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The Banquet Bug
by Geling Yan
"When factory worker Dan Dong accidentally discovers how easy it is to infiltrate state- and corporate-sponsored banquets by posing as a journalist, he quickly becomes âŠ
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The Observations
by Jane Harris
In an attempt to escape her not-so-innocent past in Glasgow, Bessy takes a job as a maid. Her "missus" demands Bessy keep a journal of âŠ
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Beachglass
by Wendy Blackburn
Self-depreciating and bitingly smart, Delia is a recovering addict who forges her own brand of hard won wisdom on her journey in sobriety. Following a âŠ
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Goodnight, Texas
by William James Cobb
In Goodnight, Texas, people struggle to survive job loss, severe over-fishing, and a looming hurricane. This lyrical, romantic, comic, and redemptive story is about wanting âŠ
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After Dark
by æäžæ„æšč
With his trademark humor and psychological insight, Murakami's power of observation plays out in this sleek novel of encounters set in Tokyo during the witching âŠ
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We are All Welcome Here
by Elizabeth Berg
The bestselling author of "The Art of Mending" and "The Year of Pleasures" follows the story of three women in 1965, Tupelo, Mississippi, each struggling âŠ
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Abide with Me
by Elizabeth Strout
After the tragic death of his young wife, Reverend Tyler Caskey, a New England minister, struggles to hold together his own life, his family, and âŠ
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Magic Study
by Maria V. Snyder
The second novel in Snyder's Study series. After saving the Commander's life, Yelena is set free to get her magic under control or be destroyed âŠ
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The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig
The saga of how a widow from Minneapolis and her brother--soon to become the new teacher in a tiny Montana community in 1909--change lives in âŠ
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The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
A young man born of Indian parents in America struggles with issues of identity from his teens to his thirties.
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On Agate Hill
by Lee Smith
Molly Petree, orphaned by the Civil War, is by her own definition "a spitfire and a burden. I do not care. My family is a âŠ
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The God of Animals
by Aryn Kyle
Based on the author's short story titled "The Foaling Season," the tale of rancher's daughter Alice Winston finds her helping to support the family business âŠ
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Good Grief
by Lolly Winston
Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton desperately wants to be a good widow-a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, she is more of the Jack Daniels âŠ
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Happiness Sold Separately
by Lolly Winston
"The marriage of a seemingly perfect couple dissolves into a complicated dance of affairs, lovers, and admirers"--Provided by the publisher.
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The Whole World Over
by Julia Glass
From the author of the beloved novel "Three Junes" comes a rich and commanding story about the accidents, both grand and small, that determine our âŠ
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The Brambles
by Eliza Minot
This is the story of the Bramble family--Margaret, Max, and Edie--three adult siblings careening through wildly different byways of adult life. Margaret, mother of three, âŠ
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One Mississippi
by Mark Childress
Struggling with his outsider status after moving to a small Mississippi town at the beginning of his junior year, 1970s teen Daniel Musgrove befriends fellow âŠ
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Arthur & George
by Julian Barnes
Tells the alliance of George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur a shabby genteel Edinburgh, their adventures, triumphs, and set-backs.
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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
NATIONAL BESTSELLER âą WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE âą A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival âŠ
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully âŠ
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid âŠ
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The Sea
by John Banville
Following the death of his wife, Max Morden retreats to the seaside town of his childhood summers, where his own life becomes inextricably entwined with âŠ
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The Mermaid Chair
by Sue Monk Kidd
A transcendent tale of a woman's self-discoveryâthe New York Timesâbestselling second work of fiction by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The âŠ
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The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
The multi-million bestselling novel about a young girl's journey towards healing and the transforming power of love, from the award-winning author of The Invention of âŠ
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History of Love
by Nicole Krauss
Sixty years after a book's publication, its author remembers his lost love and missing son, while a teenage girl named for one of the book's âŠ
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
by Kim Edwards
A #1 New York Times bestseller by Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeperâs Daughter is a brilliantly crafted novel of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the âŠ
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
Lily is haunted by memoriesâof who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, âŠ
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The Inheritance of Loss
by Kiran Desai
In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his âŠ
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Blue Shoes and Happiness
by Alexander McCall Smith
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladiesâ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswanaâs premier lady detective. In this charming âŠ
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Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists âŠ