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• Worry

  a Novel

  Tanner, Alexandra, 1991-

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  "In Tanner's mordant debut, two sisters deal with their anxiety and depression while rooming together. Jules, 28, is less than thrilled when her younger sister, Poppy, moves into her Brooklyn apartment--temporarily, Poppy assures her. . . . With…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Women

  Hannah, Kristin

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  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, Frances “Frankie” McGrath is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Piglet

  a Novel

  Hazell, Lottie, 1993-

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  "When Piglet's fiancé reveals a horrible betrayal two weeks before their wedding day, she decides to proceed with the event, but her life slowly starts unraveling in the lead-up to the big day." -- Publisher

• This Bird Has Flown

  a Novel

  Hoffs, Susanna

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  "Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song -- written by world-famous superstar Jonesy -- but Jane hasn't had a breakout since. . . . Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Really Good, Actually

  a Novel

  Heisey, Monica

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  "Comedian and TV writer Heisey delivers an appealing debut novel...about a 28-year-old stalled PhD candidate left adrift after her divorce...Even in its darkest moments the book is very funny, and Heisey's inspired skewering of urban millennial life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lessons in Chemistry

  Garmus, Bonnie

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  Set in 1960s California, Elizabeth Zott, a chemist whose career takes a detour, becomes the star of a popular TV cooking show. Not one to let the usual sexist attitudes daunt her, she uses the opportunity encourage women to change the status quo.

• Hang the Moon

  a Novel

  Walls, Jeannette

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  "Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans." Set in Prohibition-era Virginia, this novel tells the story of the indomitable Sallie Kincaid, the daughter of ‘Duke’ Kincaid, a big man in a small…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Maid

  a Novel

  Prose, Nita

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  Molly Gray, the 25-year-old neurodivergent narrator of this book, loves her job as a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. When she finds the body of a hotel guest in his bed, she is implicated in the murder investigation. Did she make a mistake by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mary Jane

  a Novel

  Blau, Jessica Anya

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  In this coming-of-age story, 14-year-old Mary Jane takes a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a psychiatrist. Staying with the family for the summer is a rock star (and his celebrity wife) who is being treated for drug and alcohol addiction.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Great Circle

  Shipstead, Maggie

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  This epic novel tells the stories of two women who lived a century apart, Marion Graves, a daredevil aviator, and Hadley Baxter, the actor cast to play Marion in a film. The film centres on Marian’s disappearance in Antarctica during her attempt to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lying Life of Adults

  Ferrante, Elena

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  This novel follows intellectually curious Giovanna through puberty, from the ages of 12 to 16. At 12 she overhears a comment made by her father about her resemblance to her estranged aunt, disrupting her life. She begins to perceive the lies that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Writers & Lovers

  a Novel

  King, Lily

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  "Blindsided by her mother's sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan. . . . At thirty-one, Casey is still clutching onto something nearly all her old friends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Exciting Times

  a Novel

  Dolan, Naoise, 1992-

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  Ava has moved from Ireland to Hong Kong to teach English to children. She meets Julian, a British banker and moves in with him. Then she falls for Edith, a kind Hong Kong local. Ava is incapable of honesty with either partner, let alone herself.

• Daisy Jones & The Six

  a Novel

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins

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  Set in LA in the 'sex, drugs and rock’n’roll' 70s, this book is written in the format of an oral history, with characters recalling events from four decades in the future. Two stories converge, that of Daisy Jones, a beautiful young…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sweetbitter

  Danler, Stephanie

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  Twenty-two-year-old Tess moves to New York City in the stifling summer of 2006, knowing no one. She gets a job at a renowned Union Square restaurant, awakening her appetites and her need for belonging and connection.