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• House of Names

  Tóibín, Colm, 1955-

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  A thrilling retelling of one of our favourite stories/myths of Greek classical literature: the Oresteia.

• Noonday

  Barker, Pat, 1943-

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  Award-winning historical fiction writer Pat Barker concludes a trilogy that began with three students at the Slade School of Fine Art in the run-up to World War I (Life Class), in this third volume, which takes the former classmates to London during…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magicians

  a Novel

  Grossman, Lev

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  Adults who enjoyed Harry Potter will also like the Magicians. A disaffected teenager is invited to a grown-up Hogwarts-style academy for witches and wizards in the first in Grossman's bestselling series The Magicians trilogy.

• The Angel of History

  Alameddine, Rabih,

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  The story of a troubled, young man living in San Francisco, anxious from the death of his lover to AIDS and further traumatized by news of bombings in his native Yemen. A Lamda Literary Award winner.

• The Sisters Brothers

  deWitt, Patrick, 1975-

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  Meet Charlie and Eli Sisters, a blood brothers-in-arms team of killers for hire. It’s the Gold Rush, and in Oregon City life is short, shocking, and violent. The team is assigned a job in San Francisco. On the journey there, Charlie is given cause…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frog Music

  a Novel

  Donoghue, Emma, 1969-

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  Donoghue brilliantly captures life in 1876 San Francisco. Two epidemics are raging: smallpox, and anti-Asian prejudice. Add to this a stifling heatwave that drives the citizens beyond the limits of law and order. Donoghue’s story, based on an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Children of Blood and Bone

  Adeyemi, Tomi,

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  In the Kingdom of Orsha, magic has been outlawed and it's practitioners, the Magi, have all been killed. When a young girl named Zlie, touches an ancient scroll, her magical powers are awakened. With the help of her brother, Tzain, and the king's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House of Impossible Beauties

  Cassara, Joseph,

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  Follow the triumphant and tragic stories of four gay and transgender kids navigating the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and 1990s.

• The Flame Bearer

  Cornwell, Bernard,

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  Aspiring to reclaim the home stolen by his traitorous uncle after a truce is forged between the Vikings and Saxons, the warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg confronts new enemy Constantin of Scotland, who resolves to claim or annihilate coveted lands.

• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

  Clarke, Susanna

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  Mr. Norrell and Jonathan Strange reinvent magic in England during the Napoleonic Wars. Boasts an atmospheric tone, page-turning plot, and carefully drawn characters.