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• A Spool of Blue Thread

  Tyler, Anne

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  The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate togetherness: an indefinable, enviable kind of special-ness. But they're also like all families, in that the stories they tell themselves reveal only part of the picture. Here are four…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

  a Novel

  Flagg, Fannie

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  The story centers around five women that worked at a Phillips Station and flew planes during WWII, and follows their lives over many decades. The story starts in Poland with a man determined to follow his brother and his dreams of America, and ends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Now That You Mention It

  Higgins, Kristan,

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  A funny and bittersweet story of a woman who returns to her hometown after a decade's absence hoping to resuscitate her relationship with her family, only to discover that her homecoming is not as welcome as she had imagined.

• The Museum of Extraordinary Things

  a Novel

  Hoffman, Alice

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  Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a Coney Island boardwalk freak show that thrills the masses. An exceptional swimmer, Coralie appears as the Mermaid in her father's "museum,"…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dutch House

  a Novel

  Patchett, Ann,

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  An elaborate house is the backdrop to this story about survival, loyalty, betrayal, and belonging. Told through the perspective of Danny, readers are entranced by his thoughtful and reflective stories about how he and his sister, Maeve, survived the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

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  An out-of-work governess stumbles into the job of social secretary for a glamorous entertainer.

• Dear John

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  A soldier on leave meets and falls in love with a college student, but when they are separated because of his service their relationship is tested by the distance between them.

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