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• Butter Honey Pig Bread

  Ekwuyasi, Francesca, 1990-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. An intergenerational saga set in Lagos, London, and Montreal delves into the reverberating effects of a Nigerian mother's choices on her twin daughters' lives.

• Convenience Store Woman

  Murata, Sayaka, 1979-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. A Japanese woman who has been working at a convenience store for 18 years, much to the disappointment of her family, finds friendship with an alienated, cynical and bitter young man who becomes her coworker.

• Fayne

  MacDonald, Ann-Marie, 1958-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. Young Charlotte Bell lives at a secluded estate called Fayne, straddling the border between England and Scotland. Though she is intelligent, curious, and lively, she is kept in isolation due to a mysterious “condition.”

• Five Little Indians

  Good, Michelle

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. This Governor-General's Award winning novel follows the lives of five survivors of a remote residential school -- Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie -- and their attempts to find peace and recovery in the years after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Glass Hotel

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. An absorbing, atmospheric novel of interlocking narratives about the lives of two half-siblings, Vincent and Paul. For readers who enjoyed philosophical explorations and surprisingly entertaining digressions, as well as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heat Wave

  Jennings, Maureen

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. It’s July 1936 in Toronto, and citizens are sweltering under a heat wave. Charlotte Frayne is the rooky private eye in Gilmore’s firm. When his wife is attacked, he is jailed as the main suspect. Frayne must help clear…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

  Schwab, Victoria

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. Addie LaRue makes a deal with the devil to dodge an unwanted marriage and unremarkable life in 17th century France. A sinister transaction like this always comes at price, though. While Addie is granted immortality in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Kiss Quotient

  Hoang, Helen

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. Stella Lane, an econometrician with Asperger's, hires escort Michael Phan to boost her dating confidence, sparking an unconventional and passionate romance that challenges societal norms and explores the depth of love…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lady Tan's Circle of Women

  a Novel

  See, Lisa

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. "In fifteenth-century China, Tan Yunxian loses her mother at a young age, and her father quickly remarries, sending Yunxian to live with her grandparents...Based on the writings of an historical Ming dynasty female…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Miracle Creek

  Kim, Angie, 1969-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. This literary courtroom thriller is about a tragic accident at an alternative healing centre and the ways in which the investigation impacts the various parties -- from the family that has put their savings and hopes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

  McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. This is the first volume in McCall Smith's sensational cozy mystery series featuring Madame Precious Ramotswe, who opens a detective agency in Botswana.

• The Pillars of the Earth

  Follett, Ken

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. Set in 12th century England, this historical novel revolves around the constructions of a grand cathedral, portraying a captivating story of love, betrayal, and political strife. Against the backdrop of this monumental…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Swimming Back to Trout River

  a Novel

  Feng, Linda Rui, 1975-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT BOOK. Set against the backdrop of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, young lovers are conjoined by their love of music and torn apart by their differing commitments to the ideological project of Mao. Dawn, a gifted musician, puts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What I Know About You

  Chacour, Éric, 1983-

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. "A heartbreaking tale of a family and an impossible love, torn apart by secrets and traditions in late-twentieth-century Cairo." — Publisher

• The Women

  Hannah, Kristin

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  AVAILABLE AS PRINT AND EBOOK. Hannah’s moving version of the Vietnam narrative centres on the experiences of women. In 1966, a sheltered and patriotic young woman impulsively signs up to become an army nurse in Vietnam. Without adequate training,…Read moreRead more of this annotation