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Fiction A to Z February 2020
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The Country Guesthouse
by Robyn Carr
A woman unexpectedly raising her sister’s son and a man mourning his own child discover healing and community support through their mutual love of the orphaned boy. By the award-winning author of the Virgin River series. 300,000 first printing.
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Light Changes Everything
by Nancy E. Turner
The best-selling author of These Is My Words returns to the world of Sarah Agnes Prine through the wide-eyes of her irrepressable young niece, Mary Pearl.
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| Followers by Megan AngeloWhat happens: Two storylines unfold, one set in 2016, and one in 2051. Separating the two is a catastrophic data hack.
Why you might like it: Exploring the pitfalls of social media, this debut novel takes contemporary interest in celebrity culture to its logical extreme.
For fans of: Dave Eggers' The Circle; Courtney Maum's Touch, or Connie Willis' Crosstalk -- all of which touch on different aspects of the trouble with technology and social media. |
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| You Were There Too by Colleen OakleyHow's this for weird: For years, Mia Graydon has had a recurring character appear in her dreams; when she meets him in real life, she's shocked to find out she's been appearing in his.
What happens: Mia, whose marriage has faltered under the weight of infertility problems, has to figure out which man is the one for her. Expect to need tissues in this relationship-driven book.
For fans of: Kristin Hannah's The Life Intended; Taylor Jenkins Reid's One True Loves. |
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| Salt Slow: Stories by Julia ArmfieldWhat it is: a collection of short stories blending realism with horror, science fiction, and mythology. Each story explores the role of women through their physical experiences.
Don't miss: a wolf for a stepsister ("Formerly Feral"); sleep, anthropomorphized ("The Great Awake"); the breakup of a marriage ("Smack").
For fans of: Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties. |
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| Hunter's Moon: A Novel in Stories by Philip CaputoWhat it is: several interconnected stories set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that address the toll violence takes on men and their relationships.
Read it for: the strongly depicted characters; the bonds between men; nature's beauty.
Reviewers say: "Expertly blending plot and character, each of these taut, propulsive tales possesses novelistic depth" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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