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• Light Perpetual

  a Novel

  Spufford, Francis, 1964-

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  Historical fiction set in London, recommended for fans of Kristen Hannah. Nominated for the 2021 Booker Prize. "Spufford...spins alternate narratives for five Londoners who died during the London Blitz in this magical yarn." -- Publishers Weekly

• Malibu Rising

  a Novel

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins

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  "Malibu catches fire. It is simply what Malibu does from time to time," reads the opening line of this novel about fame, family, and secrets. The narrative alternates between events occurring on August 27, 1983 in Malibu California, and the story of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Great Circle

  Shipstead, Maggie

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  Parallel lives take flight as two women, a pilot and an actor, struggle for self-determination in a multi-generational historical epic and Hollywood satire.

• City of Girls

  Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-

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  This beguiling tale of a young woman discovering the excitements and pleasures of 1940s New York City is told with a light touch, as the heroine, Vivian Morris, romps through the city. Gradually the story deepens into a psychologically keen…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Light We Cannot See

  a Novel

  Doerr, Anthony, 1973-

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  This haunting historical novel takes place in France during World War II and tells the inspirational story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose lives intersect.

• Code Name Verity

  Wein, Elizabeth

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  Two brave women fight for England behind the scenes in very dangerous circumstances.

• Once Upon a River

  Setterfield, Diane

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  A seemingly dead body of a child reanimates hours after a man carries it into an inn on the Thames. When he dies, three families try to claim the child as their own.

• The Immortalists

  Benjamin, Chloe

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  Four adolescent siblings secretly visit a traveling psychic reputed to be able to tell people when they will die. Then for five decades, they hide what they learned from each other.

• Gingerbread

  Oyeyemi, Helen

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  A gingerbread recipe that appears to have some special properties has been handed down by Harriet Lee's family for generations. Oyeyemi gives us a feast of imagery in this wildly inventive novel, which will appeal to fans of magical realism.

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold

  a Novel

  Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, 1971-

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  A very old back alley café allows its customers to travel back in time, even though they are told that the present will not change despite what happens on their trip. They must also finish their coffee before it gets cold, or there are ghostly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Alex, a freshman at Yale possesses unique gifts, such as the ability to see ghosts, that earn her a "scholarship" from a benefactor. The catch is that she has to monitor the university's secret societies and their occult activities.

• A Deadly Education

  a Novel

  Novik, Naomi

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  Novik launches a new fantasy series with this novel set in a school for magically gifted children. Scolomance students face perils from monsters inhabiting the school and from their fellow students. In order to leave, students must graduate or die.

• The Wicked + the Divine. Vol. 1, The Faust Act

  Gillen, Kieron

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  Every ninety years twelve gods, collectively known as the Pantheon, are reincarnated as young mortals only to die two years later. This first book in the series starts at the beginning of one of these cycles.

• Hinterkind. 1, The Waking World

  Edginton, Ian

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  The story starts in a post-apocalyptic world brought on by an event called the Blight, reverting society to a 'before mankind' state. A whole host of supernatural creatures have taken back their place ruling things, while one young woman goes out…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The One Hundred Nights of Hero

  Greenberg, Isabel,

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  A collection of stories about female storytellers that take place in a fictional medieval world, all inspired by various tales of folklore and mythology.