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• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

  a Novel

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins

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  Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking for Jane

  Marshall, Heather (Heather J.)

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  When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession in a stack of forgotten mail, she is determined to find the intended recipient. Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If We Were Villains

  Rio, M. L.

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  As one of seven young actors studying Shakespeare at an elite arts college, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress. But when the casting changes, and the secondary characters usurp the stars, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

  Sáenz, Benjamin Alire

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  Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

• Scarborough

  Hernandez, Catherine, 1977-

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  In Scarborough, a low-income urban neighborhood, three kids struggle to rise above poverty, abuse, and a system that consistently fails them. The adults in their lives either rise to the occasion or fall by the wayside; together, they make up a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret River

  Grenville, Kate

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  In 1806 William Thornhill is transported from the slums of London to Australia as punishment for stealing. After serving his 8 year sentence, Thornhill sails up the Hawkesbury River to claim land for himself. But Aboriginal people already live along…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

  Schwab, Victoria

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  France, 1714. In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever-- and cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Addie LaRue's life will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art. After…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Empire of Wild

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  Joan has been searching for her husband, Victor, for almost a year. One hung-over morning in a Walmart parking lot in a little town near Georgian Bay, she is drawn to a tent where the local Métis have been flocking to hear a charismatic preacher. As…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Midnight Library

  Haig, Matt, 1975-

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  Nora Seed finds herself faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, or realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist, she must search within herself as she travels through the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Maid

  a Novel

  Prose, Nita

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  Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, but since Gran died a few months ago, Molly has been navigating life's complexities all by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jonny Appleseed

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Joshua (Writer)

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  Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, has to return to the his former life when he attends the funeral of his stepfather.

• Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

  Honeyman, Gail

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  Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance, means that Eleanor has become a creature of habit and a bit of a loner. But everything…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Five Little Indians

  Good, Michelle

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  Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woman in the Library

  a Novel

  Gentill, Sulari

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  The beautifully ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is completely silent one weekday morning, until a woman's terrified scream echoes through the room. Security guards immediately appear and instruct everyone inside to stay put until…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bandit Queens

  a Novel

  Shroff, Parini

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  In the five years since her husband's disappearance, Geeta has become accustomed to a solitary life; you'd be surprised how difficult it is to make friends when your entire village believes you're a witch who murdered your husband. Since she can't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sea of Tranquility

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  A seemingly disparate array of people -- a British exile on the West coast of Canada in the early 1900s, the author of a bestselling novel about a fictional pandemic, who embarks on a galaxy-spanning book tour during the outbreak of actual pandemic,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Imperfectionists

  a Novel

  Rachman, Tom

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  Fifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff's personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines. As the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Galore

  a Novel

  Crummey, Michael, 1965-

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  A tale of the Devine and Sellers families, two Newfoundland families, who interact with each other throughout two centuries.

• Behind Closed Doors

  a Novel

  Paris, B. A.

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  Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker. You might not want to like them, but you do. You'd like to get to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Killers of a Certain Age

  a Novel

  Raybourn, Deanna

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  Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Only the…Read moreRead more of this annotation