2010 ~ A Promising Year in Books ~
Discover the most promising books of 2010 in this curated reading list, featuring standout fiction like The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson, and Ape House by Sara Gruen—a must-read collection for literary fans.
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Ape House
by Sara Gruen
A group of apes are kidnapped from a language laboratory and subsequently cast on a reality television show that calls into question scientific assumptions about common DNA that is shared by apes and people.
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The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
by Stieg Larsson
While recovering in the hospital, Lisbeth Salander enlists the aid of journalist Mikael Blomkvist to prove her innocent of three murders and identify the corrupt politicians who have allowed her to suffer, and, on her own, Lisbeth plots revenge against the man who tried to kill her. By the best-selling author of The Girl Who Played With Fire.
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The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. THE SWAN THIEVES is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
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The Girl who Chased the Moon
by Sarah Addison Allen
Moving in with the grandfather she never knew after the death of her mother, 17-year-old Emily witnesses bizarre supernatural activities in her new North Carolina community while befriending its remarkable residents. By the author of The Sugar Queen.
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Noah's Compass
by Anne Tyler
Preparing to retire early from an unfulfilling teaching job, Liam Pennywell struggles to recall missing memories of the night before he awoke in the hospital with a head injury, an effort that leads to unexpected discoveries.
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Remarkable Creatures
by Tracy Chevalier
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Girl With a Pearl Earring" comes this stunning novel of how one woman's gift transcends class and social prejudice to lead to some of the most important discovers of the 19th century.
