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• Everyone Brave Is Forgiven

  Cleave, Chris

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  "Real, engaging characters, based loosely on Cleave’s (Little Bee ) own grandparents, come alive on the page. Insightful, stark, and heartbreaking, Cleave’s latest novel portrays the irrepressible hopefulness that can arise in the face of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Door

  Szabó, Magda, 1917-2007

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  "Szabó discerns the complex nature of human emotion with sensitivity and prowess in this hypnotizing work of art." -- Kirkus

• Hamnet & Judith

  O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-

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  "The book is filled with astonishing, timely passages, such as the plague’s journey to Stratford via a monkey’s flea from Alexandria. This is historical fiction at its best." -- Publishers Weekly

• The Glass Hotel

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  "This ingenious, enthralling novel probes the tenuous yet unbreakable bonds between people and the lasting effects of momentary carelessness." -- Publishers Weekly

• The Woman With the Blue Star

  Jenoff, Pam

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  "This moving tale of young women’s will to survive on their own terms will appeal to readers of all ages." -- Publishers Weekly

• The Women in the Castle

  Shattuck, Jessica

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  "A beautiful story of survival, love, and forgiveness." -- Publishers Weekly

• The Lions of Fifth Avenue

  a Novel

  Davis, Fiona, 1966-

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  "Davis' (The Chelsea Girls, 2019) latest NYC-set historical novel is grounded in researched detail, transporting readers between the 1910s and the 1990s." -- Booklist

• War and Turpentine

  Hertmans, Stefan

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  "Hertmans provides a richly detailed excavation of a life and a thoughtful exploration of familial memory." -- Kirkus

• Transcription

  Atkinson, Kate

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  "Another beautifully crafted book from an author of great intelligence and empathy." -- Kirkus

• Lessons in Chemistry

  Garmus, Bonnie

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  "Indefatigable and formidable, Elizabeth pushes the bounds of how women and their work are perceived in this thoroughly engaging debut novel." -- Booklist

• The Personal Librarian

  Benedict, Marie

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  "An excellent piece of historical fiction that many readers will find hard to put down." -- Library Journal

• The Nix

  Hill, Nathan, 1975-

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  "A grand entertainment, smart and well-paced, and a book that promises good work to come." - Kirkus

• The Time of Our Singing

  Powers, Richard, 1957-

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  "he most accessible, and powerful fiction yet from a major American writer ..." -- Kirkus

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

  a Novel

  Chabon, Michael

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  "Well researched and deeply felt, this rich, expansive and hugely satisfying novel will delight a wide range of readers." -- Publishers Weekly

• Away

  Bloom, Amy, 1953-

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  "... immigrant chronicle to sweeping saga of endurance and rebirth. Encompassing prison, prostitution and poetry, Yiddish humor and Yukon settings, Bloom’s tale offers linguistic twists, startling imagery, sharp wit and a compelling vision of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation