkest secret of that long-ago summer night, one that&’s haunted her for nearly fifteen years. As history begins to repeat itself and a dogged local true crime podcaster starts delving into the murders, the race to the truth puts past and present on a dangerous collision course. Juniper lands back in an all-too-familiar place with the answers to everything finally in her sights, but this time it&’s her daughter&’s life that hangs in the balance. Will revealing what really happened mean a fresh start? Or will the truth destroy everything Juniper loves for a second time? Baart once again brilliantly weaves mystery into family drama in this expertly-crafted novel for fans of Lisa Jewell and Megan Miranda.
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Family stories, Animal stories
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Janey's experiences in helping to capture and break a wild stallion change both her feelings about herself and her relationship with her crusty old grandfather. For grades 5-8
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The last novel by Dame Compton-Burnett is an acerbic study in the exercise of power by the domineering matriarch of a Victorian household and her estranged stepdaughter