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• No Country

  Ray, Kalyan

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  The book opens with an investigation into the murder of an East-Indian couple in upstate New York. Next, we’re taken back to Ireland in the 1840’s where two friends, Brendan and Padraig, are in trouble with the law. Padraig finds a position on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• French Braid

  Tyler, Anne

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  Enjoy this uplifting read by Pulitzer Prize-winner Anne Tyler who unravels the tangled threads of family life. "At every leap, Tyler an balances gracefully between tenderness and piquant humor, her insights into human nature luminous."---Booklist.

• Trust Exercise

  a Novel

  Choi, Susan, 1969-

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  The first part of Trust Exercise is set in a performing arts high school in the 1980s. Influenced by their dynamic teacher, the students excel in their studies. The students live in a bubble when romance across social and economic divides don't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Expectation

  a Novel

  Hope, Anna, 1974-

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  From the publisher: "In this sharply observed novel set in and around London, three college friends, now in their thirties, must come to terms with the gap between the lives they imagined for themselves and reality in the face of marriage, fertility…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Olympus, Texas

  Swann, Stacey

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  Weaving classical mythology into a modern family drama, the Briscoe family’s marriages are upended, and the strong alliances are shattered, when prodigal son March returns home. With the family’s relentless bad luck, it’s tempting to believe that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Idiot

  Batuman, Elif, 1977-

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  The daughter of Turkish immigrants, Selin journeys to Europe for self-discovery, invention, and identity. She comes to grips with the confusion of first love and the growing realization that she is doomed to become a writer. Fans of Sally Rooney may…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Homegoing

  Gyasi, Yaa

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  A powerful and generational saga that traces the lives of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana, exploring the lasting impact of slavery and colonization on their respective lineages in Africa and America. Fans of, 'Pachinko' may enjoy,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Out of Love

  a Novel

  Hayes, Hazel, 1985-

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  " [...] an unconventional love story told in reverse. After a five-year relationship, a couple goes their separate ways. What follows is a peeling-an-onion deconstruction of their relationship which gradually reveals the story of their time…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Interestings

  Wolitzer, Meg

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  "Wolitzer (The Uncoupling, 2011) follows a group of friends from adolescence at an artsy summer camp in 1974 through adulthood and into late-middle age as their lives alternately intersect, diverge and reconnect." -- Kirkus

• Atonement

  McEwan, Ian

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  Fuelled by the imagination of a restless 13 year-old girl, an event on a hot summer’s day in an upper-middle-class English country home escalates from a domestic disturbance to a criminal case. Later, as a nurse caring for wounded British soldiers,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seven Days in June

  a Novel

  Williams, Tia, 1975-

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  This is a book with keen observations of life in America, as well as the joys and complications of being a mother and a daughter, Seven Days in June is a hilarious, romantic, and sexy-as-hell story of two writers discovering their second chance at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Twice in a Lifetime

  a Novel

  Baron, Melissa

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  "In this blending of speculative fiction and romance, Isla is navigating ongoing mental health struggles and has experienced significant loss. When she is contacted by what she assumes is a wrong number from a man named Ewan, she learns he is her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Writers & Lovers

  a Novel

  King, Lily

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  Coming of age, moving, and funny. The protagonist, Casey, is clever, funny and an original. She wears her heart on her sleeve, as she struggles with loss, writer’s block and love. A page-turner that brings joy and ends beautifully.

• The Nightingale

  Hannah, Kristin

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  Two very different sisters driven apart by childhood trauma fight the war in occupied France. This prize-winning historical novel is a moving story of extraordinary courage and endurance.