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• Mrs. Nash's Ashes

  Adler, Sarah, 1991-

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  This is one of the most recent in this realm, an opposites-attract romance receiving strong user ratings and professional reviews.

• Lucy on the Wild Side

  Rea, Kerry

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  Here's another romance. This time it features a workaholic primatologist.

• A Man Called Ove

  a Novel

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  We recommended this a lot at one time in our Books Just For You program, especially to patrons who were seeking material that is "Uplifting or Inspiring".

• The Universe Versus Alex Woods

  Extence, Gavin, 1982-

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  This one is about a young man in the U.K. who seems a bit like Adrian Mole but who has experienced being hit by a meteorite and suffers from epilepsy

• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

  Joyce, Rachel

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  In this, the stagnating title character undertakes a journey to see a long lost friend amid an unsatisfactory marriage and after quitting his job.

• The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4

  Townsend, Sue

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  The Adrian Mole series is a classic from the U.K. that conveys experiences to which many teenage boys can relate. The faux diary format serves as an excellent vehicle for young readers and writers to observe an "unreliable narrator" and Adrian meets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where'd You Go, Bernadette

  a Novel

  Semple, Maria

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  Here, "Bernadette" is a genius who lives in Seattle with her genius husband, genius daughter and experiences social anxiety. She gets involved in a feud, can be vengeful, disappears, and is the subject of this caper.

• The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

  a Novel

  Zevin, Gabrielle

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  The bookstore owner protagonist of this story is described as "curmudgeonly" by Publisher's Weekly and "cantankerous" by Booklist but finds meaning and purpose after taking in an infant abandoned at his business.

• The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

  Waxman, Abbi

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  In this, the main character is reserved and values structure and regimentation in their life, only to have it interrupted by an emerging love interest.

• Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

  Cosimano, Elle

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• Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

  Honeyman, Gail

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• Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting

  a Novel

  Pooley, Clare

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• The Rosie Project

  a Novel

  Simsion, Graeme C.

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• Cassandra in Reverse

  Smale, Holly

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• Oona Out of Order

  Montimore, Margarita

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• Evvie Drake Starts Over

  a Novel

  Holmes, Linda (Radio talk show host)

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• Nora Goes Off Script

  Monaghan, Annabel

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