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• The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

  a Novel

  Benedict, Marie

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  In 1926 England, the largest manhunt in its history occurs. The country’s beloved mystery author Agatha Christie has disappeared. Soon, the police, the staff and the newspapers begin to suspect Christie’s husband, who has been less than helpful.

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold

  a Novel

  Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, 1971-

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  In a back alley of Tokyo, a century-old coffee shop offers patrons more than their brew of choice, it also allows them to travel back in time to reframe their life choices.

• Or What You Will

  Walton, Jo

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  A fictional character who has appeared throughout his author’s novels, realizes she is dying, and seeks to avoid his end through a daring plan.

• The Binding

  a Novel

  Collins, Bridget

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  Emmett is summoned to begin training as a Bookbinder in the isolated house of his elderly teacher. It is a vocation that arouses fear and superstition, but neither Emmett nor his parents can refuse. Although he enjoys the labour of making beautiful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

  Tokarczuk, Olga, 1962-

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  Janina, the village eccentric, has a special understanding of the world. She prefers the company of animals, has a passion for astrology, and tends her neighbours’ vacant cottages in winter. When her neighbours turn up dead, she becomes entangled in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Memory Police

  Ogawa, Yōko, 1962-

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  Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award. A haunting novel about an island where disappearances are everyday occurrences, and the terrors of state surveillance dominate the citizens’ lives. Available as a Book Club Kit.

• The Nightjar

  Hewitt, Debbie, 1958-

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  Alice is an “aviarist” – capable of seeing nightjars, the magical birds that guard human souls. When her best friend is in a car accident, she feels responsible for the loss of her friend’s nightjar, and decides to do whatever it takes to retrieve…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Overstory

  a Novel

  Powers, Richard, 1957-

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  Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Most of the action unfolds during the late 1990s, as the main characters come together on the Pacific coast to save old-growth trees. Available as a Book Club Kit.

• The Widows of Malabar Hill

  Massey, Sujata

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  Set in 1920s Bombay, Perveen Mistry, lawyer and Oxford graduate, investigates a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in strict purdah seclusion. Things turn nasty when the widows become the target of their murderous and greedy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Fires Everywhere

  Ng, Celeste

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  The Richardson family life seems perfect on the outside, until the arrival of a mother and daughter who cause upheaval. Available as a Book Club Kit.

• A Gentleman in Moscow

  Towles, Amor

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  In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is under house arrest in Moscow’s Metropol Hotel across the street from the Kremlin. The Count adjusts to his new circumstance with charm, wisdom and insight, despite the political events brought on by Stalin and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

  Riggs, Ransom

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  When Jake’s grandfather tragically dies, he decides to find Miss Peregrine and solve the mysteries of his grandfather’s past life. The answers he seeks turn up in an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, where strangely gifted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

  Clarke, Susanna

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  In 1806 England, a prophecy declares “that one day magic would be restored to England by two magicians.” Mr. Norrell has regained some of the power of England’s magicians from the past, but then the dashing and moody Jonathan Strange arrives. It…Read moreRead more of this annotation